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|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries E40LFR|E40LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] < | |[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]] [[New Flyer Industries E40LFR|E40LFR]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS|LFS]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki><br>[[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus LFS HEV|LFS HEV]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]]<nowiki>*</nowiki> | ||
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|7 Nanaimo Station<br>7 Dunbar<br>7 To Hastings <small> | |7 Nanaimo Station<br>7 Dunbar<br>7 Downtown<nowiki>**</nowiki><br>7 To Hastings<nowiki>***</nowiki> | ||
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> In the event of a route diversion or bus shortage<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> Select late-night trips<br><nowiki>***</nowiki> Early morning westbound short-turn trip</small> | |||
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==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This is an east-west route | This is an east-west route connecting Nanaimo Station and Dunbar Loop via Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 15–20 minutes, increasing to every 12 minutes during peak hours. It is one of over a dozen routes that form as part of [[Trolleybuses in Vancouver|Vancouver's trolleybus network]]. | ||
Eastbound trips depart Dunbar Loop heading north on Dunbar Street becoming Dunbar Diversion and Alma Street, east on W. 4th Avenue, south on Hemlock Street, east on W. 5th Avenue to access Granville Street heading north and across the Granville Street Bridge. Continuing on Granville Street heading north, then east on W. Cordova Street becoming Powell Street and Dundas Street, south on Nanaimo Street, and east on E. 24th Avenue to Nanaimo Station. | |||
Westbound trips | Westbound trips depart Nanaimo Station heading west on E. 24th Avenue, north on Nanaimo Street, west on Dundas Street becoming Powell Street, south on Main Street, west on E. Pender Street, south on Granville Street and across the Granville Street Bridge, then the West Cloverleaf, north on Fir Street, west on W. 4th Avenue, south on Alma Street becoming Dunbar Diversion and Dunbar Street to Dunbar Loop. | ||
On Fridays, weekends/holidays, and days preceding holidays after 9 p.m., there is no service on Granville Street. Eastbound trips use Seymour Street and westbound trips use Howe Street. | |||
The first trip departing Nanaimo Station on weekdays and Saturdays terminates at E. Hastings Street & Nanaimo Street and becomes a [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16 29th Avenue Station]], while the last trip of the | The first trip departing Nanaimo Station on weekdays and Saturdays terminates at E. Hastings Street & Nanaimo Street and becomes a [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16 29th Avenue Station]], while the last trip of the day departing Nanaimo Station terminates at Dunsmuir Street & Howe Street. | ||
Some late-night trips operate as '''7 Downtown''' and terminate at Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street before returning to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Vancouver Transit Centre|Vancouver Transit Centre]]. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|20px|R4 41st Ave]] [[Translink Dunbar Loop|Dunbar Loop]] | * [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|20px|R4 41st Ave]] [[Translink Dunbar Loop|Dunbar Loop]] (Bay 6) | ||
* Dunbar Community Centre | * Dunbar Community Centre | ||
* Granville Island | * Granville Island | ||
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* [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Granville Station|Granville Station]] | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Granville Station|Granville Station]] | ||
* [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]] | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Vancouver City Centre Station|Vancouver City Centre Station]] | ||
* [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]][[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink SeaBus bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|SeaBus]][[File:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|20px|link=West Coast Express]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]] | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]][[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]][[File:TransLink SeaBus bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company SeaBus|SeaBus]][[File:TransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png|20px|link=West Coast Express]][[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R5 'Hastings St RapidBus'|20px|R5 Hastings St]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Waterfront Station|Waterfront Station]] (Bay 3 – Nanaimo Station) | ||
* Chinatown | * Chinatown 溫哥華唐人街/華埠 | ||
* Oppenheimer Park | * Oppenheimer Park | ||
* Japantown パウエル街 | |||
* East Hastings | * East Hastings | ||
* Pandora Park | * Pandora Park | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
* March 1986 - Route renumbered to '''7''' in both directions from '''7 Dunbar''' and '''12 Powell'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | ''Main article: [[Trolleybuses in Vancouver]]'' | ||
