Marpole Loop

Quality 0.50 · 0 views · Updated 2 months ago

title: "Marpole Loop" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["translink-(british-columbia)-bus-stations", "canadian-pacific-railway-stations-in-british-columbia"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marpole_Loop" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]

FieldValue
nameMarpole Loop
styleTransLink (BC)
imageMarpole Loop (20191026 133117).jpg
image_captionMarpole Loop's main portion with charging station
addressHudson St at SW Marine Dr
Vancouver, British Columbia
countryCanada
coordinates
opened{{plainlist
ownedTransLink
operatorTransLink
bus_stands5
bus_operatorsCoast Mountain Bus Company
bus_routes2
zone1
::

| name = Marpole Loop | type = | style = TransLink (BC) | image = Marpole Loop (20191026 133117).jpg | image_caption = Marpole Loop's main portion with charging station | address = Hudson St at SW Marine Dr Vancouver, British Columbia | country = Canada | coordinates = | line = | other = | structure = | platform = | depth = | levels = | tracks = | parking = | bicycle = | baggage_check = | opened = {{plainlist|

  • Canadian Pacific station in 1902
  • Marpole Loop in 1949 | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = | code = | owned = TransLink | operator = TransLink | bus_stands = 5 | bus_operators = Coast Mountain Bus Company | bus_routes = 2 | zone = 1 | smartcardname = | smartcardstatus = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = | map_locator = | web = Marpole Loop is a public transit exchange in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This facility is part of Metro Vancouver's TransLink transit network. Located at the northern foot of the Arthur Laing Bridge, this is the southernmost exchange within the city of Vancouver.

Passenger/freight station

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) built the Vancouver–Steveston line under the Vancouver & Lulu Island Railway (V&LI) charter. On the north side of the North Arm, the CP station, which opened in 1902, was called Eburne but was later renamed Marpole. In 1905, the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) leased and electrified the line. Similarly in 1909, CP built the Marpole–New Westminster line for lease under the V&LI charter. BCER passenger services began in July 1905 and November 1909 on the respective routes.

During World War II, workers transferred to buses at the station for travel to the Boeing plant on Sea Island. After the war, the Marpole–New Westminster route experienced weak passenger traffic.

The respective interurban passenger service closures were Vancouver–Marpole in June 1952, Marpole–New Westminster in November 1956, and Steveston–Marpole in February 1958. BC Hydro, the BCER successor, continued a scheduled freight service.

In 1962, a steam train excursion included Kitsilano, Marpole depot, and New Westminster.

When the lease expired in 1985, CP took over freight operations. CP freight service ended north of Marpole in 1999 and south across the Marpole Bridge in 2014.

Earlier streetcar/bus terminus

The 17 Oak, the only streetcar route that ever reached the vicinity, commenced service in January 1913. The stop was adjacent to the station. That year, the four-storey Grand Central Hotel was built on the Hudson St corner, notable in the background to the interurban station and Oak streetcar.

By the late 1920s, this station was also known as the Marpole Depot. Bus service to connect with the Granville streetcar at West 41st Avenue was operating by 1930.

When eliminating this bus and the associated No. 8 streetcar services, the 1949 launching of the Granville trolleybus line also modified the southern extremity of the route.

In April 1952, the Oak streetcar service ended and was temporarily replaced by buses. That July, trolleybus service commenced.

Bus loop

To serve the existing routes, the Marpole bus loop opened in July 1949 on the then–Marpole depot site and adjacent land. The Granville Street trolleybus service began at this time. The prior day, a stagecoach pioneer was the first passenger to ride that new transit mode.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Vancouver_Brill_trolleybus_2307_wearing_1977_BC_Hydro_livery_at_Marpole_Loop_in_1981.jpg" caption="Brill]] trolley buses at Marpole Loop in 1981"] ::

On horse race days, special bus services from the loop to Lansdowne Racetrack were running by 1951, which appears to be when special streetcars from downtown to the track ceased. Prior to late 1954, half the Granville trolleybuses terminated at the 63rd Avenue loop. After that date, all except some rush hour ones continued to the Marpole Loop.

