Marpole Loop

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Marpole Loop
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Marpole Loop's main portion with charging station
General information
LocationHudson St at SW Marine Dr
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates 49°12′10″N123°8′3″W / 49.20278°N 123.13417°W / 49.20278; -123.13417
Owned by TransLink
Operated by TransLink
Bus routes2
Bus stands5
Bus operators Coast Mountain Bus Company
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1905;118 years ago (1905-07-04)
Rebuilt1958;65 years ago (1958)

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.

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History

Two 1951 Canadian Car-Brill trolley buses at Marpole Loop in 1981 Vancouver Brill trolleybus 2307 wearing 1977 BC Hydro livery at Marpole Loop in 1981.jpg
Two 1951 Canadian Car–Brill trolley buses at Marpole Loop in 1981

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

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
5100 22nd Street Station

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References

  1. ↑ "The History Southern Railway of British Columbia". Southern Railway of British Columbia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kertcher, Sarah (September 4, 2019). "Welcome to your new UBC Exchange!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Retrieved 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. ↑ "Salute to Richmond" (PDF). The Buzzer. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. February 21, 1958. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "MAP 910 - Map of Marpole [ca. 1914]". City of Vancouver . Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "You're Invited…" (PDF). The Buzzer. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. February 28, 1958. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "From Rails to Rubber: A look back at the region's transition from streetcars to buses". TransLink. April 24, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Remember: major bus changes are coming on Mon Sept 7!". TransLink. September 2, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 289 (January–February 2010), pp. 12, 15. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN   0266-7452.
  9. ↑ Chan, Kenneth (April 26, 2019). "TransLink installs its first electric-battery bus charger outside SkyTrain station". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ Crawford, Tiffany (May 23, 2019). "Electric buses for Metro Vancouver pilot arrive". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ Chan, Kenneth (September 11, 2019). "TransLink has launched its first electric-battery bus service". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ Tung, Allen (September 11, 2019). "Charging ahead into transit's next frontier: battery-electric buses". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Route 480 timetable (Jan 1)" (PDF). TransLink. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Marpole Loop" (PDF). TransLink. October 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ Clarke, Kirsten (August 18, 2021). "Richmond resident concerned about continued suspension of UBC bus". Richmond News. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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