Coast Mountain Bus Company route 6 'Davie / Downtown'
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Service Area | Vancouver | |
Termini | Davie Street at Denman Street Cambie Street at Dunsmuir Street | |
Operations | Vancouver Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | NFI E40LFR Nova Bus LFS * Nova Bus LFS HEV * | |
Branches | 6 Davie 6 Downtown | |
* In the event of a route diversion or bus shortage |
6 Davie/Downtown is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west circular route combined with the 5 Robson/Downtown, connecting Downtown Vancouver, Yaletown, and the West End running primarily on Davie Street. This route is the southern half of the circular service. Service runs daily every 10 minutes, increasing to every 5–6 minutes during peak hours. It is a Frequent Transit Network (FTN) route with service 15 minutes or better for 15 hours or more, seven days a week. It is one of over a dozen routes that form as part of Vancouver's trolleybus network.
Eastbound trips depart from Davie Street & Denman Street coming off a 5 Robson heading east on Davie Street, east on Pacific Boulevard, and north on Cambie Street to Cambie Street & Dunsmuir Street.
Westbound trips depart from Cambie Street & Dunsmuir Street heading south on Cambie Street, west on Pacific Boulevard, and west on Davie Street to Davie Street & Denman Street where it continues as a 5 Downtown.
Some early morning westbound trips start at Davie Street & Howe Street, coming off a 10 To Davie.
Points of Interest
- Stadium–Chinatown Station
- Yaletown–Roundhouse Station (Bay 1 – Davie) (Bay 2 – Downtown)
- Library Square
- St. Paul's Hospital
- Davie Village
- English Bay Beach
History
Main article: Trolleybuses in Vancouver
For many decades, the 6 route was not combined with the 5 to form a circular service in the West End area. Up until the 1990s, it was part of the 8 and ran as the 6 Fraser/8 Davie.
The service was introduced on October 16, 1948, to replace the former streetcar service. However, a temporary bus service ran through the West End during a transitional period from streetcar to trolleybus. The streetcar service replaced was portions of the 2 Davie–Main Street/3 Main Street South. The Davie trolleybus route merged with the Fraser route, which was before part of the Cambie route.
In October 1952 as part of an assignment of route numbers to bus services, the route was assigned and named 6 Fraser/8 Davie.
From 2003–2016, there was a NightBus component to the 6 that ran as the N6 West End/Downtown NightBus.
Route History
Below is the history of the current iteration of the 6 route. For more details on the history of the 6 before September 1997 and the former Fraser Street portion of the route, see the 8 Fraser/Downtown.
- April 1997 - Service proposed to help improve the reliability of West End bus services and to provide a direct connection between the West End and the entertainment district near the stadiums and main library[1]
- September 1997 - Service introduced after the West End portion of the 8 Fraser/Davie was split off. Downtown terminus was at Waterfront Station[2]
- October 2001 - Owl service discontinued due to funding shortfall[3][4]
- April 2006 - Re-routed in Downtown via Seymour, Cordova, Richards instead of Granville due to Canada Line construction.[5]
- April 2007 - Accessible service introduced, along with the 5 Robson/Downtown using New Flyer Industries E40LFRs, making the two the first accessible trolley routes in the system[6][7]
- September 2010 - Re-routed in downtown via Granville, Cordova, Richards, Pender, Granville following completion of trolley wire re-installation on Granville Street[8]
- December 2016 - Re-routed in downtown via Davie, Pacific Boulevard, and Cambie Street with terminus revised from Waterfront Station to Cambie & Dunsmuir; extended to connect with Yaletown–Roundhouse Station to replace portions of the C23 Main Street Station/Davie.[9] Service on Granville Street discontinued
- January 2022 - COVID-19 service adjustment: AM peak hour service reduced from every 5–10 minutes to every 6–12 minutes and weekday late-morning service reduced from every 6–10 minutes to every 10 minutes. PM peak hour service reduced from every 5–8 minutes to every 6–8 minutes
- April 2023 - Late afternoon and early evening weekday service increased from every 6–12 minutes to every 5–10 minutes
References
- ↑ The Buzzer February 21, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 04-01-2022
- ↑ The Buzzer August 8, 1997 Issue translink.ca, retrieved 16-05-2020
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, retrieved 16-05-2020
- ↑ Service Cuts for October 15, 2001 listed by Route Number translink.ca, archived on Web Archive, retrieved 26-02-2021
- ↑ Transit service changes, effective Apr 24. April 14, 2006. TransLink. Retrieved September 3, 2010
- ↑ Metro-Vancouver buses break through barrier to achieve full accessibility, translink.bc.ca, retrieved 18-09-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer April 13, 2007 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 05-12-2009
- ↑ Buses are back on Granville Street!. August 27, 2010. TransLink. Retrieved September 3, 2010
- ↑ The Buzzer December 16, 2016 Issue, retrieved 19-01-2017