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|84 UBC<br>84 VCC–Clark Station | |84 UBC Express<br>84 VCC–Clark Station Express | ||
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'''84 UBC/VCC–Clark Station''' [[ | '''84 UBC/VCC–Clark Station''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a bus route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | ||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This is an east-west express route connecting the University of British Columbia with the [[SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] at [[TransLink SkyTrain VCC-Clark Station|VCC–Clark Station]], providing an alternative east-west express service to the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Broadway Stn / UBC (B-line)'|99 B-Line]], running primarily on 4th Avenue. Service runs daily every 15 minutes during off-peak and every 6–10 minutes during peak hours<!---//Pre-COVID frequency// every 12 minutes during off-peak and every 4–10 minutes during peak hours--->. On Saturdays, service runs every 15–20 minutes and every 30 minutes on Sundays/holidays. | |||
Eastbound trips depart VCC–Clark Station heading south on Keith Drive, west on Great Northern Way becoming W. 2nd Avenue, W. 6th Avenue, W. 4th Avenue, and Chancellor Boulevard, then south on Wesbrook Mall to UBC Exchange. | |||
Westbound trips depart UBC Exchange heading north on Wesbrook Mall, east on Chancellor Boulevard becoming W. 4th Avenue, W. 6th Avenue, W. 2nd Avenue, and Great Northern Way, then north on Glen Drive, and east on bus access road to VCC–Clark Station. | |||
===84 Express | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-b.png|20px|link=]] '''84 Express Stops''' | |||
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|Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops. | |||
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!style="width: 250px;"|Stop | |||
!style="width: 100px;"|Accessibility | |||
!style="width: 250px;"|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Bus Connections | |||
!style="width: 250px;"|Notes | |||
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|[[Translink UBC Exchange|UBC Exchange]]<br><small>(Bay 2)</small><br>[[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|20px|R4 41st Ave]][[File:TransLink B-Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|99 B-Line]] | |||
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|<span style="background-color:#008327; border:0.1em solid #008327; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|<font color=white>R4</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 9 'Boundary / Commercial-Broadway Station / Granville / Alma / UBC'|<font color=#426e94>9</font>]]</span> [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 25 'Brentwood Stn / UBC'|25]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 33 '29th Ave Stn / UBC'|33]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span><br>[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 49 'Metrotown Stn / UBC'|49]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 68 'UBC Exchange / Wesbrook Village'|68]] <span style="background-color:#f47922; border:0.1em solid #f47922; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|<font color=white>99</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[West Vancouver Municipal Transit route 258 'UBC / West Vancouver'|<font color=#426e94>258</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 480 'UBC / Richmond-Brighouse Stn'|<font color=#426e94>480</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N17 'UBC / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N17</font>]]</span> | |||
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|Chancellor Boulevard & Hamber Road | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|<span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> | |||
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|Chancellor Boulevard & Allison Road<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>Chancellor Boulevard & Western Parkway<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|<span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> | |||
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|W. 4th Avenue & Blanca Street<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>W. 4th Avenue & Tolmie Street<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
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|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> | |||
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* Westbound stop not accessible | |||
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|W. 4th Avenue & NW Marine Drive<br><small>(westbound)</small><br>W. 4th Avenue & 4100 Block<br><small>(eastbound)</small> | |||
