West Vancouver Blue Bus
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West Vancouver Blue Bus Transit system began in 1912, and is the oldest continuously operated, municipal system in North America. These 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.
West Vancouver Municipal Transit operates the following routes:
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 removed from the bus and/or fined $173. Fare inspections are conducted by Transit Security Officers and members from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service.
All buses (except the Heritage Bus) are wheelchair accessible.
Routes
WVMT operates 10 routes using the distinctive blue buses (not to be mistaken with B Line buses).West Vancouver Municipal Transit operates the following routes:
- 250 Vancouver/Horseshoe Bay/Dundarave(250A)
- 251 Vancouver/Park Royal/Queens
- 252 Vancouver/Park Royal/Inglewood
- 253 Vancouver/Park Royal/Caulfeild
- 254 Vancouver/Park Royal/British Properties
- 255 Capilano University/Lynn Valley Centre/Dundarave
- 256 Park Royal/Whitby Estates/Spuraway
- 257 Vancouver Express/Horseshoe Bay Express
- 258 West Vancouver/UBC (Operates during peak hours only when the University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
is in winter session from September to April) - 259 Horseshoe Bay/Lions Bay
- C12 Lions Bay/Caulfeild
- See also: List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver.
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 removed from the bus and/or fined $173. Fare inspections are conducted by Transit Security Officers and members from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service.
Fleet
- General MotorsGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
TDH-4517 (#61 - preserved "Heritage Bus") - New Flyer IndustriesNew Flyer IndustriesNew Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...
D40LF (26 buses - #951-959, 961-968, 990-998) - New Flyer IndustriesNew Flyer IndustriesNew Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...
D60 (3 buses - #912-914) - NovaBus LFS (17 buses - #981, #701-704, #801-803, #901-909)
- Orion Bus IndustriesOrion Bus IndustriesOrion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975...
Orion I (9 buses - #921-929 - All Retired and scrapped) - General MotorsGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
GMC C5500 Community Shuttles (3 buses - #S200-S201, S261)
All buses (except the Heritage Bus) are wheelchair accessible.