West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Lions Bay
Routes
12
Fleet
62
Website
Blue Bus
A side view of a West Vancouver Blue Bus New Flyer Industries D40LF
West Vancouver Blue Bus, formally West Vancouver Municipal Transit, was founded in 1912 and is one of the oldest continuously operated municipal systems in North America.[1] The company operates as a sub-contractor to TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority.[2]
Routes
As of April 2020, Blue Bus operates the following 12 routes, serving the cities of West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver and the Village of Lions Bay:
214 Phibbs Exchange / Blueridge (Operates Community Shuttle service during off-peak times)
215 Phibbs Exchange / Indian River
227 Phibbs Exchange / Lynn Valley Centre
250 Vancouver / Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave (250A)
251 Park Royal / Queens
252 Park Royal / Inglewood
253 Vancouver / Park Royal / Caulfeild
254 Vancouver / Park Royal / British Properties
255 Capilano University / Dundarave
256 Park Royal / Whitby Estates Spuraway
262 Lions Bay / Caulfeild
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 Blue Bus vehicles are owned by TransLink. West Vancouver Blue Bus owned their own buses until August 2019.
Model
Year
Picture
Manufacturer
Model
Fleet
Notes
2007
Nova Bus
LFS
701–706 (6)
2009
Nova Bus
LFS
901–909 (9)
909 struck a fire hydrant at 15th St and Chesterfield Ave on March 27, 2016[3]
2012/2016
New Flyer Industries
XD40
1201–1217, 1601–1614 (31)
2017/2018/2019
Chevrolet/Arboc
G4500/SOM28G
17501–17505, 18501–18509, 19501–19502 (16)
Numbering
West Vancouver buses are numbered by production year and unit number. For example, bus number 1201 would be produced in 2012, and the first unit received from that order. 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
Year
Picture
Manufacturer
Model
Fleet (Qty.)
Notes
1961
General Motors
TDH-4517
61 (1)
1991
New Flyer Industries
D60
912–914 (3)
1992
Orion Bus Industries
Orion I
921–929 (9)
1995
New Flyer Industries
D40LF
951–959, 961–968 (17)
1996
New Flyer Industries
D40LF
971 (1)
1998
NovaBus
LFS
981 (1)
1999
New Flyer Industries
D40LF
990–998 (9)
2005
General Motors
GMC C5500 Community Shuttle
S200–S201, S261 (3)
2007
New Flyer Industries
D60LFR
712–714 (3)
2008
Nova Bus
LFS
801–803 (3)
References
^"West Vancouver Municipal Transit – CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
^"Blue Bus | District of West Vancouver". www.westvancouver.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
^Richter, Brent. "Mercedes and bus collision ends in waterworks". North Shore News. Retrieved 2017-11-25.