August 16, 2023
Metro Vancouver’s trolley buses celebrate its 75th anniversary
Metro Vancouver is celebrating 75 years of the trolley bus! The first trolley bus, a Canadian Car Brill T-44, and route arrived on Aug. 16, 1948. It…
August 16, 2023
75 facts about Vancouver’s trolleybus system for each year of service
On August 16, 2023, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the launch of the trolleybus system back in 1948 — three quarters of a century ago! To…
By Kenny Ho
July 17, 2023
Road improvements to save RapidBus commuters around six minutes per trip
The City of North Vancouver and TransLink have broken ground on a new transit priority lane for the R2 Marine Drive RapidBus. When complete, this new…
By Dan Mountain
April 28, 2023
The top 10 busiest SkyTrain stations in 2022
Our annual report cards on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 busiest SkyTrain stations from 2022. Before we get started,…
By Kenny Ho
April 28, 2023
The top 10 bus routes in Metro Vancouver
Our annual “report cards” on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 bus routes that you — our customers — rode the most in…
By Kenny Ho
February 2, 2023
TransLink begins new era of bus electrification
A new member of the family has charged into service. The new LFSe+ battery-electric bus from Nova Bus is now running on Metro Vancouver streets,…
By Dan Mountain
December 30, 2022
The December 2022 issue of The Buzzer is now available online
As another year draws to the close, we bring you this year’s issue of The Buzzer — available for download, online. We recap a few of the most…
November 29, 2022
Shuttle buses during snow days, explained
The form of shuttle bus that you’re likely most familiar with are bus bridges where we “shuttle” passengers between SkyTrain stations that do not…
By Allen Tung
November 18, 2022
Our new battery-electric bus arrives in Metro Vancouver
The first of TransLink's 15 new battery-electric buses have arrived in Metro Vancouver, an important milestone as they charge ahead for an expected…
By Jawn Jang and Dan Mountain
August 16, 2022
Metro Vancouver’s trolley buses celebrate 74 years in service
It's been 74 years since electric-trolley buses hit the streets of Vancouver and today, TransLink has one of the largest trolleybus fleets in North…
By Allen Tung
June 13, 2022
TransLink adding more bus service to summer destinations
After increasing service to warm-weather destinations in the Spring, TransLink is adding even more service to key summer destinations on June 27.…
By Dan Mountain
May 25, 2022
Top-10 busiest SkyTrain stations in 2021
Our annual report cards on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the top 10 stations where you boarded the SkyTrain the most in 2021. As…
May 25, 2022
Top-10 bus routes you rode the most in 2021
Our annual “report cards” on ridership and transit services are out, revealing the 10 bus routes that you — our customers — rode the most in 2021. As…
December 30, 2021
The December 2021 issue of The Buzzer is now available online
As another year draws to the close, we bring you this year's only issue of The Buzzer, available online. We recap a few of the most important…
August 4, 2021
Transit app to show empty seat predictions for buses
TransLink customers can now plan their trips knowing if there’s room to ride TransLink is launching a new feature in collaboration with Transit app,…