TransLink Announces New Bus Rapid Transit Station Locations
byTransLink is seeking public engagement, and announcing station locations for two future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes serving customers travelling in Surrey, Maple Ridge, and the Township of Langley.
Members of the public are being asked to rank which features will be most important for them, which will help TransLink advance BRT planning.
TransLink Announces New
Bus Rapid Transit Station Locations
Planned locations for the route’s stations are also being released as part of the engagement. In Surrey, the King George Boulevard BRT route has 12 planned stations, and the Langley–Haney Place BRT route has 13 planned stations. When operational, each route will speed up service on these corridors by approximately 40 per cent.
This is the next step towards implementing TransLink’s incoming bus-based rapid transit system that will provide fast, frequent, and reliable service through dedicated bus lanes, signal priority at intersections, and weather-protected stations.
Station locations were determined based on the following main criteria:
- Facilitate connection with the Expo Line and other transit hubs like Surrey Central Station, King George Station, the future Willowbrook Station, South Surrey Park and Ride, Semiahmoo Town Centre, and Carvolth Exchange.
- Support growing residential areas and key destinations like Simon Fraser University’s Surrey Campus, Bear Creek Park, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Haney Place Mall, Ridge Meadows Hospital, Langley Events Centre, Willowbrook Shopping Centre, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
- Connect customers with other bus routes by being positioned at major intersections.
- Speed up service for customers by having limited stops spaced approximately 800 metres apart.
These BRT projects are currently unfunded. TransLink is working to secure funding for BRT implementation from all levels of government through future Investment Plans. Once funding is secured, TransLink estimates that BRT construction can be completed within five years.
Public Engagement, Have Your Say
Through the Access for Everyone plan, TransLink has identified up to nine corridors for BRT implementation over the next 10 years; the first three were announced in late 2023. Engagement on the BRT route between Metrotown and the North Shore will happen later this year.
Members of the public can learn more and participate in the engagement survey until February 9th. They can also attend in-person open houses between January 25 and February 4.
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