To replace the Oakridge Transit Centre, the Vancouver Transit Centre was built on the former sawmill site to the southwest of the loop. Opened in September 2006, the centre includes accommodation for the Vancouver trolleybus fleet.

On the opening of the SkyTrain's Canada Line in September 2009, suburban routes that served Marpole Loop from Delta, Surrey, and White Rock were rerouted to terminate at Bridgeport station. On the same date, local trolleybus services were routed to serve Marine Drive station.

In April 2019, TransLink installed its first overhead battery-electric bus charger at the Marpole Loop. That September, four such buses began operating on route 100. During the earlier months of this pilot service, the buses were used for rush hour service only, before slowly transitioning into all-day service.

In March 2022, the pilot project conducted in association with the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) was completed, and the battery-electric buses continued in regular service. That year, 15 new buses were ordered for route 100 with delivery spanning late into 2023.

Loop and adjacent bus stops

::data[format=table]

Stops at Marpole Loop / Hudson and MarineNo.NameStartEndCommentsReferences
W5New WestminsterPre-1949Numbered as 98 Marine / 99 Second St. in 1965. Ultimately became part of route 800 Midway Connector. Renumbered and renamed route 100 Midway Connector in 1978. Renamed New Westminster / Airport in 1984, New Westminster Stn. / 22nd St Stn. / Marpole / Airport by 1999, 22nd St Stn. / Airport Stn. in 2001, and 22nd St Stn. / Marpole Loop in 2009.
17Oak19522009
32Granville1949Renumbered route 20 by 1958 and route 10 Granville/Hastings in 2003. Renamed Granville/Downtown in 2011.
5849th Main–MarpolePre-19491953Renumbered as route 33 by September 1952. Replaced by Main–Marpole shuttle until Fraser–Marpole.
Fraser–Marpole19541961
60Richmond Express19581977Replaced by renumbered Richmond routes that continued to Vancouver
71Airport Rd.19461957Terminus ceased on Marpole Bridge closure.
72Grauer Rd19461957Terminus ceased on Marpole Bridge closure.
73No. 2 Rd–No. 5 RdPre-19491957Terminus ceased on Marpole Bridge closure.
74No. 3 Rd–No. 4 RdPre-19491957Terminus ceased on Marpole Bridge closure.
310Scottsdale Mall/Vancouver19871990
311Scottsdale/Vancouver19872009
351North Bluff19772009Renamed North Bluff / Vancouver in 1984 and Crescent Beach / Vancouver in 1987
354WhiteRockSouth/Vancouver19852009
480Richmond/UBC19792020Cancelled in 1981. Relaunched as route 480 Steveston/UBC in 1990. Renamed Richmond/UBC in 2000 and UBC / Richmond-Brighouse Stn. in 2009. Never restored after 2020 suspension.
490Steveston/Vancouver19862009Renamed Steveston / Burrard Station in 2001
601South DeltaPre-19822009Renamed South Delta / South Delta Exchange / Vancouver in 1984
602Tsawwassen Heights19752009Renamed Tsawwassen Heights / Vancouver in 1984
603Tsawwassen Ring19752009Renamed Beach Grove / Vancouver in 1985
604English Bluff/Vancouver19852009
652Crescent Rd19762009Renumbered as route 352 by 1979. Renamed White Rock Centre in 1987 and Ocean Park by 2008.
::

Present routes

As of October 2020, Marpole Loop was served by the following routes:

::data[format=table]

BayRouteDestinationNotes12345
——Unloading only
10GranvilleTo Marine Drive Station
——Not in service due to indefinite suspension of route 480
10Downtown
100Marpole Loop
10022nd Street Station
::

Loop future

The immediate area was the original neighbourhood centre for Marpole. The construction of the Oak Street Bridge, then the Arthur Laing Bridge, moved the shopping precinct from lower Hudson Street to lower Granville Street. Until the late 1950s, the site was a significant transit hub and retail centre. Since that time, its importance has dwindled, becoming largely irrelevant on the opening of Marine Drive station in 2009. The City of Vancouver has been working with TransLink to improve the Marpole Loop by creating a more user-friendly and vibrant area.

