Dunbar Loop

Dunbar Loop
Location	Dunbar St at W 41st Ave Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	49°14′04″N 123°11′09″W / 49.23447°N 123.1858°W / 49.23447; -123.1858Coordinates: 49°14′04″N 123°11′09″W / 49.23447°N 123.1858°W / 49.23447; -123.1858
Operated by	TransLink
Bus routes	8
Bus stands	5
Bus operators	Coast Mountain Bus Company
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	May 22, 1950

Dunbar Loop is one of the major transit exchanges in the western side of Vancouver. Opened on May 22, 1950, it is part of the TransLink system and is the westernmost exchange in the city of Vancouver. (Blanca Loop is further west and is accessible only from Vancouver, but it is in the University Endowment Lands).^[1][2]

Dunbar Loop can accommodate both diesel and trolley buses of various lengths, including articulated buses. It also acts as a power station for trolleys.

Structure and location

Dunbar Loop is located at the intersection of Dunbar Street and West 41st Avenue in the Dunbar-Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver. Part of the exchange is on-street, while the rest is located at the southwest corner of the intersection, separated from regular traffic.

Because of its proximity to the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University Endowment Lands, it is heavily used by students. All routes going westbound from Dunbar Loop terminate at UBC during regular weekday hours.

Routes

• 2 Downtown
• 7 Nanaimo Station
• 32 Downtown^{[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]}
• 41 Joyce–Collingwood Station / Crown / UBC^{[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]}
• 43 Joyce–Collingwood Station / UBC^{[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5]}
• 49 Metrotown Station / Dunbar / UBC^{[lower-alpha 6]}
• 480 Richmond / UBC^{[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 7]}
• N22 Downtown^{[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 8]}

References

External links

• Dunbar Loop map (PDF file)
• Route 49 Service upgrades in June 2016
• Route 49 Service upgrades in September 2016
• Route 43 Service upgrades in September 2017