UBC Loop
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UBC Loop
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A 99 B-Line bus in the UBC Loop
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| Location |
University Endowment Lands British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°16′6″N 123°14′52″W / 49.26833°N 123.24778°WCoordinates: 49°16′6″N 123°14′52″W / 49.26833°N 123.24778°W |
| Operated by | TransLink |
| Bus routes | 16 |
| Bus stands | 16 |
| Bus operators | Coast Mountain Bus Company |
| Connections |
 99 B-Line
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| Other information | |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | September 1945 |
UBC Loop is a major public transit exchange point in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves mainly students, staff, and faculty of the University of British Columbia (UBC). The loop is part of the TransLink system and currently contains two temporary bus loops: the south loop (used mainly for trolley buses) and the north loop. These temporary loops, which have been in use since 2003, replaced the old bus loop to make room for a new underground bus loop.
The first major bus loop located at the University opened in September 1945. This was in advance of the first motor bus operated by the British Columbia Electric Railway Company, which began services on July 19, 1946.
The new underground bus loop was slated to be built beside the Student Union Building, on the site of a small mound called "The Grassy Knoll". The Grassy Knoll was planned to be removed for that purpose, a plan that was unpopular with a number of UBC students. Several students were arrested after a protest in support of the knoll was shut down by the police in April 2008.
On October 27, 2009, the University announced in an open letter that because Translink was no longer committing $10 million toward the $50 million underground loop project, a surface loop would be built instead.
On July 9, 2014, it was announced that due to construction of the new UBC Aquatic Centre starting on MacInnes Field, pedestrian and cyclist access to the bus loop would be restricted, and several stops would be temporarily moved. It is estimated the construction will be completed in 2016.
The following routes terminate at UBC Loop. Routes highlighted in green are express/limited-stop.
Due to construction adjacent to the bus loop, assignments have been shifted, and some bays moved onto Wesbrook Mall.
(adjacent to Wesbrook Mall, north of University Blvd)
(on University Blvd, west of Wesbrook Mall)
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