TransLink Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a large impact on TransLink operations in various ways, including a steep loss in revenue as well as a major reduction in bus service resulting from a major decline in ridership.

List of Important Events

Despite not being mentioned on the press releases, bus services continue to undergo some cancellations. See the List of Reductions By Service Mode table for the explicit list of service reductions.

Date Overview Source
March 19, 2020
  • Coast Mountain Bus Company restricts boarding and unboarding of buses to only take place at the rear doors of buses
  • Coast Mountain Bus Company suspends collection of fares on buses in order to reduce transmission
  • Increased installation of driver barriers
  • Increased cleaning on all modes of transit
[1]
March 23, 2020
  • Reduction of SeaBus service from every 10 minutes during peak hours to every 15 minutes
  • Reduction of empty buses and reallocation of service to other routes which lack in observing social distancing
  • Reduction of SkyTrain frequency on the Expo and Millennium Lines while keeping the time for the first/last trains
[2]
March 24, 2020
  • Suspension of fare collection on HandyDART service
[3]
March 25, 2020
  • Reduction of seating on all buses and SeaBuses in order to promote social distancing
[4]
April 4, 2020
  • Mass reduction of service on all modes of service, select university routes canceled prematurely
  • SeaBus: reduction of service to every 30 minutes
  • West Coast Express: Train 4 in both directions canceled
  • Increase of fares scheduled for July 1 postponed to a later date
  • Release of details of reduced ridership since mid-March: SeaBus ridership down 90%, West Coast Express by 95%, Bus boardings by 82%, adding up to 83% on the entire transit system.
  • Fuel tax revenue down by 60%
[5]
April 13, 2020
  • TransLink announces a revenue loss of $75 million per month
  • TransLink seeks bailouts from provincial and federal governments
[6]
April 20, 2020
  • Second wave of mass reduction of service on all modes of service (see next two boxes)
  • Layoff notices issued to more than 1,400 employees in various positions
  • Reduction of senior executive salaries and Board pay by 10%
  • Deferral of further service expansions in 2020
[7]
April 22, 2020
  • SkyTrain: Expo/Millennium Lines undergo capacity reduction of 15-20%, Canada Line peak hour reduction by 18%
  • SeaBus: first/last sailings at 7:45pm from Waterfront Station and 7:30pm from Lonsdale Quay, while maintaining sailings every 30 minutes
  • West Coast Express: reduction of train cars and cancellation of trains 2 and 4 in both directions
April 24, 2020
  • Suspension of bus services on routes 15, 32, 50, 68, 105, 131, 132, 143, 222, 480, 414, R3, N8, N15, N17, N22, N24, and N35
May 8, 2020
  • Service reductions that were scheduled for May 18, 2020 were canceled. The Provincial Government has secured funding to allow TransLink to continue operations; however additional funding is still expected from the Federal Government.
[8]
May 15-18, 2020
  • General rollback of service changes implemented on April 22-24, 2020
June 1, 2020
  • TransLink scheduled to resume fare collection after installation of additional barriers.
  • CMBC to resume regular seating on all bus routes
[9]

List of Reductions and Changes By Service Mode

SkyTrain

Some stations have implemented a one-way entrance/exit, including Lafarge-Lake Douglas on the Millenium Line.

Mark 1 trains are also operating in 4-car formation at this time in order to reduce maintenance costs. This was rescinded on May 18, 2020.

SeaBus

Seabus operates using one vessel, providing service every 30 minutes from both Lonsdale and Waterfront, 7 days a week. The last sailing southbound is at 7:30pm, while the last sailing southbound is at 7:45pm. Passengers are to use route 240 Lynn Valley/Downtown as an alternative.

West Coast Express

Only Trains 1, 3, and 5 operate. Westbound and Eastbound trains 1 and 3 each consist of one locomotive and three passenger cars. Both westbound and eastbound Train 5s consists of one locomotive and two passenger cars.

Bus

The following routes will undergo additional/alternate forms of service reductions. An unscheduled trip is when a bus is instructed to run as an additional unscheduled service. As a result, the bus is not able to be tracked using publicly available GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) services, such as Google transit or the Next Bus site (nb.translink.ca).

The trips that undergo increased capacity are a result of increasing social/physical distancing. Conventional buses currently only seat around 15 people, while articulated buses only seat around 22. Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker buses on routes 301, 555 and 620 currently sit around 30 people, while all remaining Community Shuttle minibus routes can only sit 6 or 8 depending on the model.

Regular seating capacity is to resume on June 1, 2020, along with the resumption of front door boarding and fare collection. Standees aboard buses will, however, continue to be forbidden.

Route Status Date
28

Addition of select unscheduled trips using articulated buses

4/3/2020
32

Route cancelled

4/24/2020
49

Addition of unscheduled trips on Sunday evenings from Hamilton Transit Centre using articulated buses

5/10/2020
100

Addition of unscheduled trips operated by Vancouver Transit Centre.
Conversion of select trips to use articulated buses operated by Hamilton Transit Centre during peak hours

4/19/2020
May 2020
130

Addition of unscheduled trips using articulated buses

4/24/2020
143

Route cancelled

4/19/2020
160

Unscheduled conventional "Special" trips originating from Coquitlam Central Station in both directions during the rush hour period.