* September 1988 - Eastern terminus moved to [[TransLink SkyTrain Nanaimo Station|Nanaimo Station]] from Eton & N. Renfrew<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | |||
* April 1997 - Downtown terminus revised to Pender at Homer Street<ref>[ | The 7 trolleybus route has been altered several times over the decades. Originally introduced in 1951, the trolleybus route replaced portions of the former streetcar service '''3 Main/7 Dunbar'''. In October 1952 as part of a numbering of bus routes in the system, the '''Dunbar''' trolleybus route was numbered to '''7 Dunbar''' and was interlined with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 17 'Oak / Downtown'|17 Oak]]. In 1983, the 7 was revised to run as the 7 Dunbar/12 Powell after a trolleybus network restructure and its eastern terminus revised to Eton & Renfrew. Five years later in 1988, the 7 would be revised to terminate at Nanaimo Station as its routing is restructured again. | ||
* July 2000 - Routing detoured off Nanaimo Street and onto Grandview Highway South, Victoria, Broadway, Nanaimo, then regular route in both directions due to the closing of Nanaimo Street and Lakewood Drive bridges over Grandview Cut for reconstruction<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | |||
* April 2006 - Service rerouted due to construction of the Canada Line; service to travel along Seymour northbound and Howe southbound instead of Granville Street<ref>[ | The following are routes that were once part of the 7's routing: | ||
* December 2007 - Service becomes accessible and bike rack equipped with [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries E40LFR|E40LFR]] low-floor trolleys<ref>[ | * [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4 Powell/UBC]] | ||
* June 2008 - Service revised to route via Main Street between Cordova and Pender instead of Carrall due to construction of the Carrall Street Greenway<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/ | * [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 10 'Granville / Downtown'|10 Granville/Downtown]] (as the 10 Tenth and as 14 Hastings) | ||
* [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16 29th Avenue Station/Arbutus]] | |||
* [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 17 'Oak / Downtown'|17 Oak/Downtown]] | |||
===Route History=== | |||
* 1951 - Service introduced as '''Dunbar''', replacing the streetcar portions of the '''3 Main/7 Dunbar''' | |||
* October 1952 - Service numbered 7 and operated as '''7 Dunbar/17 Oak'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1952/buzzer_1952_09_19.pdf The Buzzer September 19, 1952 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-01-2022</ref> | |||
* July 1954 - Introduction of trolleybus service along Nanaimo Street connecting with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|18 Arbutus]] service, replacing diesel buses. Service extended south to Kingsway & Slocan from Nanaimo & Copley. Service revised to operate as 18 Arbutus/21 Nanaimo<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1954/buzzer_1954_07_13.pdf The Buzzer July 13, 1954 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2022</ref> | |||
* April 1957 - Interlining with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 17 'Oak / Downtown'|17 Oak]] ends and begins with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 10 'Granville / Downtown'|10 Tenth]], [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 10 'Granville / Downtown'|14 Hastings]] and [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16 Renfrew]].<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1957/buzzer_1957_04_24.pdf#view=fitH The Buzzer April 24, 1957 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 01-01-2022</ref> From Kingsway & Earles, service ran as 7 Dunbar to Dunbar Loop. Return trips ran as 14 Hastings to Kootenay Loop or 16 Renfrew to Kingsway & Earles | |||
* March 1983 - Service revised to run as '''7 Dunbar/12 Powell''' after merging with parts of the '''7 Dunbar/18 Arbutus/Hastings Express''' and '''11 Stanley Park/12 Powell/24 Nanaimo'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1983/buzzer_1983_02_18.pdf The Buzzer February 18, 1983 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 08-05-2021</ref> | |||
* March 1986 - Route renumbered to '''7''' in both directions from '''7 Dunbar''' and '''12 Powell'''<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1986/buzzer_1986_02_28.pdf The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020</ref> | |||
* September 1988 - Eastern terminus moved to [[TransLink SkyTrain Nanaimo Station|Nanaimo Station]] from Eton & N. Renfrew, replacing the Nanaimo Street portion of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4 Nanaimo Station/Blanca]]<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1980s/1988/Buzzer_1988_08_26.pdf The Buzzer August 26, 1988 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 13-11-2017</ref> | |||
* April 1997 - Downtown terminus revised to Pender at Homer Street<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1990s/1997/Buzzer_1997_04_04.ashx The Buzzer April 4, 1997 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 25-03-2010</ref> | |||
