Frequent Transit Network

People lining up for a bus infront of a Canada Line station

Metro Vancouver’s Frequent Transit Network (FTN) is a network of corridors where transit service runs at least every 15 minutes in both directions throughout the day and into the evening, every day of the week.

This 15 minute or better service runs until 9 p.m. every day, and starts at 6 a.m. on weekdays, 7 a.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. on Sundays. This level of service might be provided by one or more types of transit, such as buses or SkyTrain.

Customers traveling along FTN corridors can expect convenient, reliable, easy-to-use services that are frequent enough that they do not need to refer to a schedule. These corridors are shown in orange on the map below and on TransLink’s system maps.

Frequent Transit Network Map

Benefits for Customers

Convenient and easy-to-use
Service is frequent enough to not need a schedule for most trips
Quicker travel times because wait times are shorter
Easier to make spontaneous trips and know a service will be there if plans change
The hop-on and hop-off level of service makes it easier for people to stop off to run an errand or shop during their commutes

Benefits for Municipalities

High-quality transit service connects urban centres and major activity areas
Supports municipal and regional objectives to reduce energy use, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and congestion
Increased certainty about where high-quality transit service is located
Provides an organizing framework for coordinating land use and transportation

Benefits for Developers

Increased certainty about where high-quality transit is located aids development decisions and investments
Makes development near rapid transit stations and along the frequent transit network more desirable and easier to market
May increase rents per square foot and lower vacancy rates for office developments that are within walking distance of a rapid transit station