RapidBus (TransLink)


RapidBus is an express bus network with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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 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 new R3 Lougheed Hwy, the new R4 41st Ave, and the R5 Hastings St launched on January 6, 2020. The R2 Marine Dr launched on April 6, 2020, after construction delays, replacing the former 239.

Features

Phase 1

Future phases

Cancelled RapidBus routes