RapidBus Projects
About RapidBus Projects
Faster, more frequent, and reliable bus service is here! RapidBus is a bus service that improves customer experience via more widely spaced stops, all-door boarding, and extensive bus priority measures, such as queue jumps or bus lanes. It operates with high frequency, offering additional amenities at bus stops.
During rush hours, the RapidBus network can move up to 10,000 passengers per hour, equivalent to removing 6,000 average-capacity cars from the roads. RapidBus routes run at least every 10 minutes during peak times and every 15 minutes during off-peak hours. You can rely on them every day from 6 a.m. to midnight.
There are currently six RapidBus routes across the region:
- R1 King George Boulevard, from Newton Exchange to Guildford
- R2 Marine Drive, from Park Royal to Phibbs Exchange
- R3 Lougheed Highway, from Coquitlam Central to Haney Place
- R4 41st Avenue, from Joyce Station to UBC Exchange
- R5 Hastings Street, from Burrard Station to SFU
- R6 Scott Road, from Scott Road Station to Newton Exchange
With RapidBus, you can enjoy enhanced customer amenities such as better-sheltered stops, real-time information, free Wi-Fi, and cushier seats! Where permitted, customers will also have accessibility features such as text-to-audio functionality of the digital bus arrival information and tactile pads.
R2 Extension to Metrotown
As part of TransLink’s commitment to improving bus speed and reliability across the region, work has begun to extend the R2 Marine Drive RapidBus from Phibbs Exchange to Metrotown. This extension will provide a direct express connection between Burnaby and the North Shore, catering to increasing transit needs on this corridor.
For more information about plans for the Metrotown – North Shore corridor, please visit the Bus Rapid Transit Program page.
R6 Scott Road RapidBus
Say hello to faster and more frequent service on the Scott Road corridor!
The R6 Scott Road RapidBus has launched, providing faster and more frequent bus service for Surrey and Delta residents. Customer travel time is now up to 10 minutes faster in each direction between Scott Road Station and Newton Exchange, due to bus speed and reliability improvements.
Delivered jointly by TransLink, the City of Surrey, and the City of Delta, the R6 is TransLink’s largest service expansion since 2020 and will help keep up with the growing demand for transit south of the Fraser River.
For more information, please visit the R6 Scott Road RapidBus project page.
Future RapidBus Plans
As part of our 10-Year Priorities, we will work with local government partners to expand our RapidBus network and implement 11 new RapidBus lines featuring new transit priority measures. Through this expanded service, we will enhance the experience of current riders while increasing ridership in advance of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).