More service on 16 bus routes located south of the Fraser River

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC – TransLink is announcing upcoming transit changes that will address overcrowding around the region, bring back seasonal service to outdoor destinations, and introduce larger buses on two routes.  

Spring Service Changes will take effect on April 21, 2025 and include:

• More service on 35 bus routes to address overcrowding and improve customer convenience.
• More seasonal service on 12 routes, improving access to popular recreational areas like Stanley Park, White Pine Beach, and Buntzen Lake.
• Route 23 will be upgraded to 40-foot buses from community shuttles, increasing capacity by 50 per cent to tackle pass-ups.
• Earlier weekday morning service to the North Shore on Route 240 to better serve workers.
• Double-decker buses on Route 601 during weekends and holidays.

The introduction of conventional 40-foot buses on Route 23 will reduce overcrowding on the route, while improving reliability. Serving Vancouver’s West End, it had the most pass-ups of any bus route in 2024 — on almost 20 per cent of all trips.

Route 240 will start running northbound to Lynn Valley earlier on weekdays at 5:15 a.m. This change will improve transit connections for roughly 3,500 employees at Seaspan’s North Vancouver facility.

Nearly half of the 35 routes receiving service increases are located south of the Fraser River, one of the region’s fastest growing areas for transit ridership. Additionally, four routes in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will receive more service, including new Sunday and holiday service on routes 719 and 722, benefitting q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie First Nation).

Go to translink.ca/servicechanges for complete route details.

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