* July 2000 - Routing detoured off Nanaimo Street and onto Grandview Highway South, Victoria, Broadway, Nanaimo, then regular route in both directions due to the closing of Nanaimo Street and Lakewood Drive bridges over Grandview Cut for reconstruction<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2000/Buzzer_2000_07_21.pdf The Buzzer July 21, 2000 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020</ref> | |||
* April 2006 - Service rerouted due to construction of the Canada Line; service to travel along Seymour northbound and Howe southbound instead of Granville Street<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_04_24.ashx The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2010</ref> | |||
* December 2007 - Service becomes accessible and bike rack equipped with [[New Flyer Industries]] [[New Flyer Industries E40LFR|E40LFR]] low-floor trolleys<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_12_14.ashx The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 09-11-2009</ref> | |||
* June 2008 - Service revised to route via Main Street between Cordova and Pender instead of Carrall due to the construction of the Carrall Street Greenway<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2008/Buzzer_2008_06_20.pdf The Buzzer June 20, 2008 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 20-04-2020</ref> | |||
* September 2010 - Service revised to operate along Granville Street with the completion of the Canada Line | * September 2010 - Service revised to operate along Granville Street with the completion of the Canada Line | ||
* April 2013 - | * April 2013 - Trolleybuses replaced by diesel and hybrid buses due to construction of Powell Street overpass | ||
* June 2013 - Route revised to use Hastings between Clark and Granville due to closure of Powell Street | * June 2013 - Route revised to use Hastings between Clark and Granville due to closure of Powell Street | ||
* September 2013 - Detour route revised to only use Hastings between Heatley and Clark, service west of Heatley reverted to regular route on Powell/Cordova and Pender | * September 2013 - Detour route revised to only use Hastings between Heatley and Clark, service west of Heatley reverted to regular route on Powell/Cordova and Pender | ||
* December 2018 - | * December 2018 - Trolleybuses replaced by diesel and hybrid conventional buses due to Nanaimo Station bus loop upgrades; buses revised to temporarily layover at [[TransLink SkyTrain 29th Avenue Station|29th Avenue Station]] | ||
* June 2019 - Operations changed back to | * June 2019 - Operations changed back to trolleybuses after the relevant upgrades at Nanaimo Station were completed and layovers reverted back to Nanaimo Station | ||
* March 20, 2020 - Friday night "bingo run" trip cancelled due to low ridership related to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
* January 17, 2022 - Bus stop balancing begins with the construction of bus bulbs at select stops and the removal of 19 eastbound and 15 westbound redundant stops. No stops to be removed in the downtown core as part of this portion of the project | |||
** Dunbar Street/W. 4th Avenue corridor: Removal of 18 stops and introduction of seven new/consolidated stops | |||
** East Vancouver: Removal of 16 stops and introduction of one new/consolidated stop | |||
* June 16, 2023 - Friday night "bingo run" trip removed from internal schedules and service discontinued | |||
* March 4, 2024 - Long-term detour in downtown due to construction on the north end of the Granville Street Bridge | |||
** Eastbound via regular route to Granville Street Bridge, then north on Seymour Street off-ramp, west on Davie Street, and north on Granville Street | |||
** Westbound via regular route to Granville Street, then west on Davie Street, and south on Howe Street merging onto the Granville Street Bridge | |||
===Friday Night "Bingo Run"=== | |||
''See also: [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'#Friday_Night_%22Bingo_Run%22|Bingo runs on the 14]]'' | |||
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On Friday nights, an extra westbound "bingo run" trip using a diesel bus ran from Nanaimo Station as '''7 Downtown''' and terminated at Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street, where it continued as a [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14 UBC]]. This trip operated as block 97/022 and was cancelled effective March 20, 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ridership. While the trip remained on the schedule internally, it was cancelled every Friday as the extra service was not required. The trip was removed from internal schedules for June 16, 2023 and was discontinued for the June 2023 sheet that started on June 26. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 00:49, 13 March 2024
7 Nanaimo Station/Dunbar is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Nanaimo Station Dunbar Loop | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI E40LFR Nova Bus LFS * Nova Bus LFS HEV * | |
Branches | 7 Nanaimo Station 7 Dunbar 7 Downtown** 7 To Hastings*** | |
* In the event of a route diversion or bus shortage |
Route Details
This is an east-west route connecting Nanaimo Station and Dunbar Loop via Downtown Vancouver. Service runs daily every 15–20 minutes, increasing to every 12 minutes during peak hours. It is one of over a dozen routes that form as part of Vancouver's trolleybus network.
