99 B-Line
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A 99 B-Line bus on layover at UBC Loop (above)
A 99 B-Line bus at Commercial–Broadway Station (bottom) |
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| Overview | |||
| System | B-Line | ||
| Operator | Coast Mountain Bus Company | ||
| Began service | September 3, 1996 | ||
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| Start | UBC Loop | ||
| End | Commercial–Broadway Station | ||
| Length | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) | ||
| Stops | 13 | ||
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| Daily ridership | 55,500 (avg. weekday) | ||
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The 99 B-Line is an express bus line with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It travels along Broadway, a major east-west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia (UBC) to Commercial–Broadway Station on the SkyTrain system. It is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink.
It is the first and the most popular of the B-Line routes in the regional system. The other B-Lines that followed are based on the 99 B-Line in terms of the use of articulated buses (which can carry 120 passengers) and frequent arrivals for buses. The waiting time for a bus during peak hours on a weekday is 1.5–3 minutes. Most of the buses on this route are built by New Flyer Industries of Winnipeg, Manitoba. On average it takes 42 minutes to complete the entire route, half an hour near the last runs at the end of the night.
As of 2010, the route was the busiest bus route in Canada and the United States, with a 2015 average weekday ridership of 55,500 passengers. This number is up from approximately 45,000 passengers per day in 2007.
The 99 B-Line was created to connect UBC to Lougheed Mall in Burnaby via 10th Avenue, Broadway and Lougheed Highway. Then under the jurisdiction of BC Transit, it was launched on September 3, 1996 and started out using a few high-floor articulated buses and regular-sized buses. It became apparent that the regular buses could not handle the demand as this route soon became the most popular route in the system. 60-foot low-floor articulated buses were introduced in the summer of 1998, dedicated to this route and with a distinctive B-Line livery. During rush hours, the B-Line uses curb lanes designated as bus lanes on Broadway from Commercial–Broadway Station to Arbutus Street.
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