R1 King George Blvd

R1 King George Blvd
An R1 King George Blvd at King George station
Overview
SystemTransLink
OperatorCoast Mountain Bus Company
Began serviceSeptember 2, 2013 (as 96 B-Line)
Route
StartGuildford Exchange
EndNewton Exchange
Length10.4 km (6.5 mi)[1]
Stops12
Service
Ridership14,590 (avg. weekday; 2023)[2]
Route map
Map R1 King George Blvd highlighted in green
148 Street
144 Street
140 Street
Left arrow
Expo Line
to Waterfront
Whalley Boulevard
96 Avenue
88 Avenue
80 Avenue
76 Avenue
Key
R1 King George Blvd (bus)
Expo Line (SkyTrain)
Fare Zone 3

Handicapped/disabled access All stops are accessible
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The R1 King George Blvd is an express bus service with bus rapid transit elements in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Part of TransLink's RapidBus network, it travels along King George Boulevard and 104 Avenue in Surrey and connects Guildford, Whalley / City Centre, and Newton. The service replaced the 96 B-Line on January 6, 2020.[3][4] It is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink.

All articulated buses used on this route are hybrid and air-conditioned. Although articulated buses are mainly assigned, standard buses may be assigned instead.

  1. ^ "GTFS Static Data". www.translink.ca. TransLink. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 TSPR - Bus/SeaBus Summaries". public.tableau.com. TransLink. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "R1: King George Blvd". TransLink. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Plana, Vincent (July 23, 2019). "TransLink announces launch of new RapidBus service". Daily Hive. Retrieved July 24, 2019.