The R5 Hastings St is an express bus service with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Part of TransLink's RapidBus network, it travels along Hastings Street, a major east–west route, and connects Simon Fraser University to the SkyTrain system's Burrard station on the Expo Line in Downtown Vancouver. It replaced the 95 B-Line route on January 6, 2020.[3][4]

R5 Hastings St
R5 Hastings St loading at SFU
Overview
SystemTransLink
OperatorCoast Mountain Bus Company
Began serviceDecember 19, 2016 (as 95 B-Line)
Route
StartBurrard station
EndSFU Exchange
Length17.2 km (10.7 mi)[1]
Stops16
Service
Ridership14,630 (avg. weekday, 2023)[2]
Route map
Map R5 Hastings St highlighted in green
Waterfront
Burrard
Granville Street
Abbott
Main
Commercial
Nanaimo
Renfrew
Kootenay Loop
Gilmore
Willingdon
Hythe
Holdom
Kensington
Duthie
SFU Transportation
Centre
SFU Exchange
Key
R5 Hastings St (bus)
Expo Line
Canada Line
West Coast Express
SeaBus
Note: All bus travel is single-zone

Handicapped/disabled access All stops are accessible
← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

History

edit

Originally known as the 95 B-Line, the route started service on December 19, 2016, shortly after the opening of the Millennium Line's Evergreen Extension earlier that month.[5][6] The new B-Line service replaced route 135, which had operated service between Downtown Vancouver and Simon Fraser University since April 1997. Starting on January 1, 2018, passengers with Compass Cards or proof of payment are allowed to board from any of the three doors on the bus.[7] Passengers who are paying cash must board through the front door. On July 23, 2019, TransLink announced plans to launch a new express bus route to rebrand the B-Line service. The upgrades were completed in early January 2020, with the first service on the new R5 Hastings St beginning January 6.[8][9]

Stops and transfer points

edit

The R5 Hastings St serves the following stops in Vancouver and Burnaby.[10]

Vancouver

edit

Burnaby

edit

Notes

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "GTFS Static Data". www.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 TSPR - Bus/SeaBus Summaries". public.tableau.com. TransLink. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "R5: Hastings St". TransLink. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Plana, Vincent (July 23, 2019). "TransLink announces launch of new RapidBus service". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Winter Service Changes start December 19, 2016". The Buzzer. TransLink. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "TransLink - Transit Network Review – Summary Report - Page 8-9". view.publitas.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "All doors are better than one! All-door boarding comes to the 95 & 96 B-Lines". TransLink. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  8. ^ TransLink announces new ‘RapidBus’ service in Metro Vancouver
  9. ^ R5: Hastings St
  10. ^ "TransLink - Transit Network Review – Burnaby and New Westminster - Page 6-7". view.publitas.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
edit
KML is not from Wikidata