Coast Mountain Bus Company route 351 'Crescent Beach / Bridgeport Station'
351 Crescent Beach/Bridgeport Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Route Details
This is a north south express bus route providing service between Richmond City Centre and South Surrey via White Rock and Ocean Park. The route is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route between White Rock Centre and Bridgeport Station with service provided a minimum of 15 minutes apart, seven days a week for 15 hours or more.
The route departs Bridgeport Station by Great Canadian Way onto Sea Island Way and then southbound along Highway 99. It continues south with a stop at Matthews Exchange before continuing on to the King George Highway by off-ramp followed by 152nd Street southbound, Thrift Avenue, Oxford Street northbound to take North Bluff Road (16th Avenue), 128th Street, Crescent Road, Beecher Street and then Sullivan Street to its terminus on Sullivan at Kidd.
Trips heading northbound to Bridgeport Station depart Sullivan at Kidd to take Sullivan onto McBride Avenue, Beecher Street and then Crescent Road. Trips arrive at Bridgeport Station by taking Highway 99 northbound to exit onto Bridgeport Road followed by Great Canadian Way.
Select southbound trips terminate on Thrift Avenue at Johnston. Select northbound trips to Bridgeport Station begin from Thrift Avenue at Johnston routing by Thrift, Oxford, North Bluff, 152nd Street and then its regular route.
Short turn service to White Rock Centre revised to operate by regular route to 152nd Street at 16th Avenue and continue by 16th Avenue, Oxford followed by Vine Avenue to terminus. Return service to Bridgeport Station to route from Vine at Oxford onto Oxford, Thrift, Johnston and then regular route[1].
Route Stops
To Bridgeport Station
Pick-up and drop-off service:
- All local stops until South Surrey Park & Ride (Matthews Exchange after AM Peak)
- Massey Exchange
To White Rock
Pick-up and drop-off service:
- All local stops from Bridgeport to its south terminus
- Massey Exchange
- Matthews Exchange
Points of Interest
- River Rock Casino Resort
- Bridgeport Station Canada Line (Bay 8)
- Massey Exchange
- Delta School Board Resource Centre
- Matthews Exchange
- South Surrey Park & Ride (Bay 1 - Crescent Beach) (Bay 3 - Bridgeport Station)
- Riverside Golf Course
- Surrey Public Library Semiahmoo Branch
- Semiahmoo Shopping Centre
- White Rock Centre (Bay 3 - Crescent Beach) (Bay 5 - Bridgeport Station)
- Centennial Park
- Surrey Public Library Ocean Park Branch
- Crescent Park
History
- August 2000 - Service moved from Vancouver Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre[2]
- August 2001 - New Orion V
express bus coaches introduced[3]
- June 2006 - New South Surrey Park & Ride opens for service[4]
- September 2009 - Route shortened to terminate at Bridgeport Station; Downtown Vancouver portion of route eliminated with introduction of Canada Line and introduction of Frequent Transit Network service
Vehicles
- The route runs out of Richmond Transit Centre. Buses normally servicing the route include Orion V and rarely, New Flyer Industries D40LF models.
References
- ↑ December 13, 2010 Transit service changes, translink.ca, retrieved 30-11-2010
- ↑ The Buzzer August 18, 2000 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009
- ↑ New Express Buses Offer A Smoother Ride For Long Distance Travel on Highway 99, translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009
- ↑ New South Surrey Park and Ride Reopens June 26, translink.ca, retrieved 30-12-2009
