Guildford Exchange

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Guildford Exchange
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General information
Location Guildford Town Centre
Surrey, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates 49°11′29″N122°48′13″W / 49.191394°N 122.803643°W / 49.191394; -122.803643
Operated by TransLink
Bus routes12
Bus stands5
Bus operators Coast Mountain Bus Company
Connections Translinkbusrapid.svg R1 King George Blvd
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedMay 30, 1975

Guildford Exchange is a major public transit exchange serving Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Opened on May 30, 1975, [1] it is a connection point for routes serving the Whalley, Fleetwood, Guildford and Cloverdale areas of Surrey, as well as Langley Centre. A number of routes using the exchange serve the SkyTrain system via Surrey Central Station.

Contents

Structure and location

The exchange is mainly located on 104 Avenue, in the mid-block between 150 and 152 Street, under the pedestrian overpass at Guildford Town Centre mall. Two more stops are located along 105th Avenue immediately north of the mall by Guildford Recreation Centre. There are designated bus standing and loading areas but no separation from regular traffic. Transfers between eastbound and westbound buses require passengers to travel on the pedestrian overpass, which is only open during the mall operating hours. Passengers with mobility issues and anyone travelling outside of the mall operating hours must cross the street at an intersection, which is approximately 5 minutes on foot.

Transit connections

Bay assignments are as follows: [2]

BayLocationRoutes
1104th Avenue
Eastbound
2104th Avenue
Westbound
  • R1 King George Blvd to Newton Exchange
  • 320 Surrey Central Station
  • 335 Surrey Central Station
  • 337 Surrey Central Station
  • 341 Newton Exchange
  • 501 Surrey Central Station
  • 509 Surrey Central Station
3104th Avenue
Eastbound, slightly west of Bay 2
  • 341 Guildford
  • 373 Guildford
  • All services: unloading
4105th Avenue at Lincoln Drive
Westbound
  • 373 Surrey Central Station

Notes

  1. Approximately every second trip extends to Langley Centre

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References

  1. "Surrey-Delta-White Rock" (PDF). The Buzzer. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. May 23, 1975. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. "Guildford Exchange map" (PDF). TransLink. January 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.