TransLink to expand bus service on 42 routes across Metro Vancouver this spring | Daily Hive

No. 19 Stanley Park/Metrotown trolley bus on Main Street, turning onto Kingsway. (TransLink)

Public transit riders in Metro Vancouver can expect some improved services starting later this month, as TransLink rolls out an expansion of bus service on dozens of routes.

Beginning Monday, April 20, the public transit authority will increase service on 42 bus routes as part of its spring seasonal service changes.

Among the most notable upgrades are improvements to five of the region’s busiest and most overcrowded routes: the 99 B-Line, R4 41st Avenue RapidBus, No. 335 Newton Exchange/Surrey Central Station, No. 240 Lynn Valley/Downtown, and No. 106 New Westminster Station/Edmonds Station. Passengers on these bus routes can expect more frequent buses and reduced wait times.

Seasonal service is also getting a boost just in time for warmer weather. As usual every year, this time of year, TransLink is increasing service on 10 routes that connect to popular outdoor destinations such as Grouse Mountain, Spanish Banks, and Buntzen Lake, while bringing back three additional seasonal routes.

One of the largest changes this spring will be on the No. 19 trolley bus route, which connects Metrotown and Stanley Park. This corridor will see the biggest increase in frequency of any route in the system, improving connectivity between key destinations.

TransLink is also working with the City of Vancouver to implement bus speed and priority measures along the Main Street/Kingsway corridor between downtown Vancouver and Boundary Road, which would benefit bus routes such as the No. 19.

In Surrey, weekday service on the No. 388 22nd St Station/Carvolth Exchange bus route will be extended until 9 p.m., offering more travel options along a major east-west corridor.

These service enhancements are funded through TransLink’s 2025 Investment Plan, which represents the region’s largest expansion of bus service since 2018. The plan is already showing significant progress: with these spring updates — combined with earlier winter improvements to 37 routes — more than 40 per cent of the planned bus service expansion has now been delivered.

The additional service hours are being distributed across several municipalities, with the largest increases going to Vancouver (nearly 22,000 hours across 15 routes), followed by Burnaby (over 13,000 hours), Richmond (almost 8,500 hours), New Westminster (over 8,000 hours), and Langley Township (more than 4,000 hours).

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