AS part of TransLink’s upcoming spring service changes, seasonal service will be reintroduced on 13 bus routes and one of Metro Vancouver’s busiest routes will be upgraded to provide larger buses.

Starting April 15, most Route 25 (UBC / Brentwood Station) trips will run with 60-foot articulated buses, providing up to 30 per cent more customer capacity. Route 25 serves Vancouver and Burnaby, between UBC and Brentwood Town Centre Station, and connects to the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines.

Highlights from spring service changes:

• Reintroduced seasonal service to outdoor destinations like Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain, White Pine Beach, and more connections to BC Ferries.
• Extra capacity and service between English Bay and SkyTrain stations on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
• More pick-up and drop-off options on four routes serving the North Shore.

Service will be reallocated on 17 bus routes to address overcrowding. As a result, other routes will have service increases at busier times of the day, and reductions during periods of lower demand. Over half of the routes receiving service increases through reallocations are located south of the Fraser River — one of the region’s fastest growing areas for transit ridership.

Due to funding limitations, TransLink says it cannot add service to the overall transit system, despite growing demand on multiple routes in the region. It is reallocating service where possible to provide some relief to overcrowding. The 10-Year Access for Everyone Plan is essential to combat this overcrowding, but the plan remains unfunded, adds TransLink.

Transit service changes occur every January, April, June, and September; they are based on seasonal patterns and customer demand. Visit translink.ca/servicechanges for more information on specific routes.

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