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 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.
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.
Routes , the following routes serve Kootenay Loop: Bay Location Routes Notes 1 Bus loop 160 Kootenay Loop Unloading only 2 Bus loop 160 Port Coquitlam Station 3 Bus loop 27 Joyce Station 4 Bus loop 130 Kootenay Loop Unloading only 5 Bus loop 14 UBC Evening trips do not operate to or from Kootenay Loop. 6 Hastings Street 28 Phibbs Exchange 130 Phibbs Exchange No late evening service to Phibbs Exchange; trips operate to and from Metrotown station only. 7 Hastings Street R2 Marine–Willingdon to Park Royal RapidBus service R5 Hastings St to Burrard station RapidBus service N35 Downtown NightBus service 8 Hastings Street R2 Marine–Willingdon to Metrotown station RapidBus service 28 Joyce Station 130 Metrotown Station N35 SFU NightBus service 9 Hastings Street R5 Hastings St to SFU RapidBus service 10 Kootenay Street 131 Hastings at Gilmore
See also List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver
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