Dunbar Loop
Dunbar Loop | |
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| General information | |
| 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 |
| 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[a][b]
- 41 Joyce–Collingwood Station / Crown / UBC[c][d]
- 43 Joyce–Collingwood Station / UBC[c][e]
- 49 Metrotown Station / Dunbar / UBC[f]
- 480 Richmond / UBC[c][e][g]
- N22 Downtown[c][h]
Notes
- ^ Peak hours only, Mondays to Friday
- ^ Express while on 4th Ave.
- ^ a b c d Does not layover at the loop
- ^ Reduced frequency to UBC evenings and weekends (roughly 1/2 of all trips on weekends/holidays terminate at Crown Street instead)
- ^ a b Express route
- ^ Late night trips terminate at Dunbar Loop
- ^ Weekdays only
- ^ NightBus service to Downtown via Dunbar, 4th Ave, MacDonald and Cornwall
References
- ^ "Coming Up: More Service!" (PDF). The Buzzer. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. May 19, 1950. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Improvements Coming Up" (PDF). The Buzzer. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. July 17, 1952. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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
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