Dunbar Loop

File:Vancouver CCF-Brill T48A trolleybus 2351 in drizzle at Dunbar Loop on 29 Dec 1983.jpg

A 1951 CCF–Brill trolley bus at Dunbar Loop in 1983, on route 7

Dunbar Loop is a major transit exchange located in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It opened on May 22, 1950, and is the westernmost exchange in the City of Vancouver.

Dunbar Loop can accommodate both diesel and trolley buses of various lengths, including articulated buses. It is part of the TransLink system and also acts as a power station for trolleys.

Structure and location

Dunbar Loop is located at the intersection of Dunbar Street and West 41st Avenue in the Dunbar–Southlands neighbourhood of Vancouver. The majority of the services at this exchange load and unload at Dunbar Street or 41st Avenue, while 2 services (2 and N22) load and unload inside the loop.

Because of its proximity to the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University Endowment Lands, it is heavily used by students. All routes going westbound from Dunbar Loop terminate at UBC during regular weekday hours.

Routes

Bay	Location	Routes	Notes
1	Dunbar Street Southbound	49 Metrotown Station
		Unloading only: 7, 32
2	Dunbar Loop	2 Downtown	Burrard Station
		N22 Downtown	NightBus service
3	41st Avenue Eastbound	41 Joyce Station
		480 Bridgeport Station	Peak hours only Express route Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
4	41st Avenue Westbound	49 UBC	Late night trips terminate at Dunbar Loop
5	41st Avenue Westbound	R4 41st Ave to UBC	RapidBus service
		41 Crown
		480 UBC	Peak hours only Express route Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
6	Dunbar Street Northbound	7 Nanaimo Station
		32 Downtown	AM peak hours only Route temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
7	41st Avenue Eastbound	R4 41st Ave to Joyce Station	RapidBus service

External links

• Dunbar Loop map (PDF file) Template:Webarchive
• Route 49 Service upgrades in June 2016
• Route 49 Service upgrades in September 2016
• Route 43 Service upgrades in September 2017