Marpole Loop

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) built the Vancouver–Steveston line under the Vancouver & Lulu Island Railway (V&LI) charter. On the north side of the North Arm, the CP station, which opened in 1902, was called Eburne{{Cite web | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/deltnews/1.0079123#p0z-3r0f:%22Eburne%22 |page=1 |title=Delta News |date=5 July 1902 |website=library.ubc.ca}} but was later renamed Marpole. In 1905, the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) leased and electrified the line. Similarly in 1909, CP built the Marpole–New Westminster line for lease under the V&LI charter.{{cite magazine | url=https://exporail.org/canrail/canadian_rail_1990_plus/canadian-rail-534-2010.pdf#page=4 |last=Ewert |first=Henry |page=4 |title=Canadian Rail: British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited |date=Jan 2010 |publisher=Canadian Railroad Historical Assn. | website=www.exporail.org}} BCER passenger services began in July 1905 and November 1909 on the respective routes.{{cite magazine | url=https://exporail.org/canrail/canadian_rail_1990_plus/canadian-rail-417-1990.pdf#page=12 |last=Ewert |first=Henry |pages=12 , 15 (120, 123) |title=Canadian Rail: British Columbia's Street Car Centenary |date=Jul 1990 |publisher=Canadian Railroad Historical Assn. | website=www.exporail.org}}

During World War II, workers transferred to buses at the station for travel to the Boeing plant on Sea Island.{{Cite web | url=https://placesthatmatter.ca/location/arbutus-corridor |title=Arbutus Corridor |website=placesthatmatter.ca}} After the war, the Marpole–New Westminster route experienced weak passenger traffic.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/154323723 |page=38 |title=Vancouver Sun |date=13 October 1949 |website=www.newspapers.com}}

The respective interurban passenger service closures were Vancouver–Marpole in June 1952, Marpole–New Westminster in November 1956, and Steveston–Marpole in February 1958. BC Hydro, the BCER successor, continued a scheduled freight service.{{Cite web |date=15 April 1963 |title=Province |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/154324848 |website=www.newspapers.com |page=3}}

In 1962, a steam train excursion included Kitsilano, Marpole depot, and New Westminster.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/154324752 |page=7 |title=Province |date=8 August 1962 |website=www.newspapers.com}}

When the lease expired in 1985, CP took over freight operations.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/68809789 |page=44 |title=Province |date=9 May 1986 |website=www.newspapers.com}} CP freight service ended north of Marpole in 1999 and south across the Marpole Bridge in 2014.{{Cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cp-railway-bridge-fire-investigations-underway-in-vancouver-1.2702623 |title=CBC News |date=10 July 2014 |website=www.cbc.ca}}

The 17 Oak, the only streetcar route that ever reached the vicinity, commenced service in January 1913.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/154323992 |page=27 |title=Province |date=17 January 1913 |website=www.newspapers.com}} The stop was adjacent to the station.{{Cite web | url=https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/indexed-guide-map-of-city-of-vancouver-and-suburbs-4 |title=Vancouver Map and Blue Print map |year=1914 |website=searcharchives.vancouver.ca}} That year, the four-storey Grand Central Hotel was built on the Hudson St corner,{{Cite web | url=https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-b/beddeson-harold-george-1872-1941 |title=Beddeson, Harold George (1872-–1941) |website=westendvancouver.wordpress.com|date=30 September 2014 }} notable in the background to the interurban station and Oak streetcar.{{Cite web | url=https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/b-c-electric-railway-company-news-stands-new-westminster-marpole-granville-street-bridge-3 |title=B.C. Electric Railway Company News Stands - Marpole |year=1921 |website=searcharchives.vancouver.ca}}

By the late 1920s, this station was also known as the Marpole Depot. Bus service to connect with the Granville streetcar{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/154323459 |page=9 |title=Vancouver Sun |date=27 March 1929 |website=www.newspapers.com}} at West 41st Avenue{{Cite web | url=https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/wrigleys-new-revised-map-of-vancouver |title=Wrigley's new revised map of Vancouver |year=1947 |website=searcharchives.vancouver.ca}} was operating by 1930.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/154324309 |page=7 |title=Province |date=9 September 1930 |website=www.newspapers.com}}

When eliminating this bus and the associated No. 8 streetcar services,{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/154324492 |page=16 |title=Province |date=17 June 1948 |website=www.newspapers.com}} the 1949 launching of the Granville trolleybus line also modified the southern extremity of the route.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/154324642 |page=18 |title=Province |date=13 July 1949 |website=www.newspapers.com}}

In April 1952, the Oak streetcar service ended and was temporarily replaced by buses.{{cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1952/buzzer_1952_04_16.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=16 April 1952 |publisher=BCER | website=www.translink.ca}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/154323821 |page=1 |title=Vancouver Sun |date=19 April 1952 |website=www.newspapers.com}} That July, trolleybus service commenced.{{cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1952/buzzer_1952_07_17.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=17 July 1952 |publisher=BCER | website=www.translink.ca}}

