This fall, we’re making modest frequency increases on 47 bus routes around the region starting on Monday, Sept. 2 (Labour Day), to help manage overcrowding.

Highlights of Fall Transit Service Changes include:

• Increases on 21 busy routes in Surrey, North Delta, and Langley — including the 609 Tsawwassen First Nation / South Delta Exchange.
• Increases on five bus routes serving the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Capilano University for back-to-school.
• A new bus bay at White Rock Centre, which serves 13 routes, to add more capacity to the bus loop.

Visit translink.ca/servicechanges for more details.

609 extended to Ladner Exchange

Not only are we increasing service on the 609, but we’re also extending it from its current terminus in sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation) to Ladner Exchange.

The route will now operate between Ladner Exchange, Tsawwassen First Nation, and South Delta.

The 609 extension provides easier access for the sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation) community to the following destinations:

• Ladner Elementary School
• Delta Secondary School
• Ladner Town Centre

This service change demonstrates TransLink’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation and providing more equitable access to on-reserve communities and treaty lands.

Sustaining continued ridership growth

The 2024 Investment Plan made these short-term improvements possible.

While bus service is increasing in some areas, these changes do not address the rapid ridership growth and demand across Metro Vancouver.

The unfunded Access for Everyone Plan is essential to reduce critical strains on the transit system.

TransLink continues working with our government partners to secure a new funding model that supports long-term regional transportation growth.