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The route leaves Dunbar Loop taking Dunbar Street northbound and uses Dunbar Diversion to access Alma Street. It turns eastbound on West 4th Avenue at Alma and then uses Hemlock and 5th Avenue to loop onto Granville Street and the Granville Street Bridge. It exits the bridge and continues northbound along Granville to take Cordova using Cordova Diversion to acccess Powell Street and then Dundas Street. It turns onto Nanaimo from Dundas southbound and continues until reaching Nanaimo Station on Nanaimo at 24th Avenue. | The route leaves Dunbar Loop taking Dunbar Street northbound and uses Dunbar Diversion to access Alma Street. It turns eastbound on West 4th Avenue at Alma and then uses Hemlock and 5th Avenue to loop onto Granville Street and the Granville Street Bridge. It exits the bridge and continues northbound along Granville to take Cordova using Cordova Diversion to acccess Powell Street and then Dundas Street. It turns onto Nanaimo from Dundas southbound and continues until reaching Nanaimo Station on Nanaimo at 24th Avenue. | ||
Westbound trips use Nanaimo, Dundas, Powell until Main Street, West Pender into Downtown and then Granville to get onto Granville Bridge. It loops onto 4th Avenue from Granville Bridge via West Cloverleaf and Fir Street. Certain westbound trips terminate on Nanaimo at Hastings and become route [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16 29th Avenue Station/Arbutus | Westbound trips use Nanaimo, Dundas, Powell until Main Street, West Pender into Downtown and then Granville to get onto Granville Bridge. It loops onto 4th Avenue from Granville Bridge via West Cloverleaf and Fir Street. Certain westbound trips terminate on Nanaimo at Hastings and become route [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 16 '29th Avenue Stn / Arbutus'|16 29th Avenue Station/Arbutus]] travelling along Hastings Street to Renfrew. The final trip of the night terminates on Howe at Dunsmuir. | ||
Service in Downtown Vancouver will continue to route via Seymour Street and Howe Street instead of Granville on weekends, holidays, days preceding holidays and Fridays after 9pm when Granville Street access is restricted to pedestrians only. | Service in Downtown Vancouver will continue to route via Seymour Street and Howe Street instead of Granville on weekends, holidays, days preceding holidays and Fridays after 9pm when Granville Street access is restricted to pedestrians only. | ||
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===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* [[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]] | ||
* 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 | * [[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]] | ||
* Chinatown | * Chinatown | ||
* Oppenheimer Park/Little Toyko | * Oppenheimer Park/Little Toyko |
Revision as of 16:02, 24 December 2019
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Nanaimo Station Dunbar Loop | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI E40LFR Nova Bus LFS (occasionally) Nova Bus LFS HEV (occasionally) | |
Branches | 7 Nanaimo Station 7 Dunbar 7 To Hastings (few trips) 7 Downtown (late night trips) |
7 Nanaimo Station/Dunbar is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west route servicing the neighbourhoods of Renfrew Heights, Hastings-Sunrise, Hastings East, Downtown, Kitsilano and Dunbar.
The route leaves Dunbar Loop taking Dunbar Street northbound and uses Dunbar Diversion to access Alma Street. It turns eastbound on West 4th Avenue at Alma and then uses Hemlock and 5th Avenue to loop onto Granville Street and the Granville Street Bridge. It exits the bridge and continues northbound along Granville to take Cordova using Cordova Diversion to acccess Powell Street and then Dundas Street. It turns onto Nanaimo from Dundas southbound and continues until reaching Nanaimo Station on Nanaimo at 24th Avenue.
Westbound trips use Nanaimo, Dundas, Powell until Main Street, West Pender into Downtown and then Granville to get onto Granville Bridge. It loops onto 4th Avenue from Granville Bridge via West Cloverleaf and Fir Street. Certain westbound trips terminate on Nanaimo at Hastings and become route 16 29th Avenue Station/Arbutus travelling along Hastings Street to Renfrew. The final trip of the night terminates on Howe at Dunsmuir.
Service in Downtown Vancouver will continue to route via Seymour Street and Howe Street instead of Granville on weekends, holidays, days preceding holidays and Fridays after 9pm when Granville Street access is restricted to pedestrians only.
The first trip departing Nanaimo Station terminates at E. Hastings Street & Nanaimo Street while the last trip of the evening departing Nanaimo Station terminates at Dunsmuir Street & Howe Street.
Points of Interest
- Dunbar Loop
- Dunbar Community Centre
- Granville Island
- Granville Entertainment District
- Pacific Centre
- Granville Station
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Waterfront Station
- Chinatown
- Oppenheimer Park/Little Toyko
- East Hastings
- Pandora Park
- John Hendry Park/Trout Lake
- Nanaimo Station
History
- September 1988 - Eastern terminus moved to Nanaimo Station from Eton & N. Renfrew[1]
- April 1997 - Downtown terminus revised to Pender at Homer Street[2]
- April 2006 - Service rerouted due to construction of the Canada Line; service to travel along Seymour northbound and Howe southbound instead of Granville Street[3]
- December 2007 - Service becomes accessible and bike rack equipped with New Flyer Industries E40LFR low-floor trolleys[4]
- September 2010 - Service revised to operate along Granville Street with the completion of the Canada Line
- April 2013 - Trolley buses 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 - Trolley buses replaced by diesel and hybrid conventional buses due to Nanaimo Station bus loop upgrades.
- June 2019 - Operation changed back to trolley buses after the relevant upgrades at Nanaimo Station completed.
References
- ↑ 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 April 24, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 14, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 09-11-2009