The R3 Lougheed Hwy is an
express bus service
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
History of buses Origins
While there are indications o ...
with
bus rapid transit elements in
Metro Vancouver
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and Corporation, corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as o ...
, British Columbia, Canada. Part of
TransLink's
RapidBus network, it travels along
Lougheed Highway Lougheed is an Irish variant of a surname of Scottish origins, meaning ''head of the lake''. Lougheed or Loughead may refer to:
Places
* Lougheed, Alberta, a Canadian village
* Lougheed Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Lougheed Highway, part of British ...
and connects
Coquitlam
Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with an estimated population of 174,248 in 2024, and one of th ...
,
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders ...
,
Pitt Meadows
Pitt Meadows is a city within Metro Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Incorporated in 1914, it currently has a land area of with an estimate population of 19,498 as of 2024. The city received its name from the Pitt River and ...
, and
Maple Ridge.
History
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 Lougheed Highway B-Line). On July 23, 2019, the route was officially rebranded the R3 Lougheed Hwy RapidBus. The R3 began service on January 6, 2020.
Route description
The R3 Lougheed Hwy mainly travels along
Lougheed Highway Lougheed is an Irish variant of a surname of Scottish origins, meaning ''head of the lake''. Lougheed or Loughead may refer to:
Places
* Lougheed, Alberta, a Canadian village
* Lougheed Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Lougheed Highway, part of British ...
(Highway 7); in Maple Ridge, it also travels along 226th Street.
Stops
*
Coquitlam Central Station
Coquitlam Central station is an Intermodal passenger transport, intermodal rapid transit station in Metro Vancouver served by both the Millennium Line—part of the SkyTrain (Vancouver), SkyTrain system—and the region's West Coast Express commut ...
– Western terminus; connections to
Millennium Line
The Millennium Line is the second line of the SkyTrain rapid transit system in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. The line is owned and operated by BC Rapid Transit Company, a subsidiary of TransLink, and links the cities ...
and the
West Coast Express
The West Coast Express is a Commuter rail in North America, commuter railway serving the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by the region's transit authority, TransLink (British Columbia), TransLink. ...
* Westwood Street
* Shaughnessy Street
* Ottawa Street
* Harris Road
* 203 Street
* Laity Street
*
Haney Place Exchange
Haney Place Exchange is a transit exchange in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Opened on August 27, 2008, it is the easternmost major transit exchange in the Metro Vancouver area. Part of the TransLink system, it is home to routes serving M ...
– Eastern terminus
See also
*
List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver
The following list of current bus routes in Metro Vancouver is sorted by region and route number.
Routes with trolleybuses, articulated buses or suburban highway buses are noted as such. All route destination names are based on the official ...
References
External links
TransLink
{{TransLink Services, state_skytrain=collapsed, state_bus=uncollapsed
RapidBus (TransLink)
2020 establishments in British Columbia
Transport in Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam
Pitt Meadows
Maple Ridge, British Columbia