RapidBus (TransLink)

RapidBus
RapidBus
Overview
System	TransLink
Operator	Coast Mountain Bus Company
Began service	January 6, 2020
Routes	5
Stops	63

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

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

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 43)	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
R6 Scott Road	2023	Scott Road station	Newton Exchange	Scott Road Scottsdale Exchange Newton Exchange
R7 Richmond–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
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

Bus rapid transit lines

TransLink intends to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) lines in the coming decade.^[5] There are 9 BRT routes being planned but the line from Metrotown to Park Royal is the only one listed for immediate planning.^[6]

Cancelled RapidBus routes

Fraser Highway^[7]

External links

TransLink

References

^ ^a ^b "RapidBus is Coming!". youtube.com. TransLink. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; September 14, 2020 suggested (help)
^ "Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder" (PDF). tenyearvision.translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^ "RapidBus Program". translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "R2: Marine Dr". translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
^ Chan, Kenneth (April 20, 2022). "TransLink to double bus service, including 9 new Bus Rapid Transit lines | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
^ "'There are trade-offs': Expect Metrotown–Park Royal bus rapid transit in next 3–5 years, says TransLink CEO". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
^ "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.

[launchdate-1] "RapidBus is Coming!". youtube.com. TransLink. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; September 14, 2020 suggested (help)

[2] "Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder" (PDF). tenyearvision.translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

[3] "RapidBus Program". translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[r2launch-4] "R2: Marine Dr". translink.ca. TransLink. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[5] Chan, Kenneth (April 20, 2022). "TransLink to double bus service, including 9 new Bus Rapid Transit lines | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[6] "'There are trade-offs': Expect Metrotown–Park Royal bus rapid transit in next 3–5 years, says TransLink CEO". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

[mayorscouncil-7] "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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