Kootenay Loop is a transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the easternmost major transit exchange in the city of Vancouver, with routes serving Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.

Structure and location

Kootenay Loop opened on August 20, 1950, and is located on East Hastings Street at its intersection with Kootenay Street. It is less than 100 metres (330 ft) from Vancouver's border with the city of Burnaby. It is near the Pacific National Exhibition grounds and the Second Narrows Bridge to North Vancouver. It is located just northwest of the Burnaby Transit Centre bus depot.

The exchange can handle regular-length diesel buses, articulated buses and electric trolley buses. Part of the exchange is on Hastings Street itself, with the other section (used by the trolley buses) is separated from regular traffic. It is also one of the power stations for the trolleys.[citation needed]

Kootenay Loop used to be a streetcar turnaround as there was no service into Burnaby after 1949. There was a small cafe in the centre until the mid-1950s.[citation needed]

Routes

As of April 2020[update], the following routes serve Kootenay Loop:

BayLocationRoutesNotes
1Kootenay Street Northbound131 Hastings at Gilmore
2Bus loop160 Port Coquitlam Station
3Bus loop27 Joyce Station
4Bus loop130 Metrotown StationUnloading only
5Bus loop14 UBCEvening trips do not operate to or from Kootenay Loop.
6Hastings Street Westbound28 Phibbs Exchange
130 Phibbs ExchangeNo late evening service to Phibbs Exchange; trips operate to and from Metrotown station only.
222 Phibbs ExchangePeak hours only
7Hastings Street WestboundR5 Hastings St to Burrard StationRapidBus service
160 Kootenay Loop
N35 DowntownNightBus service
8Hastings Street EastboundR5 Hastings St to SFURapidBus service
28 Joyce Station
130 Metrotown Station
222 Metrotown StationPeak hours only
N35 SFUNightBus service

See also

External links

  • Media related to Kootenay Loop at Wikimedia Commons