UBC Loop is a major public transit exchange point in the University Endowment Lands

University Endowment Lands

The University Endowment Lands is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada surrounding the University of British Columbia...

 adjacent to Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It mostly serves students, staff and faculty members of the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...

. The loop is part of the TransLink system and currently contains two temporary bus loops: one for trolley buses and one for diesel buses (the north bus loop). These temporary loops, which have been in use since 2003, replaced the old bus loop to make room for a new underground bus loop.

The new underground bus loop was slated to be built beside the Student Union Building, on the site of a small mound called "The Grassy Knoll". The Grassy Knoll is planned to be removed for that purpose — a plan that is unpopular with a few students of UBC. Several students were arrested after a protest turned into a showdown with police in April 2008.

On October 27, 2009, the University announced in an open letter that because Translink was no longer committing $10 million toward this the $50 million underground loop project, a surface loop would be built instead.

North bus loop

Bay	Route	Destination	Notes
1	99 B-Line 99 B-Line The 99 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It travels along Broadway, a major east-west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia to Commercial–Broadway Station on the SkyTrain system...	Unloading only
2	99 B-Line 99 B-Line The 99 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It travels along Broadway, a major east-west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia to Commercial–Broadway Station on the SkyTrain system...	Commercial–Broadway Station Commercial–Broadway Station Commercial–Broadway Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line and Millenium Line and an at-grade portion of the Millennium Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system...	Frequent service during the rush hours Some trips continue to Boundary & 1st Ave
3		All lines unloading only
4	84	VCC–Clark Station	Limited stops between UBC and 4th Avenue at Fir
5	44 44 Express The 44 is an express bus line in Metro Vancouver, Canada. It connects Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver to the UBC Loop in University of British Columbia. The line is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink...	Downtown Waterfront Station	Limited stops between UBC and Burrard and 2nd Avenue Weekdays only, final departure at 7:45pm Service to Waterfront Station Waterfront Station (Vancouver) Waterfront Station is a major intermodal public transportation facility and the main transit terminus in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Location:...
6	480 480 Express The 480 is an express line in Metro Vancouver, Canada, connecting Bridgeport Station in Richmond to the UBC Loop at the University of British Columbia. Operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink, it serves Vancouver and Richmond...	Bridgeport Station	Weekdays only Routes to/from (Bridgeport Station) Limited stops in Vancouver
7	49	Metrotown Station Metrotown Station Metrotown Station is an elevated SkyTrain station on the Expo Line in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is the second-busiest station in the SkyTrain system. The station is located on the south side of Central Boulevard, east of Willingdon Avenue....	All weekday peak and half of the weekday daytime trips serve UBC (early morning, late night, and weekend trips terminate at Dunbar Loop Dunbar Loop Dunbar Loop is one of the major transit exchanges in the western side of Vancouver. Part of the TransLink system, it is the westernmost exchange in the city of Vancouver... )
8	43 43 Express The 43 UBC/Joyce Station is an express line in Greater Vancouver, Canada to supplement the #41 service along 41st Avenue. It connects Joyce-Collingwood Station on the SkyTrain system to the UBC Loop in UBC. The route is operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company and funded by TransLink. Going west, the...	Joyce Station Joyce–Collingwood Station Joyce–Collingwood Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is on Joyce Street at Vanness Avenue, in the area of Vancouver known as Collingwood...	Weekdays only, final departure at 7:08pm
9	41	Joyce Station Joyce–Collingwood Station Joyce–Collingwood Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is on Joyce Street at Vanness Avenue, in the area of Vancouver known as Collingwood...	All weekday daytime trips serve UBC, most early morning, evening and weekend trips short turn at 41st and Crown
10	33	29th Avenue Station 29th Avenue Station 29th Avenue Station is located at an at-grade portion of the Expo Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system.The station is on 29th Avenue at Atlin Street, adjacent to Slocan Park, in the area of Vancouver known as "Renfrew Heights", an older, compact community...
	258	West Vancouver Marine at 25th St.	Departs at 3:08pm, 4:08pm, and 5:08pm weekdays during the UBC winter session Continues as a 250A Dundarave from Seymour and Georgia
11	25	Brentwood Station Brentwood Town Centre Station Brentwood Town Centre Station is located on an elevated portion of the Millennium Line. The station is a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system, and is one of the busier stations on the Millennium Line.The station is located near the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Willingdon...	Late Night trips short turn at King Edward at Granville
15	C19	Alma	via Spanish Banks
	C20	Totem Park
	C22	Hampton Place

Trolley bus loop

Bay	Route	Destination	Notes
12	14	Hastings	Operates to Kootenay Loop Kootenay Loop Kootenay Loop is a major public transit exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia. It services routes going to East Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.It is also the eastern-most major exchange in the city of Vancouver....
	N17	Downtown Howe at Dunsmuir	Night Bus
13	4	Powell Eton at Renfrew	Evening trips to Cambie at Hastings only; route between Eton at Renfrew and Downtown is operate by 4 Upper Lynn Valley / Downtown Early morning trips to/from Blanca Loop
14	9	Boundary Boundary Loop Commercial–Broadway Station Commercial–Broadway Station Commercial–Broadway Station is located on an elevated portion of the Expo Line and Millenium Line and an at-grade portion of the Millennium Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system...	Weekday peak hours only Operates only when UBC is in winter session

See also

• University of British Columbia
  University of British Columbia
  The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
  
  
• University Endowment Lands
  University Endowment Lands
  The University Endowment Lands is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada surrounding the University of British Columbia...
  
  
• 99 B-Line
  99 B-Line
  The 99 B-Line is a bus rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It travels along Broadway, a major east-west thoroughfare, and connects the University of British Columbia to Commercial–Broadway Station on the SkyTrain system...
  
  
• List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver

External links

• Map of UBC Loop (PDF)