Dunbar Loop is a major transit exchange located in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on May 22, 1950, and is the westernmost exchange in the City of Vancouver.
Dunbar Loop can accommodate both diesel and trolley buses of various lengths, including articulated buses. It is part of the TransLink system and also acts as a power station for trolleys.
Structure and location Dunbar Loop is located at the intersection of Dunbar Street and West 41st Avenue in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver. The majority of the services at this exchange load and unload at Dunbar Street or 41st Avenue, while 2 services (2 and N22) load and unload inside the loop.
Because of its proximity to the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University Endowment Lands, it is heavily used by students. All routes going westbound from Dunbar Loop terminate at UBC during regular weekday hours.
Routes
Bay Location Routes Notes1Dunbar StreetSouthbound49 Metrotown Station Unloading only: 7, 322Dunbar Loop2 Downtown Burrard StationN22 DowntownNightBus service341st AvenueEastbound41 Joyce Station480 Bridgeport Station Peak hours only Express route Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 4 41st AvenueWestbound 49 UBC Late night trips terminate at Dunbar Loop 541st AvenueWestboundR4 41st Ave to UBC RapidBus service41 Crown480 UBC Peak hours only Express route Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic6Dunbar StreetNorthbound7 Nanaimo Station 32 Downtown AM peak hours only Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 7 41st AvenueEastboundR4 41st Ave to Joyce Station RapidBus service
References
External links
Dunbar Loop map (PDF file) Route 49 Service upgrades in June 2016 Route 49 Service upgrades in September 2016 Route 43 Service upgrades in September 2017