# RapidBus (TransLink)

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{{Short description|Express bus network in Metro Vancouver, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
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|open        = January 6, 2020<ref name="launchdate" />
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|operator    = [Coast Mountain Bus Company](/source/Coast_Mountain_Bus_Company)
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'''RapidBus''' is an [express bus](/source/Express_bus_service) network with [bus rapid transit](/source/bus_rapid_transit) elements in [Metro Vancouver](/source/Metro_Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada.

== History ==
On November 23, 2016, the [TransLink Mayors' Council](/source/TransLink_Mayors'_Council) and [TransLink](/source/TransLink_(British_Columbia))'s board of directors approved the first phase of the 10-Year Vision, which included provisions for new B-Line routes (later rebranded as RapidBus) which began service in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phase One of the 10-Year Vision Backgrounder |url=http://tenyearvision.translink.ca/downloads/Phase%20One%20Summary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201183332/https://tenyearvision.translink.ca/downloads/Phase%20One%20Summary.pdf |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=March 21, 2017 |website=tenyearvision.translink.ca |publisher=TransLink}}</ref> In July 2019, TransLink announced that all future B-Line routes would officially be launched under new "RapidBus" branding and that the 95 and 96 B-Lines would also transition to that branding, leaving route 99 as the only remaining B-Line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Saltman |first=Jennifer |date=July 24, 2019 |title=TransLink unveils new RapidBus service to replace B-Lines |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/translink-unveils-new-rapidbus-service-to-replace-b-lines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630092725/https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/translink-unveils-new-rapidbus-service-to-replace-b-lines |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=The Vancouver Sun}}</ref> 

The first wave of routes using the RapidBus branding{{snd}}consisting of the [R1 King George Blvd](/source/R1_King_George_Blvd) (the former 96 [B-Line](/source/B-Line_(Vancouver))), the new [R3 Lougheed Hwy](/source/R3_Lougheed_Hwy), the new [R4 41st Ave](/source/R4_41st_Ave) (replacing the 43 express service along 41st Avenue), and the [R5 Hastings St](/source/R5_Hastings_St) (the former 95 B-Line){{snd}}launched on January 6, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RapidBus Program |url=https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/RapidBus-Program.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724010113/https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/RapidBus-Program.aspx |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2019 |website=translink.ca |publisher=TransLink}}</ref><ref name="launchdate">{{Cite web |title=RapidBus is Coming! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=sQkPUATu61k |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914231702/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQkPUATu61k |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |access-date=July 23, 2019 |website=YouTube| date=July 23, 2019 |publisher=TransLink |url-status=live}}</ref> 

The [R2 Marine Drive](/source/R2_Marine_Dr) launched on April 6, 2020, after construction delays, replacing the former 239.<ref name="r2launch">{{Cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/RapidBus-Program/R2-Marine-Dr.aspx |title=R2: Marine Dr |website=translink.ca |publisher=TransLink |access-date=February 7, 2020 |archive-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208035359/https://www.translink.ca/Plans-and-Projects/RapidBus-Program/R2-Marine-Dr.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The [R6 Scott Rd](/source/R6_Scott_Rd) launched on January 2, 2024, with service in [Surrey](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia) and [Delta](/source/Delta%2C_British_Columbia).<ref>{{Cite web | title=TransLink unveils new RapidBus service for Surrey and Delta |work=CBC News | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-unveils-new-r6-rapidbus-in-surrey-1.7072835 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102233727/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/translink-unveils-new-r6-rapidbus-in-surrey-1.7072835 | access-date=February 16, 2025 | archive-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="r6launch"/>

== Features ==
[[File:Bus stop near Waterfront station, Vancouver (20200613 143940).jpg|thumb|Bus stop with real-time arrival information near [Waterfront station](/source/Waterfront_station_(Vancouver))]]
* All-door boarding
* Shelters and benches at stops
* Tactile pads
* Real-time information
* Information panels at stops
* On-board route diagrams
* Transit priority measures on streets to improve travel times
* Custom exterior bus livery
* [Frequent service](/source/Headway)

