Coast Mountain Bus Company route 96 'Guildford / Newton Exchange (B-line)'

96 Guildford/Newton Exchange B-Line TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png was a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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96 Guildford/Newton Exchange B-Line
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New Flyer XN40 – 18134 on the 96 Guildford B-Line at Newton Exchange.
Launched September 2, 2013
Discontinued January 6, 2020
Number of Stops 12
Service Area Surrey
Termini Guildford Exchange
Newton Exchange
Operations Surrey Transit Centre
Vehicles NFI D40LF TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png*
NFI D40LFR TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png*
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Branches 96 Guildford B-Line
96 Newton Exchange B-Line

* During snowfall or in the event of a bus shortage

Route Diagram

Route Details

This was a north-south bus route connecting Newton Exchange and Guildford Exchange via Surrey Central Station and King George Station, running primarily on King George Boulevard and 104 Avenue in Surrey. Service runs daily every 8–10 minutes. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service running seven days a week, 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more of the day.

Northbound trips departed Newton Exchange heading north on 137 Street, west on 72 Avenue, north on King George Boulevard, west on 102 Avenue, and north on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station. Continuing from Surrey Central Station, trips headed north on City Parkway and east on 104 Avenue to Guildford Exchange. Continuing from Guildford Exchange, trips continued east on 104 Avenue, north on 152 Street, west on 105 Avenue, and north on 150 Street to the layover facility at Guildford Exchange.

Southbound trips departed from the Guildford Exchange layover facility heading south on Lincoln Drive, east on 105 Avenue, south on 152 Street, and west on 104 Avenue to Guildford Exchange. Continuing from Guildford Exchange, trips headed west on 104 Avenue and south on City Parkway to Surrey Central Station. Continuing from Surrey Central Station trips headed south on City Parkway, east on 102 Avenue, south on King George Boulevard, and east on 72 Avenue to Newton Exchange.

  96 B-Line Stops 
Pick-up and drop-off service at all stops.
Stop Accessibility   Bus Connections Notes
Guildford Exchange
(Bay 2)
  320 326 335 337 341
373 375 501 509
104 Avenue & 148 Street   320 501
104 Avenue & 144 Street   320 501
104 Avenue & 140 Street   320 501
  • Stop added in April 2014
104 Avenue & Whalley Boulevard   320 501
Surrey Central Station
(Bay 12 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 13 – Guildford)
 
  314 316 320 321 323
324 325 326 329
335 337 371 373 393
501 502 503 509 N19
King George Station
(Bay 1 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 4 – Guildford)
 
  314 321 326 329 345
394 395 502 503
King George Boulevard & 96 Avenue   314 321 326 329
King George Boulevard & 88 Avenue   321 388
King George Boulevard & 80 Avenue   321
  • Stop added in April 2014
King George Boulevard & 76 Avenue   321 323
Newton Exchange
(Bay 3)
  301 319 321 322 323
324 325 335 341 342 393

Points of Interest

  • Guildford Exchange (Bay 2)
  • Guildford Public Library
  • Guildford Recreation Centre
  • Guildford Town Centre
  • Hawthorne Park
  • North Surrey Indoor Pool
  • Garden Centre
  •   Surrey Central Station (Bay 12 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 13 – Guildford)
  • Simon Fraser University – Surrey Campus
  • Central City Shopping Centre
  • Holland Park
  •   King George Station (Bay 1 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 4 – Guildford)
  • Surrey Memorial Hospital
  • Surrey Arts Centre and Art Gallery
  • Bear Creek Park
  • Newton Recreation Centre and Community Hall
  • Newton Wave Pool
  • Newton Town Centre
  • Newton Arena
  • Newton Exchange (Bay 3)

History

  • May 2009 - Open houses held throughout the region for what would have become the 399 Guildford/White Rock Centre B-Line. The proposed route would have utilized the current path of the 96 B-Line and would have extended down to White Rock Centre.[1]
  • August 2009–Fall 2009 implementation for 399 B-Line withdrawn due to a funding shortfall
  • September 2013 - Service introduced, with a dozen New Flyer Industries D60LF buses running the route[2]
  • April 2014 - Two new stops introduced at 104 Avenue & 140 Street and King George Boulevard & 80 Avenue[3]
  • Spring 2016 - Brand new NFI XDE60 appear on the route
  • January 2018 - Implementation of all-door boarding at all stops[4]
  • September 2019 - Layover routing at Guildford Exchange revised to go via 104 Avenue, 152 Street, 105 Avenue, and 150 Street following the completion of the layover facility instead of via 104 Avenue, 152 Street, 102A Avenue, 154 Street, and 104 Avenue to 104th & 152nd
  • January 2020 - Service discontinued and replaced by the R1 King George Blvd

