95 B-Line
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| Overview | |
| System | B-Line |
| Operator | Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Began service | December 19, 2016 |
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| Start | Burrard station |
| End | SFU Exchange |
| Stops | 16 |
The 95 B-Line is an express bus line with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, Canada. It replaced the 135 Express bus that traveled along Hastings Street, a major east-west route, and connects Simon Fraser University to Burrard station on the SkyTrain system.
History
The route started service on December 19, 2016 in conjunction with the Evergreen Extension opening earlier in the month.[1][2] Since January 1, 2018, passengers with Compass Cards or proof of payment are allowed to board from any of the three doors on the bus.[3] Passengers who are paying cash must board through the front door.
95 B-Line stops and transfer points
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The 95 B-Line serves the following stops in Vancouver and Burnaby.[4]
Vancouver stops
- Burrard station – Western terminus of the line connecting to the Expo Line and serving multiple bus routes traveling throughout Metro Vancouver to destinations including North Vancouver, Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, University of British Columbia, and Richmond.
- Granville Street/Waterfront station – Connects to the Expo Line, Canada Line, West Coast Express, and SeaBus. Serves the satellite campus of SFU Harbour Centre.
- Cambie Street – Serves the Gastown neighbourhood, including SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts at Woodwards.
- Main Street – Serves the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood and Vancouver's Chinatown.
- Commercial Drive – Serves the Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood.
- Nanaimo Street – Serves the eastern edge of the Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood and the western edge of the Hastings–Sunrise neighbourhood.
- Renfrew Street – Serves the Pacific National Exhibition grounds and the Hastings–Sunrise neighbourhood.
- Kootenay Loop – Transit exchange that serves routes to East Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.
Burnaby stops
- Gilmore Avenue – Serves the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood to the north and Willingdon Heights neighbourhood to the south.
- Willingdon Avenue – Serves the eastern edges of the Burnaby Heights and Willingdon Heights neighbourhoods.
- Hythe Avenue – Serves the Capitol Hill and Brentwood Park neighbourhoods.
- Holdom Avenue – Serves the Capitol Hill neighbourhood
- Kensington Avenue – Serves the Kensington Square Shopping Centre and Burnaby North Secondary School.
- Duthie Avenue – Serves the Westridge neighbourhood and is the eastern-most stop in Burnaby before entering Burnaby Mountain and Simon Fraser University.
- SFU Transportation Centre – Transit exchange for Simon Fraser University located near the centre of the Burnaby Mountain campus. Serves same bus routes as SFU Exchange.
- SFU Exchange – Eastern terminus of the line at Simon Fraser University with bus route connections to the Expo and Millennium Lines including the Evergreen Extension.
See also
References
- ↑ "Winter Service Changes start December 19, 2016". The Buzzer. TransLink. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ↑ "TransLink - Transit Network Review – Summary Report - Page 8-9". view.publitas.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ↑ "All doors are better than one! All-door boarding comes to the 95 & 96 B-Lines". TransLink. 2017-12-20. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ↑ "TransLink - Transit Network Review – Burnaby and New Westminster - Page 6-7". view.publitas.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
External links
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