West Vancouver Municipal Transit


West Vancouver Municipal Transit, commonly referred to as Blue Bus, began in 1912 and is the oldest continuously-operated municipal system in North America. The buses are part of the TransLink network but continue to be owned and operated by the District Municipality of West Vancouver under a contract to TransLink.

Routes

Blue Bus operates 12 routes serving the cities of West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver and the Village of Lions Bay.
West Vancouver Municipal Transit operates the following routes as of April 2020:
All buses are designated "Fare Paid Zones", which means passengers are required by law to have a valid fare while on board the bus. Failing to pay the fare or not having a valid fare while on board the bus could result in the passenger being fined $173 and/or removed from the bus. Fare inspections are conducted by Transit Security Officers and members from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service.

Active fleet

All active West Vancouver Municipal Transit buses are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Municipal Transit owned their own buses until August 2019.
Model
Year		PictureManufacturerModelFleetNotes
2007Nova BusLFS701–706
2009Nova BusLFS901–909
2012/2016New Flyer IndustriesXD401201–1217, 1601–1614
2017/2018/2019Chevrolet/ArbocG4500/SOM28G17501–17505, 18501–18509, 19501–19502

Numbering

West Vancouver buses are numbered by the production year and unit number. For example, bus number 1201 would have been produced in 2012, and the first bus received. Exceptions to this are buses built before 1991 and Community Shuttles built before 2013. Since 2017, Community Shuttles follow the standard TransLink numbering system, adding a "5" in between the year and unit number to denote its place in TransLink's Community Shuttle "500" series.

Retired/Transferred fleet