Marpole Loop is a public transit exchange in
Vancouver
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, 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 as an
interurban
The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 ...
station on the
BCER Lulu Island line. Interurban services continued to operate until February 28, 1958, coinciding with the completion of the "
Rails-to-Rubber" transition.
As of 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.
In mid-2019, TransLink installed a charging station at the loop for its
battery-electric bus pilot project. Revenue operation for the charging station began on September 11, 2019.
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.
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 bus
An articulated bus, also referred to as a banana bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, wiggle wagon, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, (either a motor bus or trolleybus) is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is ...
es.
Routes
As of October 2020, Marpole Loop was served by the following routes:
References
External links
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TransLink (British Columbia) bus stations
1905 establishments in British Columbia