RapidBus (TransLink)

RapidBus is an express bus network with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

RapidBus
Overview
SystemTransLink
OperatorCoast Mountain Bus Company
Began serviceJanuary 6, 2020[1]
Routes5
Stops63

    History

    On November 23, 2016, the Mayors' Council and TransLink's board of directors approved the first phase of the 10-Year Vision, which included provisions for new B-Line routes (later rebranded as RapidBus) which began service in January 2020.[2] In July 2019, TransLink announced that all future B-Line routes would officially be launched under new "RapidBus" branding and that the 95 and 96 B-Lines would also transition to that branding, leaving route 99 as the only remaining B-Line. The first wave of routes using the RapidBus branding  consisting of the R1 King George Blvd (the former 96 B-Line), the new R3 Lougheed Hwy, the new R4 41st Ave (replacing the 43 express service along 41st Avenue), and the R5 Hastings St (the former 95 B-Line)  launched on January 6, 2020.[3][1] The R2 Marine Dr launched on April 6, 2020, after construction delays, replacing the former 239.[4]

    Features

    Bus stop with real-time arrival information near Waterfront station
    • All-door boarding
    • Shelters and benches at stops
    • Tactile pads
    • Real-time information
    • Information panels at stops
    • On-board route diagrams
    • Transit priority measures on streets to improve travel times
    • Custom exterior bus livery
    • 20% softer seats compared to standard conventional buses

    RapidBus routes

    Phase 1

    Route Launch date Termini Connections Stops
    R1 King George Blvd September 2, 2013 (as 96 B-Line) Guildford Exchange Newton Exchange
    • Surrey Central
    • King George
    • Guildford Exchange
    • Newton Exchange
    12
    R2 Marine Dr April 6, 2020[4] Park Royal Exchange Phibbs Exchange
    • Lonsdale Quay
    • Park Royal Shopping Centre
    • Phibbs Exchange
    10
    R3 Lougheed Hwy January 6, 2020 Coquitlam Central station Haney Place Exchange
    • Coquitlam Central
    • Haney Place
    8
    R4 41st Ave September 4, 2000 (as 41st Ave Express) UBC Exchange Joyce–Collingwood station
    • Oakridge–41st Avenue
    • Joyce–Collingwood
    • Dunbar Loop
    • UBC Exchange
    17
    R5 Hastings St December 19, 2016 (as 95 B-Line) Burrard station SFU Exchange
    • Waterfront
    • Burrard
    • Kootenay Loop
    • SFU Exchange
    16

    Future phases

    Route Launch date Termini Connections Stops
    R6 Scott Road 2023 Scott Road station Newton Exchange
    • Scott Road
    • Scottsdale Exchange
    • Newton Exchange
    Richmond to Expo Line 2023 Richmond–Brighouse station Metrotown station or 22nd Street station
    • Richmond–Brighouse
    • Bridgeport
    • Metrotown / 22nd Street
    Lions Gate 2024 Stadium–Chinatown station Lynn Valley Centre
    • Stadium–Chinatown
    • Granville
    • Vancouver City Centre
    • Burrard
    • Lonsdale Quay
    Victoria Drive 2024 Downtown Harrison Loop
    • Commercial–Broadway
    Willingdon Avenue 2024 Metrotown station Capilano University Exchange
    • Metrotown
    • Brentwood Town Centre
    • Kootenay Loop
    • Phibbs Exchange
    • Capilano University Exchange
    White Rock 2024 Newton Exchange White Rock Centre
    • Newton Exchange
    • South Surrey Park and Ride
    • White Rock Centre
    Coquitlam to Langley 2024 Coquitlam Central station Langley Centre
    • Coquitlam Central
    • Maple Meadows
    • Carvolth Exchange
    • Langley Centre

    Cancelled RapidBus routes

    • Fraser Highway[5]

    See also

    References

    1. "RapidBus is Coming!". youtube.com. TransLink. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    2. "Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder" (PDF). tenyearvision.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
    3. "RapidBus Program". translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    4. "R2: Marine Dr". translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
    5. "Mayor's Council On Regional Transportation Public Meeting Agenda Revised: December 11, 2018" (PDF). TransLink. December 13, 2018. p. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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