The Later Years

In 1961 the Province of British Columbia takes over B.C. Electric Railway, creating a new Crown corporation called the BC Hydro and Power Authority.  After 19 years, BC Hydro’s involvement with transit ends and operations are transferred to the Metro Transit Operating Company, the operating arm of the Urban Transit Authority (UTA).

On April 1, 1999, responsibility for transit in the Greater Vancouver region is then transferred from BC Transit to GVTA TransLink, (Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority). Together with other TransLink subsidiaries including SkyTrain, West Coast Express, HandyDART and Albion Ferry, Coast Mountain Bus completes a fully integrated transit system.

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