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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.