West Vancouver Municipal Transit

West Vancouver Municipal Transit, commonly referred to as Blue Bus, began in 1912 and is the oldest continuously-operated municipal system in North America.[1] The buses are part of the TransLink network but continue to be owned and operated by the District Municipality of West Vancouver under a contract to TransLink.

West Vancouver Municipal Transit "Blue Bus"
Founded1912
Headquarters221 Lloyd Avenue,
North Vancouver
Service areaWest Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Lions Bay
Routes12
Fleet62
WebsiteBlue Bus
A side view of a West Vancouver Municipal Transit New Flyer Industries D40LF

Routes
See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

Blue Bus operates 12 routes serving the cities of West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver and the Village of Lions Bay.

West Vancouver Municipal Transit operates the following routes as of April 2020:

  • 214 Phibbs Exchange / Blueridge (Operates Community Shuttle service during off-peak times)
  • 215 Phibbs Exchange / Indian River
  • 227 Phibbs Exchange / Lynn Valley Centre
  • 250 Vancouver / Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave (250A)
  • 251 Park Royal / Queens
  • 252 Park Royal / Inglewood
  • 253 Vancouver / Park Royal / Caulfeild
  • 254 Vancouver / Park Royal / British Properties
  • 255 Capilano University / Dundarave
  • 256 Park Royal / Whitby Estates / Spuraway
  • 258 West Vancouver / UBC (Operates during peak hours only when the University of British Columbia is in regular academic session from September to April)
  • 262 Lions Bay / Caulfeild

All buses are designated "Fare Paid Zones", which means passengers are required by law to have a valid fare while on board the bus. Failing to pay the fare or not having a valid fare while on board the bus could result in the passenger being fined $173 and/or removed from the bus. Fare inspections are conducted by Transit Security Officers and members from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service.

Active fleet

All active West Vancouver Municipal Transit buses are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Municipal Transit owned their own buses until August 2019.

Model

Year

 Picture Manufacturer Model Fleet Notes
2007 Nova Bus LFS 701–706 (6)
2009 Nova Bus LFS 901–909 (9)
  • 909 struck a fire hydrant at 15th St and Chesterfield Ave on March 27, 2016[2]
2012/2016 New Flyer Industries XD40 1201–1217, 1601–1614 (31)
2017/2018/2019 Chevrolet/Arboc G4500/SOM28G 17501–17505, 18501–18509, 19501–19502 (16)

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Numbering

West Vancouver buses are numbered by the production year and unit number. For example, bus number 1201 would have been produced in 2012, and the first bus received. Exceptions to this are buses built before 1991 and Community Shuttles built before 2013. Since 2017, Community Shuttles follow the standard TransLink numbering system, adding a "5" in between the year and unit number to denote its place in TransLink's Community Shuttle "500" series.

Retired/Transferred fleet
Year Picture Manufacturer Model Fleet (Qty.) Notes
1961 General Motors TDH-4517 61 (1)
1991 New Flyer Industries D60 912–914 (3)
1992 Orion Bus Industries Orion I 921–929 (9)
1995 New Flyer Industries D40LF 951–959, 961–968 (17)
1996 New Flyer Industries D40LF 971 (1)
1998 NovaBus LFS 981 (1)
1999 New Flyer Industries D40LF 990–998 (9)
2005 General Motors GMC C5500 Community Shuttle S200–S201, S261 (3)
2007 New Flyer Industries D60LFR 712–714 (3)
2008 Nova Bus LFS 801–803 (3)

References
  1. "West Vancouver Municipal Transit – CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. Richter, Brent. "Mercedes and bus collision ends in waterworks". North Shore News. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/West_Vancouver_Municipal_Transit
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