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| align="center" | <big>'''<font color="white">C23 Main Street Station/Davie</font>'''</big><br>[[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|30px|link=]][[File:TransLink Bike bullet-b.png|30px|link=]] | |||
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| style= width="122px" colspan=2 align="center" |[[File:Coast Mountain Bus Company S532-a.jpg|300px|thumb|center|ElDorado National Aerotech – S532 on layover at Main Street Station before entering service on the C23 Davie.]] | |||
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|'''Service Area''' | |||
|Vancouver | |||
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|'''Termini''' | |||
|[[TransLink Skytrain Main Street – Science World Station|Main Street–Science World Station]]<br>Davie Street at Bidwell Street | |||
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|'''Operations''' | |||
|[[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]] | |||
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|'''Vehicles''' | |||
||[[ElDorado National]] [[ElDorado National Aerotech|Aerotech]] [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] | |||
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|'''Branches''' | |||
|C23 Main Street Station<br>C23 Davie | |||
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'''C23 Main Street Station/Davie''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] was a Community Shuttle route operated by [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | |||
==Route Details== | ==Route Details== | ||
This was an east-west | This was an east-west route running primarily in Downtown Vancouver. Service ran daily every 10–15 minutes, increasing to every 6 minutes during peak hours. It was part of the Frequent Transit Network (FTN), with service provided every 15 minutes or better throughout the day, seven days a week for 15 hours or more. | ||
Eastbound trips departed from Davie Street & Bidwell Street heading west on Davie, north on Beach Avenue, east on Morton Avenue, south on Denman Street, east on Davie Street, east on Pacific Boulevard, north on Abbott Street, east on Keefer Street, south on Quebec Street, east on National Avenue, and south on Station Street to Station & Terminal Avenue. | |||
Westbound trips | Westbound trips departed Main Street Station heading south on Station Street, west on Terminal Avenue, north on Quebec Street, west on Keefer Street, south on Abbott Street, west on Expo Boulevard becoming Pacific Boulevard, and west on Davie Street to Davie & Bidwell Street. | ||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
* St. Paul's Hospital | * St. Paul's Hospital | ||
* Davie Village | * Davie Village | ||
* Yaletown-Roundhouse Station | * [[File:TransLink Canada Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Canada Line|Canada Line]] [[TransLink SkyTrain Yaletown-Roundhouse Station|Yaletown–Roundhouse Station]] | ||
* David Lam Park | |||
* BC Place | * BC Place | ||
* General Motors Place | * General Motors Place | ||
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* Pacific Central Station | * Pacific Central Station | ||
* Thornton Park | * Thornton Park | ||
*[[TransLink Skytrain Main Street – Science World Station|Main | * [[File:TransLink Expo Line bullet-a.png|20px|link=SkyTrain Expo Line|Expo Line]] [[TransLink Skytrain Main Street – Science World Station|Main Street–Science World Station]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
* December 2004 - | * December 2004 - Service introduced as '''C23 Yaletown/Davie''', replacing portions of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 1 'Beach / Burrard Station'|1 Beach/Burrard Station]] and provind two-way service along portions of the former 1 route.<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/~/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2000s/2004/Buzzer_2004_12_24.ashx The Buzzer December 24, 2004 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 19-01-2017</ref> Service ran every 10 minutes, with no evening service | ||
* September 2006 - Service extended to Main Street | * December 2005 - Evening service introduced on Fridays and Saturdays | ||
* December 2013 - | * April 2006 - Yaletown terminus revised from Pacific & Davie to Pacific & Drake. Westbound routing revised to go via Drake and Seymour while eastbound routing revised to take Richards and Drake | ||
* September 2016 - Route operations moved to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]] as part of a mass re-organization involving closure of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Oakridge Transit Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] | * September 2006 - Service extended to Main Street Station; westbound trips revised to start at Main Street Station during peak hours only while all eastbound trips extended to Main Street Station<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_09_01.pdf The Buzzer September 1, 2006 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2015</ref> | ||
