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. The company operates as a sub-contractor to
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, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority.
Routes
As of April 2020, Blue Bus operates the following 12 routes, serving the cities of
West Vancouver
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is to the northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Ba ...
,
North Vancouver,
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
and the Village of
Lions Bay
Lions Bay ( Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Ch'ích'iyúy Elx̱wíḵn, ) is a small residential community in British Columbia, Canada, located between Vancouver and Squamish on the steep eastern shore of Howe Sound. In the 2021 census the community had a pop ...
:
* 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
* 258 West Vancouver / UBC (Operates during peak hours only when the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
is in regular academic session from September to April)
* 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
.
Active fleet
All active West Vancouver Blue Bus vehicles are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Blue Bus owned their own buses until August 2019.
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
References
External links
Blue Bus websiteTransLink website
{{TransLink Services, state_skytrain=collapsed, state_bus=uncollapsed
Transit agencies in British Columbia
TransLink (British Columbia)
Transport in West Vancouver