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Express bus service in Metro Vancouver, Canada
R5 Hastings St
R5 Hastings St loading at SFU
System
TransLink Operator
Coast Mountain Bus Company Began service December 19, 2016 (as 95 B-Line) Start
Burrard station End
SFU Exchange Length 17.3 km (10.7 mi)
[1] Stops 16 Ridership 13,560 (
avg. weekday, 2022)
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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.
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History
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.
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[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.
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Stops and transfer points
The R5 Hastings St serves the following stops in
Vancouver and
Burnaby .
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Vancouver
Burrard station – Western terminus of the line connecting to the
Expo Line and serving multiple bus routes traveling throughout
Metro Vancouver to destinations including
North Vancouver ,
Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal ,
University of British Columbia , and
Richmond .
Granville Street /
Waterfront station – Connects to the
Expo Line ,
Canada Line ,
West Coast Express , and
SeaBus . Serves the satellite campus of
SFU Harbour Centre .
Cambie Street – Serves the
Gastown neighbourhood, including
SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts at Woodwards.
Main Street – Serves the
Downtown Eastside neighbourhood and Vancouver's
Chinatown .
Commercial Drive – Serves the
Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood.
Nanaimo Street – Serves the eastern edge of the
Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood and the western edge of the
Hastings–Sunrise neighbourhood.
Renfrew Street – Serves the
Pacific National Exhibition grounds and the
Hastings–Sunrise neighbourhood.
Kootenay Loop – Transit exchange that serves routes to
East Vancouver ,
Downtown Vancouver ,
Burnaby ,
North Vancouver and the
Tri-Cities .
Burnaby
Notes
See also
References
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"2018 Transit Service Performance Review" . TransLink. 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
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"2022 TSPR – Bus/SeaBus Summaries" . public.tableau.com . TransLink. Retrieved June 23, 2023 .
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"R5: Hastings St" . TransLink. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
^ Plana, Vincent (July 23, 2019).
"TransLink announces launch of new RapidBus service" . Daily Hive . Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
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"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 .
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"TransLink - Transit Network Review – Summary Report - Page 8-9" . view.publitas.com . Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
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"All doors are better than one! All-door boarding comes to the 95 & 96 B-Lines" . TransLink. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018 .
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TransLink announces new ‘RapidBus’ service in Metro Vancouver
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R5: Hastings St
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"TransLink - Transit Network Review – Burnaby and New Westminster - Page 6-7" . view.publitas.com . Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
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