The 97 B-Line was an

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line in

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, British Columbia, Canada. It connected

Coquitlam Central station Coquitlam Central station is an Intermodal passenger transport, intermodal rapid transit station in Metro Vancouver served by both the Millennium Line—part of the SkyTrain (Vancouver), SkyTrain system—and the region's West Coast Express commut ...

on the

West Coast Express The West Coast Express is a commuter railway serving the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, it provides a link between Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District and is the only commuter railway in ...

system to

Lougheed Town Centre station Lougheed Town Centre (sometimes abbreviated as Lougheed) is an elevated station on the Expo and Millennium Lines of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located at Lougheed Highway and Austin Road in Burnaby, British C ...

on the SkyTrain system. It was operated by

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and funded by

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. Going west, the route went along Clarke Rd., St. John's St., Ioco Rd, Guildford Way and Pinetree Way, and served

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Port Moody Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south a ...

, and

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. The 97 B-Line was discontinued on December 18, 2016, as part of the December 2016 TransLink seasonal bus service changes, many resulting from the opening of the

Evergreen Extension The Evergreen Extension (previously known as the Evergreen Line) is a extension of the Millennium Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The extension runs from Lougheed Town Centre in Burnaby to Lafarge Lake–Douglas in Co ...

of the

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. The line carried 10,750 passengers on weekdays in 2011. Unlike the other B-Line services, this route mainly used conventional 40-foot buses with no special paint scheme. It took 45 minutes to complete during rush hour, and about 30 minutes off-peak.

97 B-Line stops and transfer points

Burquitlam stops

– connected to the SkyTrain system and also served the

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shopping mall and the standing stones. * Lougheed Mall / Austin – an alternate stop for the Lougheed Town Centre mall. * Cameron – served the Sullivan Heights neighbourhood in Burnaby. * Foster – alternate stop for Sullivan Heights. * 500 Block / Smith – served the Plaza Burquitlam shopping area. * Como Lake – alternate stop for the Plaza Burquitlam.

Port Moody stops

* Glenayre – served the Glenayre and Seaview neighbourhoods of Port Moody, with connections to a local community shuttle. * Barnet Highway / Albert – served the East Hill neighbourhood. * Queens – served the northwestern part of the Harbour Chines neighbourhood and the Port Moody Station Museum. * Williams – served the now-closed

Port Moody station Port Moody station was a stop on the West Coast Express commuter rail line connecting Vancouver to Mission, British Columbia, Canada. The station was located on the south side of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tracks in Port Moody, at the no ...

of the

and northern Harbour Chines. * Moray – served the industrial areas in southeast Port Moody. * Newport – served the Port Moody City Hall, the local theatre and library,

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, and the Heritage Mountain Shoppers Village strip-mall. * Ungless – served

Eagle Ridge Hospital Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) is a medical facility located in Port Moody, British Columbia, on the Port Moody/Coquitlam border. ERH is one of 12 hospitals under the jurisdiction of Fraser Health, which services more than 1.3 million people. Eagle R ...

Coquitlam stops

* Falcon – served the Eagle Ridge neighbourhood around the Coquitlam/Port Moody border. * Lansdowne – served the Eagle Ridge and Highland Park neighbourhoods. * Johnson – served the Canyon Springs neighbourhood. * Pinetree / Guildford – served the

Coquitlam City Hall Coquitlam City Hall is the home of Coquitlam City Council in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Pinetree Way and Guildford Way in the Town Centre neighbourhood. City Hall is part of a two-building complex bu ...

area and

Douglas College Douglas College is the largest public degree-granting college institution in British Columbia, Canada. Close to 17,000 credit students, 8,500 continuing education students and 4,210 international students are enrolled here. Douglas College o ...

's David Lam campus. * Lincoln / Anson – first stop for the

Coquitlam Centre Coquitlam Centre is a shopping mall in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, built in 1979 and expanded in 2001. It is located at the southern edge of the Coquitlam Town Centre area, near Coquitlam Central station and several other smaller shoppi ...

shopping mall; also served

Henderson Place Mall Henderson Place Mall is a Chinese themed mall in the Coquitlam Town Centre, Town Centre area of Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is located on Pinetree Way across from Coquitlam Centre and Lincoln Station (TransLink), Lincoln Station of the Mille ...

and the Westwood neighbourhood. *

– connected to the West Coast Express's Coquitlam Station and the Coquitlam Centre mall; also served Westwood Mall and Pinetree Village.

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External links

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Timetable

Route Diagram
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