First improvements from 2025 Investment Plan to roll out in September 

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC – A massive increase in bus service is coming to Metro Vancouver this fall, with TransLink delivering improvements to 53 routes used by more than 100,000 people every weekday.

These changes will help address overcrowding, improve customer convenience, and extend service hours throughout the region. This marks the beginning of the largest expansion to bus service since 2018, made possible through the recently passed 2025 Investment Plan.

Starting September 1, service will increase throughout the region including boosts to routes serving schools and jobsites to support students and workers returning to regular schedules.

Key highlights include:

• More service on the five most overcrowded routes
  • 321, 335, 345, 393, and 503
• Service increases on 13 of the highest ridership routes
  • 5/6, 9, 16, 19, 20, 49, 99, 100, 130, 321, 335, R1, and R4
• Adding midday service on weekdays on Route 388 through Surrey
• Targeted boosts to 25 routes serving UBC, Langara, Douglas College, BCIT, SFU Burnaby, SFU Surrey, and Capilano University.
• Better access to popular industrial jobsites like Annacis Island, Mary Hill Business Park, Port Kells Industrial Area, and the Rosemary Heights Business Park.

Fall Service Changes will directly benefit some of Metro Vancouver’s busiest travel corridors, including downtown Vancouver, UBC, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, and Langley.

Nearly one-quarter of the total bus service expansion funded through the 2025 Investment Plan will roll out this September, with further improvements coming quarterly. The investment plan was approved by the Mayors’ Council and partially funded by the Government of British Columbia.

TransLink is also making seasonal adjustments to shift resources away from popular summer destinations and toward schools and employment hubs to better match travel demand. For a complete list of service changes, visit translink.ca/servicechanges.

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Quotes:

Brad West, Chair, Mayors’ Council –
“While so many other North American cities had to make transit cuts following the pandemic, we are instead investing in the biggest increase to bus service since 2018. I’m pleased to see expansion begin from the 2025 Investment Plan, which will improve commutes for residents throughout Metro Vancouver.”

Kevin Quinn, CEO, TransLink –
“This fall, we’re adding more service on 53 bus routes, making it easier to get to school, work, and everywhere in between. That means more buses, more room, and easier connections throughout Metro Vancouver.”

George Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary for Transit –
“This expansion is a major win for Metro Vancouver commuters, which changes the way Metro Vancouver moves. The 2025 Investment Plan is more than just getting new buses and getting people from A to B; it’s about unlocking opportunity, reducing barriers, and connecting communities like never before. When transit works, by reducing overcrowding and improving access to jobs and education cities thrive – which deliver real results for British Columbians.”

Media contact:
TransLink Media Relations
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