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==History== | ==History== | ||
* 2001 - All | * Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 20 'Victoria / Downtown'|20 Victoria/Downtown]] | ||
* September 2004 - Service introduced | * October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/About-Us/Media/2004/June/NightBus-service-expanded-to-six-nights-a-week.aspx NightBus Service Expanded to Six Nights a Week], translink.bc.ca, retrieved 13-09-2009</ref> | ||
* September 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding and ran until 3:10AM from Monday to Saturday | |||
* December 2004 - Sunday service introduced | * December 2004 - Sunday service introduced | ||
* June 2016 - Extended to Marine Drive Station from Harrison Loop to provide improved connections to other NightBus routes and better passenger safety<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2016/Buzzer_06_17_2016.pdf The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016</ref> | * June 2016 - Extended to Marine Drive Station from Harrison Loop to provide improved connections to other NightBus routes and better passenger safety<ref>[http://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer%20Vault/2010s/2016/Buzzer_06_17_2016.pdf The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016</ref> |
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Marine Drive Station Howe Street at Dunsmuir Street | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | Nova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEV | |
Branches | N20 Victoria NightBus N20 Downtown NightBus | |
Daytime Route | 20 Victoria/Downtown |
N20 Victoria/Downtown NightBus is a NightBus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an overnight bus route providing service 7 days a week in lieu of regular 20 Victoria/Downtown service. Service runs every 30 minutes in each direction (every 20 minutes for the first three trips in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays) with 8 trips in each direction (3 trips each direction on Sundays/holidays).
The route departs Howe at Dunsmuir along Howe to West Georgia, Seymour northbound and Hastings eastbound until Commercial Drive. It continues south along Commercial to Victoria Drive all the day to Marine Drive and Marine Drive Station. Northbound trips use Hastings to turn onto Howe to reach its Downtown terminus.
Points of Interest
- Granville Station (Bay 3)
- Chinatown
- Little Italy
- Commercial–Broadway Station
- Harrison Loop
- Marine Drive Station (Bay 1)
- Marine Gateway Retail Complex
History
- Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the 20 Victoria/Downtown
- October 2001 - All Owl routes cancelled due to funding shortfall[1]
- September 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding and ran until 3:10AM from Monday to Saturday
- December 2004 - Sunday service introduced
- June 2016 - Extended to Marine Drive Station from Harrison Loop to provide improved connections to other NightBus routes and better passenger safety[2]
References
- ↑ NightBus Service Expanded to Six Nights a Week, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 13-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016