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|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 42 'Alma / Spanish Banks'|<font color=#426e94>42</font>]]</span> | |||
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* Westbound stop not accessible | |||
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|W. 4th Avenue & Alma Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 42 'Alma / Spanish Banks'|<font color=#426e94>42</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> | |||
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|W. 4th Avenue & MacDonald Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 2 'Macdonald / Downtown'|2]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 32 'Dunbar / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>32</font>]]</span> <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> <span style="background-color:#074f78; border:0.1em solid #074f78; padding: 1px;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route N22 'MacDonald / Downtown Nightbus'|<font color=white>N22</font>]]</span> | |||
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|W. 4th Avenue & Vine Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> | |||
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|W. 4th Avenue & Burrard Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] <span style="border:0.15em solid #426e94; padding: 1px; border-style: dashed;">[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 44 'UBC / Downtown'|<font color=#426e94>44</font>]]</span> | |||
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|- align="center" | |||
|W. 4th Avenue & Fir Street | |||
|[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|25px|link=]] | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 4 'Powell / Downtown / UBC'|4]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 7 'Nanaimo Stn / Dunbar'|7]] [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 14 'Hastings / Downtown / UBC'|14]] | |||
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| colspan=4|[[File:TransLink Buses bullet-a.png|20px|link=]] Local service between W. 4th Avenue & Fir Street and [[TransLink SkyTrain VCC-Clark Station|VCC–Clark Station]] | |||
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|[[TransLink SkyTrain VCC-Clark Station|VCC–Clark Station]]<br><small>(Bay 1)</small><br>[[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] | |||
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===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* [[TransLink VCC-Clark Station|VCC–Clark Station]] (Bay 1) | * [[File:TransLink Millennium Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Millennium Line|Millennium Line]] [[TransLink VCC-Clark Station|VCC–Clark Station]] (Bay 1) | ||
* China Creek Park | * China Creek Park | ||
* Vancouver Community College | * Vancouver Community College | ||
* Centre for Digital Media | * Centre for Digital Media | ||
* Vancouver Police Department headquarters | * Vancouver Police Department headquarters | ||
* [[TransLink SkyTrain Olympic Village Station|Olympic Village Station]] (Bay 1 – UBC) (Bay 2 – VCC–Clark Station) | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Olympic Village Station|Olympic Village Station]] (Bay 1 – UBC) (Bay 2 – VCC–Clark Station) | ||
* Charleson Park | * Charleson Park | ||
* Granville Street Bridge | * Granville Street Bridge | ||
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* University Hill Elementary School | * University Hill Elementary School | ||
* Pacific Spirit Regional Park | * Pacific Spirit Regional Park | ||
* [[Translink UBC Exchange|UBC Exchange]] (Bay 2) | * [[File:TransLink RapidBus bullet-a.png|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route R4 '41st Ave RapidBus'|20px|R4 41st Ave]][[File:TransLink B-Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|99 B-Line]] [[Translink UBC Exchange|UBC Exchange]] (Bay 2) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* January 2006 - Service commenced with the opening of VCC–Clark Station; service provided weekdays only from approximately 6:45 AM to 7:30 PM at 15 minute intervals <ref>[ | * July 2005 - Service proposed as route '''46''' to reduce pressure on the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 99 'Commercial - Broadway Station / UBC (B-Line)'|99 B-Line]] and to terminate at Broadway Station; revised to connect at VCC–Clark instead during consultation stage<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/plans_and_projects/area_transit_plans/vancouver_ubc/Vancouver-UBC-Area-Transit-Plan.pdf?la=en&hash=3F9DE9737AC443EF8FF59D0489FDE09E0BB57473 Vancouver/UBC Transit Plan] translink.ca, retrieved 20-04-2020</ref> | ||
* September 2007 - Service is improved on Saturdays with 15 minute frequency and Sundays with 20 minute frequency. <ref>[ | * January 2006 - Service commenced with the opening of VCC–Clark Station; service provided weekdays only from approximately 6:45 AM to 7:30 PM at 15 minute intervals <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_01_06.ashx The Buzzer January 6, 2006 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 08-10-2014</ref> | ||
