Loss of 258 express bus adds 40 minutes to commute for students. This is unacceptable.

UBC students who commute from the North Shore (West + North Vancouver) rely heavily on the 258 Express.

This bus was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and not brought back into operation.

This bus takes approximately 40-50 minutes in the morning from West Vancouver to UBC. According to Translink, the trip provided by the 258 can be replicated through connecting services with comparable travel times. Translink states that "customers will be able to continue to travel to UBC on a variety of trips throughout the same time period, often within 10-12 min difference of travel time." This time estimate is based on the assumption that the busses run perfectly on time, as well as no variation in bus arrival times due to traffic. Oftentimes students miss the second bus by mere seconds or are unable to ride connecting buses as they are full. Some students have shared that it can take up to 1.5 hours to get to campus without the 258. 

This is extremely frustrating for North Shore students who have relied on this bus for years. We need public pushback 

Please contact the customer information team at TransLink at 604-953-3333 or use the online form at:

https://www.translink.ca/about-us/customer-service/feedback

What to fill in: 

-Feedback regarding: Bus

-Route Number: 258 

-Details: Tell translink that the bus should be reinstated and why! 

-For Date/Time, you can put today’s date and the time you fill it in. 

-Contact Information