West Vancouver Blue Bus

West Vancouver Blue Bus

Parent	West Vancouver
Founded	1912
Headquarters	221 Lloyd Avenue, North Vancouver
Service area	West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Lions Bay
Routes	12
Fleet	62
Website	Blue Bus

West Vancouver Blue Bus, formally West Vancouver Municipal Transit, was founded in 1912 and is one of the oldest continuously operated municipal systems in North America.^[1] The company operates as a sub-contractor to TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority.^[2]

Routes

As of April 2020, Blue Bus operates the following 12 routes, serving the cities of West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver and the Village of Lions Bay:

• 214 Phibbs Exchange / Blueridge (Operates Community Shuttle service during off-peak times)
• 215 Phibbs Exchange / Indian River
• 227 Phibbs Exchange / Lynn Valley Centre
• 250 Vancouver / Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave (250A)
• 251 Park Royal / Queens
• 252 Park Royal / Inglewood
• 253 Vancouver / Park Royal / Caulfeild
• 254 Vancouver / Park Royal / British Properties
• 255 Capilano University / Dundarave
• 256 Park Royal / Whitby Estates Spuraway
• 262 Lions Bay / Caulfeild

All buses are designated "Fare Paid Zones", which means passengers are required by law to have a valid fare while on board the bus. Failing to pay the fare or not having a valid fare while on board the bus could result in the passenger being fined $173 and/or removed from the bus. Fare inspections are conducted by Transit Security Officers and members from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service.

Active fleet

All active West Vancouver Blue Bus vehicles are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Blue Bus owned their own buses until August 2019.

Model Year	Picture	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet	Notes
2007		Nova Bus	LFS	701–706 (6)
2009		Nova Bus	LFS	901–909 (9)	909 struck a fire hydrant at 15th St and Chesterfield Ave on March 27, 2016[3]
2012/2016		New Flyer Industries	XD40	1201–1217, 1601–1614 (31)
2017/2018/2019		Chevrolet/Arboc	G4500/SOM28G	17501–17505, 18501–18509, 19501–19502 (16)

Numbering

West Vancouver buses are numbered by production year and unit number. For example, bus number 1201 would be produced in 2012, and the first unit received from that order. Exceptions to this are buses built before 1991 and Community Shuttles built before 2013. Since 2017, Community Shuttles follow the standard TransLink numbering system, adding a "5" in between the year and unit number to denote its place in TransLink's Community Shuttle "500" series.

Retired/Transferred fleet

Year	Picture	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet (Qty.)	Notes
1961		General Motors	TDH-4517	61 (1)
1991		New Flyer Industries	D60	912–914 (3)
1992		Orion Bus Industries	Orion I	921–929 (9)
1995		New Flyer Industries	D40LF	951–959, 961–968 (17)
1996		New Flyer Industries	D40LF	971 (1)
1998		NovaBus	LFS	981 (1)
1999		New Flyer Industries	D40LF	990–998 (9)
2005		General Motors	GMC C5500 Community Shuttle	S200–S201, S261 (3)
2007		New Flyer Industries	D60LFR	712–714 (3)
2008		Nova Bus	LFS	801–803 (3)

References

External links

• Blue Bus website
• TransLink website

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TransLink services in Metro Vancouver

SkyTrain History – Lines and stations – Rolling stock
Expo Line	Waterfront ■■■■ Burrard ■ Granville Stadium–Chinatown Main Street–Science World Commercial–Broadway ■■ Nanaimo 29th Avenue Joyce–Collingwood ■ Patterson Metrotown Royal Oak Edmonds 22nd Street New Westminster Columbia ■ Scott Road ■ Gateway Surrey Central ■ King George ■ Surrey–Langley extension (future) Green Timbers 152 Street Fleetwood Bakerview–166 Street Hillcrest–184 Street Clayton Willowbrook Langley City Centre Lougheed branch Columbia ■ Sapperton Braid Lougheed Town Centre ■ Production Way–University ■
Millennium Line	VCC–Clark Commercial–Broadway ■■ Renfrew Rupert Gilmore Brentwood Town Centre Holdom Sperling–Burnaby Lake Lake City Way Production Way–University ■ Lougheed Town Centre ■ Burquitlam Moody Centre ■ Inlet Centre Coquitlam Central ■■ Lincoln Lafarge Lake–Douglas Broadway extension (future) Arbutus South Granville Oak–VGH Broadway–City Hall ■ Mount Pleasant Great Northern Way–Emily Carr
Canada Line	Waterfront ■■■■ Vancouver City Centre Yaletown–Roundhouse Olympic Village Broadway–City Hall ■ King Edward Oakridge–41st Avenue ■ Langara–49th Avenue Marine Drive Bridgeport ■ Capstan (future) Aberdeen Lansdowne Richmond–Brighouse Airport branch Bridgeport ■ Templeton Sea Island Centre YVR–Airport

Passenger ferry and commuter rail
SeaBus	Waterfront ■■■■ Lonsdale Quay ■
West Coast Express	Waterfront ■■■■ Moody Centre ■ Coquitlam Central ■■ Port Coquitlam Pitt Meadows Maple Meadows Port Haney Mission City

Bus routes and transit exchanges
B-Line	99 B-Line
RapidBus	R1 King George Blvd R2 Marine Dr R3 Lougheed Hwy R4 41st Ave R5 Hastings St R6 Scott Rd
Exchanges	Blanca Loop Capilano University Exchange Carvolth Exchange Dunbar Loop Guildford Exchange Haney Place Exchange Kootenay Loop Ladner Exchange Langley Centre Lonsdale Quay Marpole Loop Newton Exchange Park Royal Exchange Phibbs Exchange Scottsdale Exchange SFU Exchange South Delta Exchange South Surrey Park and Ride Stanley Park Loop Steveston Exchange UBC Exchange White Rock Centre
General	Coast Mountain Bus Company Trolley buses in Vancouver West Vancouver Municipal Transit
Former	B-Line 97 B-Line 98 B-Line Exchanges Airport Station Matthews Exchange

Miscellaneous
Cycling	BC Parkway Central Valley Greenway
Fares	Compass card U-Pass BC
Other	Metro Vancouver Transit Police Surrey LRT

• Stations ordered inbound → outbound
• ■■■■■■■ indicate connections
• Future stations or routes italicized