Coast Mountain Bus Company route C26 'Belcarra / Port Moody Station'
C26 Belcarra/Port Moody Station 
is a community shuttle route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, BC Canada.
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Route Details
C26 was introduced since Sept 2003 to replace part of route 148 (Lougheed Station - Ioco / Anmore / Belcarra), this is a north-south shuttle route running between Port Moody and Belcarra Village through Anmore Village. Half hourly service is available between Port Moody and Anmore and hourly service between Port Moody and Belcarra on weekdays. Hourly service is provided on weekends and holidays. The route also provides seasonal special service running between Coquitlam Station and Buntzen Lake with hourly service from June to September on weekends only.
Trips depart Port Moody Station by Williams Street onto St Johns Street heading eastbound, Ioco Road, Heritage Mountain Boulevard, David Avenue, Forest Park Way, Aspenwood Drive becoming East Road and then northbound along Sunnyside Drive until arriving at the Anmore Grocery. Service continuing on to Belcarra Village routes from Anmore Grocery using the turn-around to access Sunnyside southbound, Bedwell Bay Road and Belcarra Bay Road until arriving at Whiskey Cove Lane.
Morning service to Port Moody Station routes from Heritage Mountain Boulevard detours onto Turner Creek Drive, Ravine Drive and then back onto Heritage Mountain Boulevard towards Port Moody Station. All afternoon trips from 4PM onwards heading northbound route detour along Heritage Mountain Boulevard by Ravine Drive and Turner Creek before continuing along Heritage Mountain Boulevard towards Anmore and Belcarra.
Select northbound and southbound trips do not service Anmore Grocery and instead continue along Sunnyside Drive if heading to Belcarra Village or along East Road if going to Port Moody Station.
During the summer, seasonal service to Buntzen Lake routes from Coquitlam Station by access road onto Johnson Street, Barnet Highway, Ioco Road, Heritage Mountain Boulevard, David, Forest Park, Aspendwood, East, Sunnyside northbound, park access road and then to the north end of the parking lot.
Points of Interest
- Port Moody Station/West Coast Express (Bay 2)
- Inlet Park
- Inlet Theatre
- Port Moody City Hall
- Port Moody Recreation Centre and Library
- Heritage Woods Secondary School
- Anmore Grocery (Select trips only)
- Belcarra Regional Park
- Sasamat Lake
- Coquitlam Station (Special service summer only) (Bay 1)
- Buntzen Lake (Special service summer only)
History
- September 2008 - Select afternoon peak hour trips diverted to run along Ravine Drive and Turner Creek
Vehicles
- The route is served by Community Shuttles
running out of Port Coquitlam Transit Centre.
References
- The Buzzer August 29, 2008 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 23-04-2010
