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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 (later rebranded as RapidBus) which began service in January 2020. In July 2019, TransLink announced that all future B-Line routes would officially be launched under new "RapidBus" branding and that the 95 and 96 B-Lines would also transition to that branding, leaving route 99 as the only remaining B-Line. The first wave of routes using the RapidBus brandingconsisting of the R1 King George Blvd (the former 96 B-Line), the new R3 Lougheed Hwy, the new R4 41st Ave (replacing the 43 express service along 41st Avenue), and the R5 Hastings St (the former 95 B-Line)launched on January 6, 2020. The R2 Marine Dr launched on April 6, 2020, after construction delays, replacing the former 239.

Features

* All-door boarding * Shelters and benches at stops * Tactile pads * Real-time information * Information panels at stops * On-board route diagrams * Transit priority measures on streets to improve travel times * Custom exterior bus livery

RapidBus routes

Phase 1

Future phases

Bus rapid transit lines

TransLink intends to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) lines in the coming decade. There are 9 BRT routes being planned but the line from Metrotown to Park Royal is the only one listed for immediate planning.

Cancelled RapidBus routes

* Fraser Highway

External links

TransLink

References

{{TransLink Services, state_skytrain=collapsed, state_bus=uncollapsed TransLink (British Columbia) Transport in Greater Vancouver 2020 establishments in British Columbia