To serve the existing routes, the Marpole bus loop opened in July 1949 on the then–Marpole depot site and adjacent land.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/surrey-leader/154323292 |page=4 |title=Surrey Leader |date=30 June 1949 |website=www.newspapers.com}} The Granville Street trolleybus service began at this time. The prior day, a stagecoach pioneer was the first passenger to ride that new transit mode.{{Cite web | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/154323612 | page=3 |title=Vancouver Sun |date=16 July 1949 |website=www.newspapers.com}}

File:Vancouver Brill trolleybus 2307 wearing 1977 BC Hydro livery at Marpole Loop in 1981.jpg–Brill trolley buses at Marpole Loop in 1981]]

On horse race days, special bus services from the loop to Lansdowne Racetrack{{cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1959/buzzer_1959_06_05.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=5 June 1959 |publisher=BCER | website=www.translink.ca}} were running by 1951, which appears to be when special streetcars from downtown to the track ceased.{{cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1951/buzzer_1951_06_29.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=29 June 1951 |publisher=BCER | website=www.translink.ca}} Prior to late 1954, half the Granville trolleybuses terminated at the 63rd Avenue loop. After that date, all except some rush hour ones continued to the Marpole Loop.{{cite web |url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/1950s/1954/buzzer_1954_10_28.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=28 October 1954 |publisher=BCER | website=www.translink.ca}}

To replace the Oakridge Transit Centre,{{Cite report | url=https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/oakridge-transit-centre-statement-of-significance.pdf#page=5 |author=Donald Luxton & Assoc. |page=5 (4) |title=Oakridge Transit Centre Statement of Significance |date=Oct 2014 |website=vancouver.ca}} the Vancouver Transit Centre was built on the former sawmill site to the southwest of the loop.{{cite web | url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2005/buzzer_2005_03_18.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=18 March 2005 |publisher=TransLink | website=www.translink.ca}} Opened in September 2006, the centre includes accommodation for the Vancouver trolleybus fleet.{{cite web | url=https://buzzer.translink.ca/2020/11/where-do-our-buses-sleep-at-night-explained |title=The Buzzer Blog |date=25 November 2020 |publisher=TransLink | website=www.translink.ca}}

On the opening of the SkyTrain's Canada Line in September 2009, suburban routes that served Marpole Loop from Delta, Surrey, and White Rock were rerouted to terminate at Bridgeport station. On the same date, local trolleybus services were routed to serve Marine Drive station.{{cite web | url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/rider-guide/buzzer-archives/2000s/2009/buzzer_2009_09_04.pdf |title=The Buzzer |date=4 September 2009 |publisher=TransLink | website=www.translink.ca}}

In April 2019, TransLink installed its first overhead battery-electric bus charger at the Marpole Loop.{{Cite web | url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-battery-electric-bus-charger-22nd-street-station-april-2019 |title=Daily Hive |date=26 April 2019 |website=dailyhive.com}} That September, four such buses began operating on route 100.{{Cite web | url=https://www.translink.ca/news/2019/september/battery%20electric%20buses%20charge%20into%20service%20today |title=Battery electric buses charge into service today |date=12 September 2019 |website=www.translink.ca}} During the earlier months of this pilot service, the buses were used for rush hour service only, before slowly transitioning into all-day service.{{Cite report | url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/about-translink/governance-and-board/board-of-directors/board-minutes-and-reports/2020/march/200326_board_agenda_package.pdf#page=12 |author=TransLink |page=12 |title=TransLink Board of Directors Meeting |date=2 March 2020 |website=www.translink.ca}}

In March 2022, the pilot project conducted in association with the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) was completed, and the battery-electric buses continued in regular service.{{Cite report | url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/about-translink/governance-and-board/board-of-directors/board-minutes-and-reports/2022/june/2022_06_23_public_board_meeting_agenda.pdf#page=14 |author=TransLink |page=14 (5) |title=TransLink Board of Directors Public Board Meeting Agenda |date=23 June 2022 |website=www.translink.ca}} That year, 15 new buses were ordered for route 100 with delivery spanning late into 2023.{{Cite report | url=https://www.translink.ca/-/media/translink/documents/about-translink/corporate-reports/statutory_annual_report/2022_statutory_annual_report.pdf#page=9 |author=TransLink |page=9 |title=South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority 2022 Statutory Annual Report |website=www.translink.ca}}

{{See also|List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver}}

As of October 2020, Marpole Loop was served by the following routes:{{cite web |url=https://infomaps.translink.ca/system_maps/exchange_maps/marpoleloop.pdf |title=Marpole Loop |publisher=TransLink |date=Oct 2020}}

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The immediate area was the original neighbourhood centre for Marpole. The construction of the Oak Street Bridge, then the Arthur Laing Bridge, moved the shopping precinct from lower Hudson Street to lower Granville Street.{{sfn|City of Vancouver|2014|p=42 (41)}} Until the late 1950s, the site was a significant transit hub and retail centre. Since that time, its importance has dwindled, becoming largely irrelevant on the opening of Marine Drive station in 2009. The City of Vancouver has been working with TransLink to improve the Marpole Loop by creating a more user-friendly and vibrant area.{{sfn|City of Vancouver|2014|p=43 (42)}}

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• {{Cite report | url=https://guidelines.vancouver.ca/policy-plan-marpole.pdf#page=42 |author=City of Vancouver |title=Marpole Community Plan |year=2014 |website=vancouver.ca}}

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