The R4 41st Ave (designated the 91 B-Line during planning stages) is an express bus route with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Part of TransLink's RapidBus network, it replaced the 43 Express that travelled along 41st Avenue, a major east–west route that connects the University of British Columbia (UBC) to the SkyTrain system's Oakridge–41st Avenue station on the Canada Line and Joyce–Collingwood station on the Expo Line.

R4 41st Ave
R4 bus en route to Joyce Station
Overview
SystemTransLink
OperatorCoast Mountain Bus Company
Began serviceJanuary 6, 2020[1]
Route
StartUBC Exchange
EndJoyce–Collingwood station
Length19.1 km (11.9 mi)[2][a]
Stops17
Service
Ridership27,860 (avg. weekday; 2023)[3]
Route map
Map R4 41st Ave highlighted in green
UBC Exchange
Agronomy
W 16th
Dunbar Loop
Carnarvon
East Boulevard
Granville
Oak
Oakridge–41st Avenue
Oakridge–41st Avenue
Main
Fraser
Knight
Victoria
Clarendon
Rupert
Kingsway
Joyce–Collingwood
Key
Bus
SkyTrain
R4 RapidBus
Expo Line
Entire route is
in Fare Zone 1
Canada Line

Handicapped/disabled access All stops are accessible
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  1. ^ Based on the 43 Express route

History

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Originally outlined in the 2005 Vancouver/UBC Transit Plan as the 91 B-Line,[4] the route was planned to be operational in December 2009, replacing the 43 Express peak-only service between Joyce–Collingwood station and UBC. However, shortfalls in the 2010 TransLink budget resulted in a delay in the implementation of this route, the 95 B-Line (replacing 135 Express service on Hastings Street), and other service expansions. Nevertheless, the 43 Express was included as a main transit connection in a plan released following the opening of the Canada Line, indicating the importance of the route within the TransLink network.[5]

On November 23, 2016, the Mayors' Council and TransLink's board of directors approved the first phase of the 10-Year Vision, which included provisions for new B-Line routes (including the 41st Avenue B-Line) which began service on January 6, 2020.[1][6] On July 23, 2019, the route was officially rebranded the R4 41st Ave.[7]

Route description

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The R4 travels mainly on 41st Avenue in Vancouver, and also along Joyce Street, Southwest Marine Drive, West 16th Avenue, and Wesbrook Mall.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "RapidBus is Coming!". youtube.com. TransLink. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "GTFS Static Data". www.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 TSPR - Bus/SeaBus Summaries". public.tableau.com. TransLink. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2005 Area Transit Plan". TransLink. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Transit Connections". TransLink. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder" (PDF). tenyearvision.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "RapidBus Program". translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "R4: 41st Ave". Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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