98 B-Line

98 B-Line
A bus taking a rest on Anderson Road after a run as a 98 B-Line. The B-Line buses have a special paint scheme; the 98s are in this blue/yellow scheme. In the past, its older counterpart, the 99, sported a blue/red scheme.
Overview
System	B-Line
Operator	Coast Mountain Bus Company
Vehicle	New Flyer Industries D60LF
Began service	September 4, 2000
Ended service	September 7, 2009
Route
Start	Burrard Station
End	Brighouse (Steveston & Shell, evenings and morning only)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Stops	22
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The 98 B-Line was a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It connected Richmond, British Columbia to Downtown Vancouver, with a connection to Vancouver International Airport. It travelled mainly along Granville Street in Vancouver and dedicated bus lane on No. 3 Road in Richmond. It was operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and was funded by TransLink. The route was 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long. The line carried over 18,000 passengers daily ([1], PDF file). It was discontinued on September 7, 2009, two and a half weeks after the opening of the Canada Line, which replaced it.

The 98 featured GPS technology, automated stop announcements, specialized bus stop displays that showed the amount of time until the next bus arrives, and special traffic light signals that sustained green lights long enough for buses to pass through.

The 98 B-Line had nine stops in Richmond (including the transfer point to the airport) and fourteen stops in Vancouver (including seven stops downtown). Waiting times were approximately five to seven minutes per bus during peak hours and ten minutes per bus during mid-afternoons. In the evening and at night, the waiting time was around fifteen minutes per bus, and in the early morning the waiting time was around 20 to 30 minutes. Total travel time from end to end on the route was approximately 42 minutes, but could increase to one hour during peak hours due to traffic.