User:The Big H 2014/sandbox/List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The following list of current bus routes in Metro Vancouver is sorted according to route type, then route number.

Routes with trolley buses, articulated buses or suburban highway buses are noted as such. All route destination names are based on the official TransLink bus schedules. All routes are operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company except:
 * Routes 250-259 and C12 (operated by West Vancouver Transit)
 * Routes 609 and C60-C64 (operated by DW Services Ltd.)
 * Routes C3 and C4 (operated by Metro Shuttle Service Ltd.)
 * Routes C10 and C11 (operated by Bowen Island Community Transit Ltd.)

This list is effective since the service change on December 19, 2016.

West Vancouver
All routes are operated by West Vancouver Blue Bus. Notes

2 Served by 40 foot conventional buses currently.

Bowen Island
Both routes are operated by Bowen Island Community Transit Ltd.

Richmond
Notes

3 Terminus at Steveston.

General notes
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Peak hours – Monday through Friday


 * – Peak hour trips only


 * 1) – Limited or select trips only

[DOWNTOWN] – Route serves downtown Vancouver

[TAG] (without text directly following) – tag applies to route

[TAG] (followed by text) – tag applies to route as per the text that follows

Tag legend
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 * Bus/Route Types

[CONVENTIONAL] (default) – Operates mostly or always with 40 ft. buses

[TROLLEY] – Operates mostly or always with trolley buses (40 ft. or 60 ft. with addition of [ARTICULATED])

[COACH] – Operates mostly or always with 40 ft. coach buses

[COMMUNITY SHUTTLE] – Operates mostly or always with community shuttle minibuses and on shorter routes

[ARTICULATED] – Operates mostly or always with 60 ft. articulated buses

[B-LINE] – Operates high frequency service mostly or always with 60 ft. articulated buses

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 * Route Specifics

[PEAK ROUTING] – Routing is slightly altered during peak periods (to serve specific locations)

[LIMITED] – Route operates a limited number of trips

[EXPRESS] – Route operates as an express service with limited stops

[NO PEAK] – Route does not operate during peak periods

[NO EVENING] – Route does not operate during evenings and/or late evenings

[NO WEEKDAY] – Route does not operate on weekdays

[NO SUNDAY] – Route does not operate on Sundays and/or holidays

[PEAK-ONLY] – Route only operates during peak periods (implies [WEEKDAY-ONLY])

[AM PEAK-ONLY] – Route only operates during morning peak periods (implies [WEEKDAY-ONLY])

[PM PEAK-ONLY] – Route only operates during evening peak periods (implies [WEEKDAY-ONLY])

[EVENING-ONLY] – Route only operates during evenings and/or late evenings

[WEEKDAY-ONLY] – Route only operates on weekdays

[SUMMER-ONLY] – Route only operates during the summer

School Specials
These routes are special trips operating to and from high schools, usually before and after school hours, between September and June. Buses on these routes usually show "Special" or "School Special" on their signs. All other school specials uses the route number of the closest regular route.

NightBus
NightBus service is a late night bus service provided by TransLink. The buses run every 20 or 30 minutes from 1:30-4:00 a.m., seven nights a week. They all leave from Downtown Vancouver and serve most parts of the city plus many suburbs such as Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey, North Vancouver.

Future Routes
These routes have been identified in TransLink's 2008 Transportation Plan, Area Transit Plan and/or various open houses for bus service improvements, including the Evergreen Extension. Note that these routes are still in planning stage and they may or may not be implemented, with the exception of the routes that have been confirmed in the first list. When they are implemented, they may not use the same number as originally planned or stated in the following list.

Routes in Planning Stage
These routes will begin operating in spring 2017 or later.