UBC Exchange

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UBC Exchange
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Information
Bus routes: 15
Bays: 13

The UBC Exchange (formerly known as the UBC Loop) is a bus exchange located at the University of British Columbia, Point Grey campus[1]. It serves 15 bus routes including the 99 B-Line, the busiest bus route in North America as of 2019[2].

History

The UBC Exchange was first opened in 1945, and was enhanced with the addition of trolley wires in 1988[2]. Further improvements were made in 2003, and this was followed by a major upgrade that concluded in 2019[1][2].

Bus Routes

The UBC Exchange serves 15 bus routes. The information below is current as of January 2023[3].

Bay 1, viewed from Bay 2.
Regular Services
Bay Route Destination
1 33 29th Avenue Station
68 Wesbrook Village
2 84 VCC-Clark Station
3 44 Downtown
4 R4 41st Avenue Joyce Station
5 49 Metrotown Station
480 Bridgeport Station (suspended indefinitely)[4]
6 25 Brentwood Station
7 99 B-Line Commercial-Broadway Station
8 - -
9 9 Boundary
10 14 Hastings
11 4 Powell
N17 NightBus Downtown
12 HandyDART -
13 258 West Vancouver (suspended indefinitely)[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chan, Kenneth. "The new $22-million UBC bus loop is finally complete (PHOTOS)". Daily Hive.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kertcher, Sarah. "Welcome to your new UBC Exchange!". The Buzzer Blog.
  3. "UBC Exchange" (PDF). TransLink. April 2022.
  4. Leung, Valerie (August 22, 2022). "Richmond bus route frequency to change for new school year". Richmond News.
  5. Richter, Brent (September 2, 2021). "Students in West Vancouver to lose express bus service to UBC". North Shore News.