Eastbound trips depart Dunbar Loop heading north on Dunbar Street becoming Dunbar Diversion and Alma Street, east on W. 4th Avenue, south on Hemlock Street, east on W. 5th Avenue to access Granville Street heading north and across the Granville Street Bridge. Continuing on Granville Street heading north, then east on W. Cordova Street becoming Powell Street and Dundas Street, south on Nanaimo Street, and east on E. 24th Avenue to Nanaimo Station.
Westbound trips depart Nanaimo Station heading west on E. 24th Avenue, north on Nanaimo Street, west on Dundas Street becoming Powell Street, south on Main Street, west on E. Pender Street, south on Granville Street and across the Granville Street Bridge, then the West Cloverleaf, north on Fir Street, west on W. 4th Avenue, south on Alma Street becoming Dunbar Diversion and Dunbar Street to Dunbar Loop.
On Fridays, weekends/holidays, and days preceding holidays after 9 p.m., there is no service on Granville Street. Eastbound trips use Seymour Street and westbound trips use Howe Street.
The first trip departing Nanaimo Station on weekdays and Saturdays terminates at E. Hastings Street & Nanaimo Street and becomes a 16 29th Avenue Station, while the last trip of the day departing Nanaimo Station terminates at Dunsmuir Street & Howe Street.
Some late-night trips operate as 7 Downtown and terminate at Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street before returning to Vancouver Transit Centre.
Points of Interest
- Dunbar Loop (Bay 6)
- Dunbar Community Centre
- Granville Island
- Granville Entertainment District
- Pacific Centre
- Granville Station
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Waterfront Station (Bay 3 – Nanaimo Station)
- Chinatown 溫哥華唐人街/華埠
- Oppenheimer Park
- Japantown パウエル街
- East Hastings
- Pandora Park
- John Hendry Park/Trout Lake
- Nanaimo Station (Bay 3)
History
Main article: Trolleybuses in Vancouver
The 7 trolleybus route has been altered several times over the decades. Originally introduced in 1951, the trolleybus route replaced portions of the former streetcar service 3 Main/7 Dunbar. In October 1952 as part of a numbering of bus routes in the system, the Dunbar trolleybus route was numbered to 7 Dunbar and was interlined with the 17 Oak. In 1983, the 7 was revised to run as the 7 Dunbar/12 Powell after a trolleybus network restructure and its eastern terminus revised to Eton & Renfrew. Five years later in 1988, the 7 would be revised to terminate at Nanaimo Station as its routing is restructured again.