4/19/2020
210

Conversion of select PM Peak trips to use articulated buses

4/24/2020
321

Conversion of select trips to use articulated buses

4/7/2020
325

Conversion of select late night Saturday trips to use articulated buses

n/a
430

Conversion of select scheduled trips to operate with articulated buses

4/24/2020
480

Route cancelled

4/24/2020
640

Conversion of select late night trips to use articulated buses.

4/13/2020
701

Conversion of select trips to use articulated buses.

4/26/2020

References

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Transit Centres BurnabyHamiltonPort CoquitlamRichmondSurreyVancouver
Closed Transit Centres North VancouverOakridge
Under Contract First TransitWest Vancouver Transit
Former Contractors Bonny's Taxi Ltd.Bowen Island Community TransitDW Services Ltd.Metro Shuttle Service Ltd.First Canada
Current Fleet

2101–2199, 2201–2289 2501–2540 2541–2574 3309–3358 7375–7399, 7401–7429 7430–7446 7447–7499, 7501–7504 8102–8117 8118–8156 9277–9285 9401–9499, 9501–9542 9543–9581, 9583–9590 9605–9699, 9701–9725 9726–9791 9797–9799 12001–12025 14001–14045 15001–15021 16001–16051 16101–16130, 16137 16201–16226 18001–18063 18101–18206 18301–18404 18451–18473 19001–19047 19101–19147 19301–19302 19303–19304 19401–19432 21001–21025 21401–21425 22001–22015 23001–23015 23201–23215

Community Shuttle Fleet 16501–16562 17506–17564 18510–18527 19503–19535, 19538–19549 19550–19554 21501–21562 23601–23606 23651–23665
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
Paint Schemes BC Transit paint scheme Original B-Line paint scheme New B-Line paint scheme Clean Air Bus paint scheme Ghost paint scheme RapidBus paint scheme Sweep paint scheme Sweep-R paint scheme Blue Sweep-R paint scheme Sweep-R Without Charcoal Suburban paint scheme Suburban grey paint scheme
Other List of Current TransLink Ad-WrapsList of Former TransLink Ad-WrapsRapidBusTransLink Operations During the COVID-19 PandemicTransLink Vancouver 2010 Olympic OperationsTrolleybuses in Vancouver
SeaBus SeaBus
Current Fleet Burrard BeaverBurrard Pacific BreezeBurrard Otter IIBurrard Chinook
Retired Fleet Burrard Otter
Terminals R2 Marine Dr Lonsdale QuayCanada LineExpo LineTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR5 Hastings St Waterfront Station
Bus Loops and Exchanges
Vancouver Expo Line 29th Avenue StationBlanca Loop99 B-Line Boundary LoopExpo LineR5 Hastings St Burrard StationExpo LineMillennium Line99 B-Line Commercial–Broadway StationR4 41st Ave Dunbar LoopExpo LineR4 41st Ave Joyce StationKnight Street–Marine DriveR5 Hastings St Kootenay LoopExpo Line Main Street StationCanada Line Marine Drive StationMarpole LoopExpo Line Nanaimo StationStanley Park LoopR4 41st Ave99 B-Line UBC ExchangeCanada LineExpo LineSeaBusTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR5 Hastings St Waterfront Station
Burnaby &
New West
Expo Line 22nd Street StationExpo Line Braid StationMillennium Line Brentwood StationExpo Line Edmonds StationExpo LineMillennium Line66 Fraser Valley Express Lougheed StationExpo Line New Westminster StationExpo LineMillennium Line Production Way StationExpo Line Metrotown StationR5 Hastings St SFU ExchangeMillennium Line Sperling Station
Tri-Cities Millennium Line Burquitlam StationMillennium LineTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.pngR3 Lougheed Hwy Coquitlam Central StationMillennium LineTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png Moody Centre StationTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png Port Coquitlam Station
Richmond Canada Line Bridgeport StationCanada Line Richmond–Brighouse StationSteveston Exchange
North Shore Capilano UniversitySeaBusR2 Marine Dr Lonsdale QuayLynn Valley CentreR2 Marine Dr Park RoyalR2 Marine Dr Phibbs Exchange
Pitt Meadows
& Maple Ridge
R3 Lougheed Hwy Haney PlaceTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png Maple Meadows StationTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png Pitt Meadows Station
South of Fraser 66 Fraser Valley Express Carvolth ExchangeR1 King George Blvd Guildford ExchangeLadner ExchangeLangley CentreR1 King George BlvdR6 Scott Rd Newton ExchangeExpo LineR6 Scott Rd Scott Road StationScottsdale ExchangeSouth Delta ExchangeSouth Surrey Park and RideExpo LineR1 King George Blvd 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
TransLink RapidBus branding-a.png R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6
Conventional

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 41 44 49 50 80 84 99 100 101 104 106 110 112 116 119 123 128 129 130 133 134 136 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 155 156 159 160 179 183 188 191 209 210 211 212 222 228 229 230 231 232 236 240 241 245 246 247 249 250 253 254 255 257 301 310 311 312 314 316 319 320 321 323 324 325 326 329 335 337 340 341 342 345 350 351 352 354 364 375 388 391 393 394 395 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 410 418 430 480 501 502 503 509 531 555 595 601 602 603 604 606 608 620 640 701 791 900

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 ShuttleTransLink West Coast Express bullet-a.png TrainBus