Vancouver Routes
British Columbia
15 AUG 1948 — Operating
British Columbia
15 AUG 1948 — Operating
| Number | Name | Destination | Opened | Notes |
| Some current routes are designated by their traditional name, others by their destinations. Destinations not shown on the rollsign are enclosed in parentheses. Routes with Downtown destination signs are blank when leaving the city centre outbound. Branch lines with the same number are through routed. | ||||
| 3 | Main | Downtown (Hastings & Seymour) | 19-- | Through routed with rte 20, 2 SPE 03; disconnected from 20 and terminated at Pender and Columbi; extended to Hastings and Seymour, return Pender 29 DEC 03. |
| 4 | Powell | (McGill & Renfrew) | 19-- | Formerly route 12 until 1986?? |
| 4 | UBC | 19-- | Extened from Blanca Loop to UBC 5 SE 1988. Formery '4 Fourth'. | |
| 5 | Robson | Downtown | 19-- | |
| 6 | Davie | Downtown | 19-- | Formerly rte 8 Davie. Now through routed with rte 15, 1 SE 03. |
| 7 | Dunbar | (W. 41st and Dunbar) | 19-- | |
| 7 | 24th Ave. Station | 195- | Formerly route 24 Nanaimo until 1986. See former Vancouver routes. | |
| 8 | Fraser | (Fraser and Marine Drive) | 19-- | Formerly rte 6 Fraser. Through routed with 8 Granville until 31 AU 03. Now through routed with rte 15, 1 SE 03 |
| 8 | Granville | (Marine Drive) | 19-- | Formerly rte 20 Granville |
| 9 | Alma / Boundary | 19-- | Extended to UBC 5 SE 1988, originally during rush hours. 6 SE 1989 daily til about 6 p.m. Cut back 199- to Blanca Loop except during peak hours. UBC extension discontinued AP 2001. Rextended to UBC in rush hours, 2 SE 03. There is some variation in how the rollsigns read depending on the trolley. | |
| 10 | Granville | (Marpole Loop) | 1 SE 03 | Formerly 20 Granville, then 8 Granville. |
| 10 | Hastings | (Kootenay Loop) | 5 SE 1988 | Formerly 14 Hastings. Daily until 6 or 7 p.m. |
| 10 | Downtown | 1998? | Evenings. After 6 p.m. Hastings branch discontinued. | |
| 15 | Cambie | Downtown | AU 1948 | Through routed with 17 Oak. Cambie sign blank inbound, downtown sign blank outbound. Original terminus as W. 23rd. Extended to W. 49th by 1952. Extended to Marine Dr. 1970. Through route with rte 8 Fraser, 1 SE 03. |
| 15 | Downtown | Sign is changed downtown to 8 Fraser. | ||
| 16 | 19th Ave. Station | 1986 | Originally rte 16 Renfrew. Renfrew sign probably used for early Sunday morning trips that go to Earles and Kingsway rather than to 19th Ave. Station. | |
| 16 | Arbutus | Formerly rte 18 Arbutus. | ||
| 17 | Oak | Downtown | Formerly through routed with 15 Cambie. Oak sign blank inbound, downtown sign blank outbound. Now through routed with 17 UBC, 1 SE 03. | |
| 17 | UBC | 1 SE 03 | Formerly rte 10 Tenth. Extended to UBC 5 SE 1988. Now route 17, through routed with 17 Oak. | |
| 19 | Metrotown | Stanley Park | 19-- | Formerly rte 19 Kingsway. Later, through routes with 19 Stanley Park until 1992, when left turns were prohibited at Chilco Loop. Downtown sign blank outbound. Now through routed with 19 Stanley Park, extended into St. Park, 2 SE 03. A few trips terminate downtown. |
| 20 | Victoria | Downtown | 195- | Formerly Rte 21 Victoria and Rte 25 Victoria. Downtown sign blank outbound. Now through routed with route 3, 1 SE 03. |
| 41 | Forty First | (Oakridge Garage) | 195- | Discontinued. See former Vancouver routes. |
9. Alma -- Boundary (Broadway)
Renfrew Loop discontinued, loop removed FE 2001. Service later improved to Boundary.
(UBC loop operated during the rush hours only -- discontinued; last trip in April 01;. The UBC terminus resumed on 2 SE 03.).
At that time 1 out 3 trips went to UBC and 1 out 2 go to Commercial (Broadway Station).
10. UBC (Tenth) -- Downtown
15. Cambie -- 8 Fraser
16. 29th Ave. Station (Renfrew) -- Arbutus
17 Oak -- UBC
19. Kingsway -- Stanley Park
20. Victoria -- Downtown
(41. Joyce Station -- Crown)
Opposite termini indicated by dash. Parentheses indicate former names of certain routes. The #16 (Renfrew) operates to Earles and Kingsway a few trips on Sunday morning before the Skytrain begins operating. Forward slash marks regularly scheduled short turn. Note: #41 is no longer in operation except for one late night run from Joyce Station to the Oakridge Garage. Hence, all the wires on 41st see garage bound traffic plus the one run from Joyce Station in the early morning plus one or two in-training trolleys on a non-scheduled basis -- these operate to each terminal and pick up passengers -- and emergency trips. The wires from Dunbar to Crown see trolleybuses on the in-training trolleys. On Feb. 9th 2002, Renfrew Loop was closed and soon dismantled. Trolleys now short turn at Commercial St.
