R2 Marine Dr to Phibbs Exchange RapidBus | TransLink CMBC 2019 New Flyer XDE60 - 19025

Here's a RapidBus route that launched in April 2020. The ride begins at West Vancouver's Park Royal Mall. The ride continues eastbound along Marine Drive, E 3rd Street, Cotton Road, and Main Street, all the way to Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride! History: *Spring to Fall 2018: Consultation of a proposed B-Line route connecting Dundarave and Phibbs Exchange via Lonsdale Quay, along with corridors along 41st Ave, Fraser Hwy, and Lougheed Hwy (from Coquitlam Central to Haney Place). *December 2018: Opposition from West Vancouver residents began shortly after plans for the route and transit priority measures are announced (i.e. bus lanes for the route). *March 2019: Western terminus of the proposed B-Line route moved from Dundarave to Park Royal in response to the opposition from West Vancouver residents. *January 2020: R2 RapidBus launch was pushed to a later date by 3 months due to construction delays. April 2020: Service introduced replacing portions of the former 239 Park Royal/Phibbs Exchange. July 2023: Phibbs Exchange upgrades begin. Eastbound routing detoured from Main Street to Mountain Highway, Oxford Street and Orwell Street to a temporary stop. August 7, 2023 - Bus Bay was relacated from Bay 12 (SB Orwell St @ Main St) to Bay 2 (WB Main St @ NS Orwell St) to improve transfer connections during Phibbs Exchange upgrades. May 2024: Phibbs Exchange upgrades completed, stop relocated to inside the loop at Bay 6. Manufacturer: New Flyer Industries Model: XDE60 (Xcelsior) Engine: Cummins L9 Transmission: BAE HybriDrive HDS300 Fleet number: 19025 Year: 2019 Route: R2 Marine Drive - To Phibbs Exchange If you like what you see here, please feel free to click the like button, comment in the comment box of your thoughts on what you see here, and subscribe to my YouTube channel for more transit videos like this one! Also, if you would like to see more content from yours truly and T2P Films, please consider visiting our page at BuyMeACoffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/t2pfilms) and send us your support. We greatly appreciate it! Have fun bussing, training, and enjoy the video! Check out MetroElfren's social media platform! ================= Instagram:   / metroelfren   Twitter:   / tmetroelfren   YouTube:    / metroelfren   Also, check out T2P Films! ================= https://www.t2pfilms.ca https://developments.t2pfilms.ca Twitter:   / t2pfilms   Instagram:   / t2pfilms   YouTube:    / t2pfilms   Facebook:   / t2pfilms   Discord:   / discord   Also check the other divisions of T2P Films! ================= TransitKidJason Twitter:   / transitkidj   Instagram:   / transitkidjason   YouTube:    / transitkidjason   TracksideTO Instagram:   / khuynh_photography   YouTube:    / tracksideto   Railpictures: http://www.railpictures.ca/author/cit...