Marpole Loop Explained

Marpole Loop
Style:TransLink (BC)
Country:Canada
Coordinates:49.2028°N -123.1342°W
Owned:TransLink
Operator:TransLink
Bus Stands:5
Bus Operators:Coast Mountain Bus Company
Bus Routes:2
Zone:1

Marpole Loop is a public transit exchange in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The exchange is a part of Metro Vancouver's TransLink transit network. It is the southernmost transit exchange located within the city of Vancouver.

History

Marpole Loop originally opened on July 4, 1905[1] [2] as an interurban station on the BCER Lulu Island line.[3] [4] Interurban services continued to operate until February 28, 1958, coinciding with the completion of the "Rails-to-Rubber" transition.[5] [6]

On September 7, 2009, suburban routes that served Marpole Loop from Delta, Richmond, Surrey and White Rock, were rerouted to terminate at Bridgeport station on SkyTrain's Canada Line.[7] On the same date, trolley bus route 17 Oak was rerouted away from Marpole Loop to terminate at Marine Drive station and route 10 Granville was extended from Marpole to the same new terminus.[8]

In mid-2019, TransLink installed a charging station at the loop for its battery-electric bus pilot project.[9] [10] Revenue operation for the charging station began on September 11, 2019.[11] [12]

Location

Located on Southwest Marine Drive at the northern foot of the Arthur Laing Bridge, which connects Vancouver to Richmond and Vancouver International Airport. Part of the exchange is located on Marine Drive itself, and part of it is located in an area separated from regular traffic. Because of this arrangement, the loop covers a large area; TransLink maps sometimes designate the loop as "Hudson" to avoid confusion.[13]

The loop is located next to the Vancouver Transit Centre, which replaced the Oakridge Transit Centre in September 2006. The transit depot houses the city of Vancouver's public transit fleet. Marpole Loop can accommodate trolley buses, regular-length diesel buses and articulated buses.

Routes

See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver. As of October 2020, Marpole Loop was served by the following routes:[14]

BayRouteDestinationNotes
1——Unloading only
210GranvilleTo Marine Drive Station
3——Not in service due to indefinite suspension of route 480[15]
410Downtown
100Marpole Loop
510022nd Street Station

Notes and References

  1. News: The History Southern Railway of British Columbia . . July 9, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235457/https://www.sryraillink.com/about-sry/history/ . March 3, 2016 . mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Kertcher . Sarah . Welcome to your new UBC Exchange! . The Buzzer Blog . TransLink . September 4, 2019 . September 8, 2019 . The original UBC Loop was opened in September 1945, making it the second oldest bus loop in the region (after Marpole Loop, which opened in 1905)..
  3. News: Salute to Richmond . February 21, 1958 . The Buzzer . . November 17, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184218/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1950s/1958/Buzzer_1958_02_21.pdf . March 29, 2018.
  4. News: MAP 910 - Map of Marpole [ca. 1914]]. . July 9, 2017.
  5. News: You're Invited… . February 28, 1958 . The Buzzer . . November 17, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184103/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/rider_guide/Buzzer-Vault/1950s/1958/Buzzer_1958_02_28.pdf . March 29, 2018.
  6. Web site: From Rails to Rubber: A look back at the region’s transition from streetcars to buses . . April 24, 2017 . July 9, 2017.
  7. Web site: Remember: major bus changes are coming on Mon Sept 7! . . September 2, 2009 . July 9, 2017.
  8. Trolleybus Magazine No. 289 (January–February 2010), pp. 12, 15. National Trolleybus Association (UK). .
  9. Web site: Kenneth . Chan . TransLink installs its first electric-battery bus charger outside SkyTrain station . Daily Hive . April 26, 2019 . September 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428083637/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-battery-electric-bus-charger-22nd-street-station-april-2019 . April 28, 2019 . live.
  10. Web site: Tiffany . Crawford . Electric buses for Metro Vancouver pilot arrive . Vancouver Sun . May 23, 2019 . September 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523212305/https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/electric-buses-for-metro-vancouver-pilot-arrive . May 23, 2019 . live.
  11. Web site: Kenneth . Chan . TransLink has launched its first electric-battery bus service . Daily Hive . September 11, 2019 . September 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190913200649/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-electric-battery-bus-route-100 . September 13, 2019 . live.
  12. Web site: Tung . Allen . Charging ahead into transit’s next frontier: battery-electric buses . The Buzzer Blog . TransLink . September 11, 2019 . September 15, 2019.
  13. Web site: Route 480 timetable (Jan 1) . TransLink . November 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132628/http://infomaps.translink.ca/Public_Timetables/139/tt480.pdf . January 2, 2018.
  14. Web site: Marpole Loop . PDF . TransLink . October 2020 . June 5, 2022.
  15. Web site: Richmond resident concerned about continued suspension of UBC bus . Kirsten . Clarke . Richmond News . August 18, 2021 . June 5, 2022.

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