R3 Lougheed Hwy

The R3 Lougheed Hwy is an express bus service with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Part of TransLink's RapidBus network, it travels along Lougheed Highway and connects Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, and Maple Ridge.

R3 Lougheed Hwy
R3 RapidBus departing Coquitlam Central station
Overview
SystemTranslink
OperatorCoast Mountain Bus Company
Began serviceJanuary 6, 2020[1]
Route
StartCoquitlam Central station
EndHaney Place Exchange
Stops8
Service
Ridership2,440 (avg. weekday; 2021)[2]

History

On November 23, 2016, the Mayors' Council and TransLink's board of directors approved the first phase of the 10-Year Vision, which included provisions for new B-Line routes (including the Lougheed Highway B-Line). On July 23, 2019, the route was officially rebranded the R3 Lougheed Hwy RapidBus.[3] The R3 began service on January 6, 2020.[4]

Route description

R3 Lougheed Hwy
Up arrow
Millennium Line
to VCC–Clark
Westwood
Shaughnessy
Ottawa
Harris
203 Street
Laity
Legend
R3 Lougheed Hwy (bus)
Millennium Line (SkyTrain)
Fare Zone 3

The R3 Lougheed Hwy mainly travels along Lougheed Highway (Highway 7); in Maple Ridge, it also travels along 226th Street.[5]

Stops

See also

References

  1. Flanagan, Colleen (January 8, 2020). "Celebration for RapidBus in Maple Ridge today". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. "2022 TSPR - Bus/SeaBus Summaries". TransLink. The Workbook. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. "RapidBus". TransLink. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. "Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder" (PDF). tenyearvision.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  5. "RapidBus". new.translink.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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