* September 2007 - Service is improved on Saturdays with 15 minute frequency and Sundays with 20 minute frequency. <ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2007/Buzzer_2007_08_24.ashx The Buzzer August 24, 2007 Issue] translnk.ca retrieved 24-08-2007</ref> | |||
* August 2014 - UBC terminus moved onto Wesbrook Mall due to UBC Aquatic Centre construction work and bus loop reconstruction<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2010s/2014/Buzzer_2014_08_22.ashx The Buzzer August 22, 2014 Issue] translink.ca, retrieved 27-05-2020</ref> | |||
* June 2016 - UBC terminus moved from Wesbrook Mall to Student Union Bouelvard<ref>[https://faculty-staff.ubc.ca/2016/06/12/ubc-v-bus-stop-relocations-including-84-and-44-routes/ UBC-V: BUS STOP RELOCATIONS, INCLUDING 84 AND 44 ROUTES], retrieved 19-05-2020</ref> | |||
* April 2019 - UBC terminus moved from Student Union Boulevard to inside UBC Exchange | * April 2019 - UBC terminus moved from Student Union Boulevard to inside UBC Exchange | ||
* January 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Peak hour service reduced from every 4–9 minutes to every 6–10 minutes. Midday weekday service reduced from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 01:53, 11 January 2021
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Service Area | University Endowment Lands Vancouver | |
Termini | University of British Columbia VCC–Clark Station | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI D40LF Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV | |
Branches | 84 UBC Express 84 VCC–Clark Station Express |
84 UBC/VCC–Clark Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west express route connecting the University of British Columbia with the Millennium Line at VCC–Clark Station, providing an alternative east-west express service to the 99 B-Line, running primarily on 4th Avenue. Service runs daily every 15 minutes during off-peak and every 6–10 minutes during peak hours. On Saturdays, service runs every 15–20 minutes and every 30 minutes on Sundays/holidays.
Eastbound trips depart VCC–Clark Station heading south on Keith Drive, west on Great Northern Way becoming W. 2nd Avenue, W. 6th Avenue, W. 4th Avenue, and Chancellor Boulevard, then south on Wesbrook Mall to UBC Exchange.
Westbound trips depart UBC Exchange heading north on Wesbrook Mall, east on Chancellor Boulevard becoming W. 4th Avenue, W. 6th Avenue, W. 2nd Avenue, and Great Northern Way, then north on Glen Drive, and east on bus access road to VCC–Clark Station.
84 Express Stops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Points of Interest
- VCC–Clark Station (Bay 1)
- China Creek Park
- Vancouver Community College
- Centre for Digital Media
- Vancouver Police Department headquarters
- Olympic Village Station (Bay 1 – UBC) (Bay 2 – VCC–Clark Station)
- Charleson Park
- Granville Street Bridge
- Granville Loop Park
- Granville Island Public Market
- Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
- McBride Park
- Jericho Beach Park
- Jericho Garrison
- Jericho Hill Grounds
- Jericho Hill Centre
- West Point Grey Academy
- Queen Mary Elementary School
- Trimble Park
- University Hill Elementary School
- Pacific Spirit Regional Park
- UBC Exchange (Bay 2)
History
- July 2005 - Service proposed as route 46 to reduce pressure on the 99 B-Line and to terminate at Broadway Station; revised to connect at VCC–Clark instead during consultation stage[1]
- January 2006 - Service commenced with the opening of VCC–Clark Station; service provided weekdays only from approximately 6:45 AM to 7:30 PM at 15 minute intervals [2]
- September 2007 - Service is improved on Saturdays with 15 minute frequency and Sundays with 20 minute frequency. [3]
- August 2014 - UBC terminus moved onto Wesbrook Mall due to UBC Aquatic Centre construction work and bus loop reconstruction[4]
- June 2016 - UBC terminus moved from Wesbrook Mall to Student Union Bouelvard[5]
- April 2019 - UBC terminus moved from Student Union Boulevard to inside UBC Exchange
- January 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Peak hour service reduced from every 4–9 minutes to every 6–10 minutes. Midday weekday service reduced from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes
References
- ↑ Vancouver/UBC Transit Plan translink.ca, retrieved 20-04-2020
- ↑ The Buzzer January 6, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 08-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer August 24, 2007 Issue translnk.ca retrieved 24-08-2007
- ↑ The Buzzer August 22, 2014 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 27-05-2020
- ↑ UBC-V: BUS STOP RELOCATIONS, INCLUDING 84 AND 44 ROUTES, retrieved 19-05-2020