References

  1. Today: open house for #531 and #399 routes at Semiahmoo Mall, translink.ca, retrieved 22-01-2018
  2. The Buzzer, August 30, 2013, translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2014
  3. The Buzzer, April 11, 2014, translink.ca, retrieved 24-09-2014
  4. The Buzzer December 15, 2017 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 31-12-2017
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Retired Fleet 1158–1192 1205–1223 1209–1210 2701–2947 3001–3021 3101–3210 3211–3257 3258–3282 3283–3299, 3301–3308 4101–4115 4116–4143 4144–4192 4193–4199, 4201–4278 5501–5508 5509–5521 6601–6630 7101–7150 7151–7197, 7199–7243 7244–7246 7247–7297 7298 7301–7374 8001–8021 8022–8047 8048–8099, 8101 9101–9115 9116–9127 9201–9276
Retired Community Shuttle Fleet S001 S002 (1st) S002 (2nd) S003–S004 S006–S012 S013–S016 S017 S018–S056 S057–S059 S060–S061 S062–S102 S200–S236 S237–S257 S258–S301 S302–S356 S357–S380 S381 S382–S393 S410–S434 S435–S464 S465–S471 S501–S544 S1301–S1320 S1321 S1322–S1325
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Current Fleet Burrard BeaverBurrard Pacific BreezeBurrard Otter IIBurrard Chinook
Retired Fleet Burrard Otter
Terminals   Lonsdale Quay     Waterfront Station
Bus Loops and Exchanges
Vancouver   29th Avenue StationBlanca Loop  Boundary Loop   Burrard Station    Commercial–Broadway Station  Dunbar Loop   Joyce StationKnight Street–Marine Drive  Kootenay Loop  Main Street Station  Marine Drive StationMarpole Loop  Nanaimo StationStanley Park Loop   UBC Exchange      Waterfront Station
Burnaby &
New West
  22nd Street Station  Braid Station  Brentwood Station  Edmonds Station    Lougheed Station  New Westminster Station   Production Way Station  Metrotown Station  SFU Exchange  Sperling Station
Tri-Cities   Burquitlam Station    Coquitlam Central Station   Moody Centre Station  Port Coquitlam Station
Richmond   Bridgeport Station  Richmond–Brighouse StationSteveston Exchange
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  Haney Place  Maple Meadows Station  Pitt Meadows Station
South of Fraser   Carvolth Exchange  Guildford ExchangeLadner ExchangeLangley Centre   Newton Exchange   Scott Road StationScottsdale ExchangeSouth Delta ExchangeSouth Surrey Park and Ride   Surrey Central StationWhite Rock Centre
Former Exchanges Airport StationBrentwood MallCoquitlam StationCoquitlam Recreation CentreCoquitlam Town CentreEast Guildford Park and RideLougheed MallLougheed Park and RideMatthews ExchangeMeadow Ridge CentrePitt Meadows Park and RidePort Moody StationPNE Park and RidePort Coquitlam CentreRenfrew LoopRichmond CentreRichmond ExchangeSexsmith Park and RideSouth Richmond Park and RideUpper Zoo LoopWalnut Grove Park and Ride
Routes
  R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6
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Community Shuttle 23 31 42 68 102 103 105 109 131 132 146 147 148 157 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 180 181 182 184 185 186 187 189 214 215 227 251 252 256 262 280 281 282 322 360 361 362 363 370 371 372 373 412 413 414 416 560 561 562 563 564 609 614 616 618 619 719 722 733 741 743 744 745 746 748 749
NightBus N8 N9 N10 N15 N17 N19 N20 N22 N24 N35
School Trips 840 848 855 861 863 864 865 880 881
Discontinued/ Renumbered 1 23 35 42 43 51 70 95 96 97 98 102 103 108 114 115 125 131 133 135 137 139 142 147 148 149 150 154 158 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 177 178 179 189 190 197 222 226 226 239 242 258 259 274 290 292 310 317 318 328 330 332 353 355 356 357 358 390 411 420 421 424 425 488 490 491 492 496 506 507 511 590 617 705 709 712 721 722 804 807 828 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C15 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C35 C36 C37 C38 C40 C41 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C60 C61 C62 C63 C64 C70 C71 C73 C74 C75 C76 C84 C86 C87 C88 C89 C90 C92 C93 C94 C95 C96 C98 C99 N6 N16Games ExpressMetrotown ShuttleNorth Vancouver Games ExpressSexsmith Park & Ride Shuttle  TrainBus