R3 Lougheed Hwy

R3 Lougheed Hwy
R3 Lougheed Hwy
	R3 RapidBus departing Coquitlam Central station
Overview
System	Translink
Operator	Coast Mountain Bus Company
Began service	January 6, 2020
Route
Start	Coquitlam Central station
End	Haney Place Exchange
Stops	8
Service
Ridership	2,440 (avg. weekday; 2021)
Route map
	Legend
	Millennium Line
	to VCC–Clark
Key
	All stops are accessible
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The R3 Lougheed Hwy is an express bus service with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Part of TransLink's RapidBus network, it travels along Lougheed Highway and connects Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, and Maple Ridge.

History

On November 23, 2016, the Mayors' Council and TransLink's board of directors approved the first phase of the 10-Year Vision, which included provisions for new B-Line routes (including the Lougheed Highway B-Line). On July 23, 2019, the route was officially rebranded the R3 Lougheed Hwy RapidBus.^[3] The R3 began service on January 6, 2020.^[4]

Route description

The R3 Lougheed Hwy mainly travels along Lougheed Highway (Highway 7); in Maple Ridge, it also travels along 226th Street.^[5]

Stops

Coquitlam Central Station – Western terminus; connections to Millennium Line and the West Coast Express
Westwood Street
Shaughnessy Street
Ottawa Street
Harris Road
203 Street
Laity Street
Haney Place Exchange – Eastern terminus

References

^ Flanagan, Colleen (January 8, 2020). "Celebration for RapidBus in Maple Ridge today". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
^ "2022 TSPR - Bus/SeaBus Summaries". TransLink. The Workbook. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ "RapidBus". TransLink. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder" (PDF). tenyearvision.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^ "RapidBus". new.translink.ca. Retrieved January 8, 2020.