UBC Exchange

UBC Exchange
A 99 B-Line bus in the former UBC Loop
Location	University Endowment Lands British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°16′6″N 123°14′52″W / 49.26833°N 123.24778°W / 49.26833; -123.24778Coordinates: 49°16′6″N 123°14′52″W / 49.26833°N 123.24778°W / 49.26833; -123.24778
Operated by	TransLink
Bus routes	16
Bus stands	13
Bus operators	Coast Mountain Bus Company
Connections	99 B-Line
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	September 1945
Rebuilt	1988, 2003, 2017
Previous names	UBC Loop

UBC Exchange (formerly known as UBC Loop) is a major public transit exchange point in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first major bus loop located at the University of British Columbia (UBC) opened in September 1945 to serve students, staff, and faculty.^[1]

Contents

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  1 Structure and location
  


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  2 Routes
  
  
  
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    2.1 North bus loop
    
  
  
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    2.2 South bus loop
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

Structure and location

On September 5, 1988, trolley wires were extended to the loop providing the University with trolley bus service for the first time.^[2]

Since 2003, the campus has been served by two temporary loops used by TransLink services travelling to and from UBC: the south loop (used mainly for trolley buses) and the north loop. These temporary loops replaced the old bus loop to make room for a proposed new underground bus loop that was ultimately never built.

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", which was set to be removed to make way for the new loop. This plan 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]

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 was estimated the construction would be completed in 2016.^[4]

As of March 6, 2017^[update], all diesel bus stops in the former north loop have been relocated to Wesbrook Mall due to the construction of the new UBC Exchange. Construction is expected to be completed by September 2019.^[5]

Routes

The following routes terminate at UBC Exchange.^[6][7] Routes highlighted in green with a dagger superscript (^†) are express/limited-stop.

North bus loop

Due to construction on the site of the former north bus loop, assignments have been shifted, and most bays have been moved onto Wesbrook Mall or Student Union Boulevard (bays 1–3)

Bay	Route	Destination	Notes
1	68	Lower Mall
	70	Wesbrook Mall
2	84†	VCC–Clark Station	Limited stops between UBC and 4th Ave & Fir
3	44†	Downtown Waterfront Station	Limited stops between UBC and Burrard & 2nd Ave Weekdays only, final departure at 7:45 pm
4	99 B-Line†	Commercial–Broadway Station	Some trips continue to Boundary & 1st Ave
5	49	Metrotown Station	Early morning and late night trips terminate at Dunbar Loop
6	43†	Joyce Station	Weekdays only, final departure at 9:55 pm
7	41	Joyce Station	All weekday daytime trips serve UBC; most early morning, evening and weekend trips short turn at 41st & Crown
8	25	Brentwood Station	Late night trips short turn at King Edward & Granville
9	33	29th Avenue Station

South bus loop

(on University Blvd, west of Wesbrook Mall)

Bay	Route	Destination	Notes
10	4	Powell Eton & Renfrew	Evening trips to Cambie & Hastings only Early morning trips to/from Blanca Loop
11	14	Hastings	Operates to Kootenay Loop Evening trips to Homer/Hastings only
12	9	Boundary Boundary Loop Commercial–Broadway Station	Weekday peak hours only Operates to/from UBC only when UBC is in winter session (Sep–Apr)
	N17	Downtown Howe & Dunsmuir	NightBus service
13	258†	West Vancouver Marine & 25th St	Weekday PM peak only – limited number of departures, final departure at 5:08 pm Operates only while UBC is in winter session (Sep–Apr)
14	480†	Bridgeport Station	Weekdays only Limited stops in Vancouver

See also

• List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

References

1. 
   ^ "Bus Stop to Cafeteria" (PDF). The Ubyssey. University of British Columbia. September 25, 1945. Retrieved February 20, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ "Trolleys go to UBC" (PDF). The Buzzer. BC Transit. September 23, 1988. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
   


3. 
   ^ "Open Letter to the UBC Vancouver Community" (PDF). University of British Columbia. October 27, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
   


4. 
   ^ http://parking.ubc.ca/events-news/ubc-bus-loop-renovation-summer-2014-%E2%80%93-2016
   


5. 
   ^ "UBC Bus Loop Closes March 6, 2017". University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
   


6. 
   ^ "UBC Exchange (Jan 2018)" (PDF). TransLink. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
   


7. 
   ^ Jakopin, Christina (September 1, 2017). "UBC Exchange bus stops are moving September 4!". The Buzzer Blog. TransLink. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
   

External links

• UBC Exchange map (PDF file)

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