* December 2016 - | * December 2006 - Extended evening service introduced daily | ||
* September 2010 - Peak hour service increased to every 5–10 minutes | |||
* December 2013 - Interlining with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route C21 'Yaletown/Beach'|C21]] ended due to different service requirements of the two routes. Two-way service established between Yaletown and Main Street | |||
* September 2016 - Route operations moved to [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Hamilton Transit Centre|Hamilton Transit Centre]] as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of [[Coast Mountain Bus Company Oakridge Transit Centre|Oakridge Transit Centre]] | |||
* December 2016 - Service discontinued and merged with the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route C21 'Yaletown/Beach'|C21]] to simplify Community Shuttle service in the downtown core and to become the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 23 'Main Street Station / Beach'|23]]. Service on Davie Street in Yaletown replaced by an extension of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 6 'Davie / Downtown'|6 Davie/Downtown]]<ref> [http://buzzer.translink.ca/2016/11/bus-route-buzz-west-end-downtown-56c21c23/ The Buzzer Blog November 30, 2016] translink.ca, retrieved 23,12-2016</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 02:25, 21 February 2021
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Service Area | Vancouver | |||
Termini | Main Street–Science World Station Davie Street at Bidwell Street | |||
Operations | Hamilton Transit Centre | |||
Vehicles | ElDorado National Aerotech | |||
Branches | C23 Main Street Station C23 Davie |
C23 Main Street Station/Davie was a Community Shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This was an east-west route running primarily in Downtown Vancouver. Service ran daily every 10–15 minutes, increasing to every 6 minutes during peak hours. It was part of the Frequent Transit Network (FTN), with service provided every 15 minutes or better throughout the day, seven days a week for 15 hours or more.
Eastbound trips departed from Davie Street & Bidwell Street heading west on Davie, north on Beach Avenue, east on Morton Avenue, south on Denman Street, east on Davie Street, east on Pacific Boulevard, north on Abbott Street, east on Keefer Street, south on Quebec Street, east on National Avenue, and south on Station Street to Station & Terminal Avenue.
Westbound trips departed Main Street Station heading south on Station Street, west on Terminal Avenue, north on Quebec Street, west on Keefer Street, south on Abbott Street, west on Expo Boulevard becoming Pacific Boulevard, and west on Davie Street to Davie & Bidwell Street.
Points of Interest
- St. Paul's Hospital
- Davie Village
- Yaletown–Roundhouse Station
- David Lam Park
- BC Place
- General Motors Place
- Stadium SkyTrain Station
- Andy Livingstone Park
- Dr Sun Yat Sen Garden
- Chinatown
- Pacific Central Station
- Thornton Park
- Main Street–Science World Station
History
- December 2004 - Service introduced as C23 Yaletown/Davie, replacing portions of the 1 Beach/Burrard Station and provind two-way service along portions of the former 1 route.[1] Service ran every 10 minutes, with no evening service
- December 2005 - Evening service introduced on Fridays and Saturdays
- April 2006 - Yaletown terminus revised from Pacific & Davie to Pacific & Drake. Westbound routing revised to go via Drake and Seymour while eastbound routing revised to take Richards and Drake
- September 2006 - Service extended to Main Street Station; westbound trips revised to start at Main Street Station during peak hours only while all eastbound trips extended to Main Street Station[2]
- December 2006 - Extended evening service introduced daily
- September 2010 - Peak hour service increased to every 5–10 minutes
- December 2013 - Interlining with the C21 ended due to different service requirements of the two routes. Two-way service established between Yaletown and Main Street
- September 2016 - Route operations moved to Hamilton Transit Centre as part of a mass re-organization involving the closure of Oakridge Transit Centre
- December 2016 - Service discontinued and merged with the C21 to simplify Community Shuttle service in the downtown core and to become the 23. Service on Davie Street in Yaletown replaced by an extension of the 6 Davie/Downtown[3]
References
- ↑ The Buzzer December 24, 2004 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 19-01-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer September 1, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-08-2015
- ↑ The Buzzer Blog November 30, 2016 translink.ca, retrieved 23,12-2016
- The Buzzer September 1, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 06-12-2009