Kootenay Loop

Kootenay Loop is a transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the easternmost major transit exchange in the city of Vancouver, with routes serving Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.

Kootenay Loop
Route 14 trolley bus on layover
General information
LocationKootenay St at E Hastings St
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°16′53″N 123°01′35″W
Operated byTransLink
Bus routes9
Bus stands8
Bus operatorsCoast Mountain Bus Company
Connections R5 Hastings St
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 20, 1950 (1950-08-20)

Structure and location

Kootenay Loop opened on August 20, 1950,[1] and is located on East Hastings Street at its intersection with Kootenay Street. It is less than 100 metres (330 ft) from Vancouver's border with the city of Burnaby. It is near the Pacific National Exhibition grounds and the Second Narrows Bridge to North Vancouver. It is located just northwest of the Burnaby Transit Centre bus depot.

The exchange can handle regular-length diesel buses, articulated buses and electric trolley buses. Part of the exchange is on Hastings Street itself, with the other section (used by the trolley buses) is separated from regular traffic. It is also one of the power stations for the trolleys.

Kootenay Loop used to be a streetcar turnaround as there was no service into Burnaby after 1949. There was a small cafe in the centre until the mid-1950s.

Routes

As of April 2020, the following routes serve Kootenay Loop:[2]

Bay Location Routes Notes
1 Kootenay Street
Northbound		 131 Hastings at Gilmore
2 Bus loop 160 Port Coquitlam Station
3 Bus loop 27 Joyce Station
4 Bus loop 130 Metrotown Station
  • Unloading only
5 Bus loop 14 UBC
  • Evening trips do not operate to or from Kootenay Loop.
6 Hastings Street
Westbound		 28 Phibbs Exchange
130 Phibbs Exchange
  • No late evening service to Phibbs Exchange; trips operate to and from Metrotown station only.
222 Phibbs Exchange
  • Peak hours only
7 Hastings Street
Westbound		 R5 Hastings St to Burrard Station
160 Kootenay Loop
N35 Downtown
  • NightBus service
8 Hastings Street
Eastbound		 R5 Hastings St to SFU
  • RapidBus service
28 Joyce Station
130 Metrotown Station
222 Metrotown Station
  • Peak hours only
N35 SFU
  • NightBus service

See also

References
  1. "More Rubber, Less Rails" (PDF). The Buzzer. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. August 18, 1950. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. Kootenay Loop Map (PDF) (Map). TransLink. April 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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