Notes

References

Sources

References

  1. (5 July 1902). "Delta News".
  2. Ewert, Henry. (Jan 2010). "Canadian Rail: British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited". Canadian Railroad Historical Assn..
  3. Ewert, Henry. (Jul 1990). "Canadian Rail: British Columbia's Street Car Centenary". Canadian Railroad Historical Assn..
  4. "Arbutus Corridor".
  5. (13 October 1949). "Vancouver Sun".
  6. (15 April 1963). "Province".
  7. (8 August 1962). "Province".
  8. (9 May 1986). "Province".
  9. (10 July 2014). "CBC News".
  10. (17 January 1913). "Province".
  11. (1914). "Vancouver Map and Blue Print map".
  12. (30 September 2014). "Beddeson, Harold George (1872-–1941)".
  13. (1921). "B.C. Electric Railway Company News Stands - Marpole".
  14. (27 March 1929). "Vancouver Sun".
  15. (1947). "Wrigley's new revised map of Vancouver".
  16. (9 September 1930). "Province".
  17. (17 June 1948). "Province".
  18. (13 July 1949). "Province".
  19. (16 April 1952). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  20. (19 April 1952). "Vancouver Sun".
  21. (17 July 1952). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  22. (30 June 1949). "Surrey Leader".
  23. (16 July 1949). "Vancouver Sun".
  24. (5 June 1959). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  25. (29 June 1951). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  26. (28 October 1954). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  27. Donald Luxton & Assoc.. (Oct 2014). "Oakridge Transit Centre Statement of Significance".
  28. (18 March 2005). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  29. (25 November 2020). "The Buzzer Blog". TransLink.
  30. (4 September 2009). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  31. (26 April 2019). "Daily Hive".
  32. (12 September 2019). "Battery electric buses charge into service today".
  33. TransLink. (2 March 2020). "TransLink Board of Directors Meeting".
  34. TransLink. (23 June 2022). "TransLink Board of Directors Public Board Meeting Agenda".
  35. TransLink. "South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority 2022 Statutory Annual Report".
  36. (1949). "Transit system map of Greater Vancouver".
  37. (29 December 1950). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  38. (1958). "Transit System Map of Greater Vancouver". Evergreen Press.
  39. (27 December 1963). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  40. (22 October 1965). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  41. (11 August 1978). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  42. (23 February 1979). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  43. (12 October 1984). "The Buzzer". Metro Transit.
  44. (29 October 1999). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  45. (30 March 2001). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  46. (2005). "Vancouver bus network".
  47. (7 August 2009). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  48. (25 March 1955). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  49. (5 September 2003). "The Buzzer". Translink.
  50. (1 April 2011). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  51. (19 September 1952). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  52. (20 October 1953). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  53. (15 April 1954). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  54. (29 December 1961). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  55. (21 February 1958). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  56. (27 May 1960). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  57. (12 August 1977). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  58. Ewert, Henry. (1986). "The Story of the BC Electric Railway Co.". Whitecap Books.
  59. (8 November 1957). "The Buzzer". BCER.
  60. (10 April 1987). "The Buzzer". BC Transit.
  61. (24 August 1990). "The Buzzer". BC Transit.
  62. (21 September 1990). "The Buzzer". BC Transit.
  63. (25 May 1984). "The Buzzer". Metro Transit.
  64. (19 June 1987). "The Buzzer". BC Transit.
  65. (1 March 1985). "The Buzzer". Metro Transit.
  66. (7 September 1979). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  67. (18 August 2000). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  68. (27 April 2023). "Ubyssey".
  69. (29 August 1986). "The Buzzer". BC Transit.
  70. (16 April 1982). "The Buzzer". Metro Transit.
  71. (28 March 1975). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  72. (9 May 1975). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  73. (15 March 1985). "The Buzzer". Metro Transit.
  74. (7 May 1976). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  75. (12 January 1979). "The Buzzer". BC Hydro.
  76. (20 June 2008). "The Buzzer". TransLink.
  77. (Oct 2020). "Marpole Loop". TransLink.
  78. Clarke, Kirsten. (18 August 2021). "Richmond resident concerned about continued suspension of UBC bus".

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

translink-(british-columbia)-bus-stationscanadian-pacific-railway-stations-in-british-columbia