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Transit History

As a young company, Coast Mountain Bus Company (CMBC) has inherited a rich legacy of transit history in the Greater Vancouver region, an area that includes more than two million residents.

Here are some of the highlights:

The Early Years
1886 to 1960
1886
The Great Fire
1897
Electric Company
1918
First fare increase
1922
The big crossover
1928
New Owners
1940
The war years (1940-45)
1945
The first trolleys
1955
End of an era
The Later Years
1961 to 1999
1961
Enter BC Hydro
1980
Hello HandyDART
1986
SkyTrain running for Expo86
1990
SkyTrain crosses to Surrey
 
Wheelchairs welcomed on buses
1995
Welcome West Coast Express
1999
Transition to TransLink
Recent History
2000 to 2003
2000
Richmond Transit Centre completed
2001
Earth Award
 
98 B-Line service begins
2002
Community Shuttles
 
Millennium SkyTrain Line
2003
West Coast Express TrainBus


You can view other historic moments from our transit history by choosing a specific time-range from this era, or selecting another era.
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