Dunbar Loop Explained

Dunbar Loop
Style:TransLink (BC)
Address:Dunbar St at W 41st Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia
Country:Canada
Coordinates:49.2345°N -123.1858°W
Bus Stands:7
Routes:8
Operator:TransLink
Bus Operators:Coast Mountain Bus Company
Connections: R4 41st Ave
Zone:1
Opened:May 22, 1950

Dunbar Loop is a major transit exchange located in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on May 22, 1950,[1] [2] and is the westernmost exchange in the City of Vancouver.

Dunbar Loop can accommodate both diesel and trolley buses of various lengths, including articulated buses. It is part of the TransLink system and also acts as a power station for trolleys.

Structure and location

Dunbar Loop is located at the intersection of Dunbar Street and West 41st Avenue in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver. The majority of the services at this exchange load and unload at Dunbar Street or 41st Avenue, while 2 services (2 and N22) load and unload inside the loop.

Because of its proximity to the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University Endowment Lands, it is heavily used by students. All routes going westbound from Dunbar Loop terminate at UBC during regular weekday hours.

Routes

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver.

BayLocationRoutesNotes
1Dunbar Street
Southbound
49 Metrotown Station
Unloading only: 7, 32
2Dunbar Loop2 Downtown
N22 Downtown
  • NightBus service
341st Avenue
Eastbound
41 Joyce Station
480 Bridgeport Station
  • Peak hours only
  • Express route
  • Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
441st Avenue
Westbound
49 UBC
  • Late night trips terminate at Dunbar Loop
541st Avenue
Westbound
R4 41st Ave to UBC
41 Crown
480 UBC
  • Peak hours only
  • Express route
  • Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
6Dunbar Street
Northbound
7 Nanaimo Station
32 Downtown
  • AM peak hours only
  • Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
741st Avenue
Eastbound
R4 41st Ave to Joyce Station
  • RapidBus service

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Coming Up: More Service!. May 19, 1950 . The Buzzer . . January 27, 2017.
  2. News: Improvements Coming Up. July 17, 1952 . The Buzzer . . January 28, 2017.