== RapidBus routes ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Route
! Launch date
! colspan="2" | Termini
! Connections
! Stops
|-
| [R1 King George Blvd](/source/R1_King_George_Blvd)
| September 2, 2013 (as 96 B-Line)
| [Guildford Exchange](/source/Guildford_Exchange)
| [Newton Exchange](/source/Newton_Exchange)
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Newton Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Surrey Central
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} King George
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Guildford Exchange
}}
| 12
|-
| [R2 Marine Dr](/source/R2_Marine_Dr)
| April 6, 2020<ref name="r2launch" />
| [Park Royal Exchange](/source/Park_Royal_Exchange)
| [Phibbs Exchange](/source/Phibbs_Exchange)
|  {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Park Royal Shopping Centre
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|seabus|size=20}} Lonsdale Quay
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Phibbs Exchange
}}
| 10
|-
| [R3 Lougheed Hwy](/source/R3_Lougheed_Hwy)
| January 6, 2020
| [Coquitlam Central station](/source/Coquitlam_Central_station)
| [Haney Place Exchange](/source/Haney_Place_Exchange)
|  {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|millennium|size=20}} {{rail-interchange|vancouver|wce|size=20}} Coquitlam Central
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Haney Place
}}
| 8
|-
| [R4 41st Ave](/source/R4_41st_Ave)
| September 4, 2000 (as 43 Express)
| [UBC Exchange](/source/UBC_Exchange)
| [Joyce–Collingwood station](/source/Joyce%E2%80%93Collingwood_station)
|  {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Joyce–Collingwood
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|canada|size=20}} Oakridge–41st Avenue
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Dunbar Loop
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} UBC Exchange
}}
| 17
|-
| [R5 Hastings St](/source/R5_Hastings_St)
| December 19, 2016 (as 95 B-Line)
| [Burrard station](/source/Burrard_station)
| [SFU Exchange](/source/SFU_Exchange)
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Burrard
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} {{rail-interchange|vancouver|canada|size=20}} {{rail-interchange|vancouver|seabus|size=20}} {{rail-interchange|vancouver|wce|size=20}} Waterfront
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Kootenay Loop
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} SFU Exchange
}}
| 16
|-
| [R6 Scott Rd](/source/R6_Scott_Rd)
| January 2, 2024<ref name="r6launch">{{Cite web |title=R6 Scott Road RapidBus |publisher=TransLink |url=https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/bus-projects/r6-scott-road-rapidbus |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=TransLink.ca}}</ref>
| [Scott Road station](/source/Scott_Road_station)
| [Newton Exchange](/source/Newton_Exchange)
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Scott Road
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Scottsdale Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Newton Exchange
}}
|13
|}

===Future phases===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Route
! Launch date
! colspan="2" | Termini
! Connections
|-
| [Lions Gate](/source/Lions_Gate_Bridge)
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
| [Stadium–Chinatown station](/source/Stadium%E2%80%93Chinatown_station)
| [Lynn Valley Centre](/source/Lynn_Valley)
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Stadium–Chinatown
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Granville
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|canada|size=20}} Vancouver City Centre
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Burrard
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|seabus|size=20}} Lonsdale Quay
}}
|-
| Victoria Drive
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
| [Downtown](/source/Downtown_Vancouver)
| Harrison Loop
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} {{rail-interchange|vancouver|millennium|size=20}} Commercial–Broadway
}}
|-
| [White Rock](/source/White_Rock%2C_British_Columbia)
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
| [Newton Exchange](/source/Newton_Exchange)
| [White Rock Centre](/source/White_Rock_Centre)
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Newton Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} South Surrey Park and Ride
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} White Rock Centre
}}
|-
| [Coquitlam](/source/Coquitlam) to [Langley](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(city))
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
| [Coquitlam Central station](/source/Coquitlam_Central_station)
| [Langley Centre](/source/Langley_Centre)
| {{plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|millennium|size=20}} {{rail-interchange|vancouver|wce|size=20}} Coquitlam Central
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|wce|size=20}} Maple Meadows
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Carvolth Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Langley Centre
}}
|-
|R2 Extension to [Metrotown](/source/Metrotown%2C_Burnaby)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/bus-projects/rapidbus-projects#r2-extension-to-metrotown |title=RapidBus Projects {{!}} R2 Extension to Metrotown|publisher=TransLink |website=translink.ca |access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref>
|2027
|[Metrotown station](/source/Metrotown_station)
|[Park Royal Exchange](/source/Park_Royal_Exchange)
|{{Plainlist|
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Park Royal Shopping Centre
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|seabus|size=20}} Lonsdale Quay
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Phibbs Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|millennium|size=20}} Brentwood Town Centre
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Metrotown
}}
|}

