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'''N20 Victoria/Downtown NightBus''' [[File:TransLink Accessible bullet-b.png|17px|link=]] is a | '''N20 Victoria/Downtown NightBus''' [[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 | This is a north-south NightBus route providing connecting Marine Drive Station and Downtown Vancouver running primarily on Victoria Drive. Service runs daily every 30 minutes during the late-night and early morning hours in lieu of regular [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 20 'Victoria / Downtown' | 20 Victoria/Downtown]] service. On weekdays and Saturdays, the first three trips run 20 minutes apart. On Sundays/holidays, service runs in the late-night hours only with three trips 30 minutes apart. | ||
Northbound trips depart Marine Drive Station heading north on Yukon Street, east on SE Marine Drive, north on Victoria Drive becoming Commercial Drive, west on E. Hastings Street, south on Granville Street, west on W. Pender Street, and south on Howe Street to Howe & Dunsmuir Street. | |||
Southbound trips depart from Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street heading south on Howe, east on W. Georgia Street, north on Seymour Street, east on W. Hastings Street, south on Commercial Drive becoming Victoria Drive, west on SE Marine Drive, and south on Yukon Street to Marine Drive Station. | |||
===Points of Interest=== | ===Points of Interest=== | ||
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* Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 20 'Victoria / Downtown'|20 Victoria/Downtown]] | * Pre-2001 - Service operated as an Owl Service component of the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company route 20 'Victoria / Downtown'|20 Victoria/Downtown]] | ||
* 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> | * 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 | * September 2004 - Service introduced under NightBus branding and ran until 3:10AM from Monday to Saturday. Service ran from Downtown Vancouver to Harrison Loop with three trips in each direction | ||
* 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>[ | * April 2006 - Service revised to terminate at new bays on Howe Street between Georgia and Hastings due to the construction of the Canada Line.<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2006/Buzzer_2006_04_24.ashx The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 11-02-2021</ref> Terminus revised from Granville & Pender to Howe & Dunsmuir and service on Granville Street discontinued | ||
* June 2016 - Extended to Marine Drive Station from Harrison Loop to provide improved connections to other NightBus routes and better passenger safety<ref>[https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2016/Buzzer_2016_06_17.pdf The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue], translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 23:42, 11 February 2021
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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 bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is a north-south NightBus route providing connecting Marine Drive Station and Downtown Vancouver running primarily on Victoria Drive. Service runs daily every 30 minutes during the late-night and early morning hours in lieu of regular 20 Victoria/Downtown service. On weekdays and Saturdays, the first three trips run 20 minutes apart. On Sundays/holidays, service runs in the late-night hours only with three trips 30 minutes apart.
Northbound trips depart Marine Drive Station heading north on Yukon Street, east on SE Marine Drive, north on Victoria Drive becoming Commercial Drive, west on E. Hastings Street, south on Granville Street, west on W. Pender Street, and south on Howe Street to Howe & Dunsmuir Street.
Southbound trips depart from Howe Street & Dunsmuir Street heading south on Howe, east on W. Georgia Street, north on Seymour Street, east on W. Hastings Street, south on Commercial Drive becoming Victoria Drive, west on SE Marine Drive, and south on Yukon Street to Marine Drive Station.
Points of Interest
- Granville Station
- Vancouver City Centre Station
- Chinatown
- Commercial Drive/Little Italy
- Commercial–Broadway Station (Bay 2 – Victoria) (Bay 3 – Downtown)
- 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. Service ran from Downtown Vancouver to Harrison Loop with three trips in each direction
- December 2004 - Sunday service introduced
- April 2006 - Service revised to terminate at new bays on Howe Street between Georgia and Hastings due to the construction of the Canada Line.[2] Terminus revised from Granville & Pender to Howe & Dunsmuir and service on Granville Street discontinued
- June 2016 - Extended to Marine Drive Station from Harrison Loop to provide improved connections to other NightBus routes and better passenger safety[3]
References
- ↑ NightBus Service Expanded to Six Nights a Week, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 13-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer April 24, 2006 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 11-02-2021
- ↑ The Buzzer June 17, 2016 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 27-06-2016