The following are routes that were once part of the 7's routing:
- 4 Powell/UBC
- 10 Granville/Downtown (as the 10 Tenth and as 14 Hastings)
- 16 29th Avenue Station/Arbutus
- 17 Oak/Downtown
Route History
- 1951 - Service introduced as Dunbar, replacing the streetcar portions of the 3 Main/7 Dunbar
- October 1952 - Service numbered 7 and operated as 7 Dunbar/17 Oak[1]
- July 1954 - Introduction of trolleybus service along Nanaimo Street connecting with the 18 Arbutus service, replacing diesel buses. Service extended south to Kingsway & Slocan from Nanaimo & Copley. Service revised to operate as 18 Arbutus/21 Nanaimo[2]
- April 1957 - Interlining with the 17 Oak ends and begins with the 10 Tenth, 14 Hastings and 16 Renfrew.[3] From Kingsway & Earles, service ran as 7 Dunbar to Dunbar Loop. Return trips ran as 14 Hastings to Kootenay Loop or 16 Renfrew to Kingsway & Earles
- March 1983 - Service revised to run as 7 Dunbar/12 Powell after merging with parts of the 7 Dunbar/18 Arbutus/Hastings Express and 11 Stanley Park/12 Powell/24 Nanaimo[4]
- March 1986 - Route renumbered to 7 in both directions from 7 Dunbar and 12 Powell[5]
- September 1988 - Eastern terminus moved to Nanaimo Station from Eton & N. Renfrew, replacing the Nanaimo Street portion of the 4 Nanaimo Station/Blanca[6]
- April 1997 - Downtown terminus revised to Pender at Homer Street[7]
- July 2000 - Routing detoured off Nanaimo Street and onto Grandview Highway South, Victoria, Broadway, Nanaimo, then regular route in both directions due to the closing of Nanaimo Street and Lakewood Drive bridges over Grandview Cut for reconstruction[8]
- April 2006 - Service rerouted due to construction of the Canada Line; service to travel along Seymour northbound and Howe southbound instead of Granville Street[9]
- December 2007 - Service becomes accessible and bike rack equipped with New Flyer Industries E40LFR low-floor trolleys[10]
- June 2008 - Service revised to route via Main Street between Cordova and Pender instead of Carrall due to the construction of the Carrall Street Greenway[11]
- September 2010 - Service revised to operate along Granville Street with the completion of the Canada Line
- April 2013 - Trolleybuses replaced by diesel and hybrid buses due to construction of Powell Street overpass
- June 2013 - Route revised to use Hastings between Clark and Granville due to closure of Powell Street
- September 2013 - Detour route revised to only use Hastings between Heatley and Clark, service west of Heatley reverted to regular route on Powell/Cordova and Pender
- December 2018 - Trolleybuses replaced by diesel and hybrid conventional buses due to Nanaimo Station bus loop upgrades; buses revised to temporarily layover at 29th Avenue Station
- June 2019 - Operations changed back to trolleybuses after the relevant upgrades at Nanaimo Station were completed and layovers reverted back to Nanaimo Station
- March 20, 2020 - Friday night "bingo run" trip cancelled due to low ridership related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- January 17, 2022 - Bus stop balancing begins with the construction of bus bulbs at select stops and the removal of 19 eastbound and 15 westbound redundant stops. No stops to be removed in the downtown core as part of this portion of the project
- Dunbar Street/W. 4th Avenue corridor: Removal of 18 stops and introduction of seven new/consolidated stops
- East Vancouver: Removal of 16 stops and introduction of one new/consolidated stop
- June 16, 2023 - Friday night "bingo run" trip removed from internal schedules and service discontinued
- March 4, 2024 - Long-term detour in downtown due to construction on the north end of the Granville Street Bridge
- Eastbound via regular route to Granville Street Bridge, then north on Seymour Street off-ramp, west on Davie Street, and north on Granville Street
- Westbound via regular route to Granville Street, then west on Davie Street, and south on Howe Street merging onto the Granville Street Bridge
Friday Night "Bingo Run"
See also: Bingo runs on the 14
On Friday nights, an extra westbound "bingo run" trip using a diesel bus ran from Nanaimo Station as 7 Downtown and terminated at Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street, where it continued as a 14 UBC. This trip operated as block 97/022 and was cancelled effective March 20, 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ridership. While the trip remained on the schedule internally, it was cancelled every Friday as the extra service was not required. The trip was removed from internal schedules for June 16, 2023 and was discontinued for the June 2023 sheet that started on June 26.
References
- ↑ The Buzzer September 19, 1952 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-01-2022
- ↑ The Buzzer July 13, 1954 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 10-12-2022
- ↑ The Buzzer April 24, 1957 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 01-01-2022
- ↑ The Buzzer February 18, 1983 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 08-05-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer February 28, 1986 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 26-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer August 26, 1988 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 13-11-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 4, 1997 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 25-03-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer July 21, 2000 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-05-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-11-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer June 20, 2008 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 20-04-2020