== Cancelled RapidBus routes ==

=== Fraser Highway ===
Proposals for a [Fraser Highway](/source/Fraser_Highway) [B-Line](/source/B-Line_(Vancouver)) were made in 2018 along with what would become the Marine Drive, Lougheed Highway, and 41st Avenue RapidBus routes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2018 |title=TransLink to add 4 new B-Line bus routes by end of 2019 |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/translink-to-add-4-new-b-line-bus-routes-by-end-of-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307014857/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/translink-to-add-4-new-b-line-bus-routes-by-end-of-2019-1.3831537 |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=CTV Vancouver}}</ref> However, a decision was made in December of that year to cancel the proposed route (which would have been rebranded as RapidBus)<ref name=":0" /> in favour of a revision of service on routes 502 and 503 in the short term, and an extension of the [Expo Line](/source/Expo_Line_(SkyTrain)) from Surrey to [Langley Centre](/source/Langley_Centre) in the long term.<ref name="mayorscouncil">{{cite web |date=December 13, 2018 |title=Mayor's Council On Regional Transportation Public Meeting Agenda Revised: December 11, 2018 |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/governance_and_board/council_minutes_and_reports/2018/december/Agenda--Mayors-Council-PUBLIC-MTG--Dec-13-REVISED.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219222434/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/Documents/about_translink/governance_and_board/council_minutes_and_reports/2018/december/Agenda--Mayors-Council-PUBLIC-MTG--Dec-13-REVISED.PDF |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |access-date=December 19, 2019 |publisher=TransLink |page=83}}</ref>

=== R7 Richmond – Metrotown station ===
This line was cancelled in October 2023 following the rejection of a proposed route by [Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_British_Columbia)'s city council. The R7 route would have roughly followed the existing 430 route via Bridgeport Road, the [Knight Street Bridge](/source/Knight_Street_Bridge), and 49th Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=October 16, 2023 |title=No BRT, no RapidBus: Richmond City Council rejects TransLink's proposed route to Metrotown |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/richmond-brt-rapidbus-rejection-translink |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017082851/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/richmond-brt-rapidbus-rejection-translink |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Daily Hive Vancouver}}</ref>

== Bus rapid transit lines ==
TransLink intends to implement 9 [bus rapid transit](/source/bus_rapid_transit) (BRT) lines in the coming decade, including 3 that will be upgraded from RapidBus, contingent on funding from senior levels of government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=April 20, 2022 |title=TransLink to double bus service, including 9 new Bus Rapid Transit lines {{!}} Urbanized |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-10-year-expansion-priorities-brt-skytrain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420210310/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-10-year-expansion-priorities-brt-skytrain |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=June 22, 2022 |url-status=live |website=dailyhive.com}}</ref> The lines will feature all-day frequent service with limited stops, near-continuous dedicated lanes and signal priority at major intersections, high-capacity buses with all-door boarding.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2023 |title=BRT Attributes for Metro Vancouver |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/rapid-transit/bus-rapid-transit/brt-attributes-for-metro-vancouver.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117000630/https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/plans-and-projects/rapid-transit/bus-rapid-transit/brt-attributes-for-metro-vancouver.pdf |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 16, 2023 |website=Translink}}</ref> The lines will have "rail-like" stations with next-bus departure screens, transit maps and weather protection.<ref name=":2" />

=== Future phases ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Route
!Launch date
! colspan="2" |Termini
!Connection
|-
|[King George Boulevard](/source/King_George_Boulevard) [BRT](/source/Bus_rapid_transit)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bus Rapid Transit |url=https://www.translink.ca/brt |access-date=April 15, 2026 |website=www.translink.ca |language=en-CA}}</ref>
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
|[Surrey Central station](/source/Surrey_Central_station)
|[White Rock Centre](/source/White_Rock_Centre)
|{{Plainlist|* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Surrey Central
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} King George
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Newton Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} South Surrey Park and Ride
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} White Rock Centre}}
|-
|[Langley](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(city)) – [Haney Place](/source/Haney_Place) BRT<ref name=":1" />
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
|[Haney Place Exchange](/source/Haney_Place_Exchange)
|[Willowbrook station](/source/Willowbrook_station_(SkyTrain))
|{{Plainlist|* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Haney Place Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Carvolth Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Willowbrook}}
|-
|[Metrotown](/source/Metrotown_station) – [North Shore](/source/North_Shore_(Greater_Vancouver)) BRT<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Opinion: If TransLink builds Bus Rapid Transit, it must be done right {{!}} Urbanized |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-metrotown-north-shore-brt-routes-opinion |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Daily Hive |language=en}}</ref>
| {{abbr|TBD|To be decided}}
|[Park Royal Exchange](/source/Park_Royal_Exchange)
|[Metrotown station](/source/Metrotown_station)
|{{Plainlist|* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Park Royal Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|seabus|size=20}} Lonsdale Quay
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Phibbs Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} Kootenay Loop
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|millennium|size=20}} Brentwood Town Centre
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|bus|size=20}} BCIT Exchange
* {{rail-interchange|vancouver|expo|size=20}} Metrotown}}
|}

==See also==
* [List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver](/source/List_of_bus_routes_in_Metro_Vancouver)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
* [https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/rapidbus TransLink]

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