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Jasmine A.

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I hate taking the bus. And I hate going to Victoria. And the two are not unrelated. Most people who live in Metro Vancouver have at some point taken the ferry to Vancouver Island. And for those of you who can't drive and must rely on public transit to get to the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, you know it's a fucking pain in the ass. For those of you not familiar with BC Ferries or Translink, let me explain. The ferry to Victoria leaves Tsawwassen ferry terminal and runs only every two hours (on certain days or holidays they'll have extra sailings, so it could be as "frequent" as once an hour). Miss your ferry, you have to wait two hours. In order to get to Tsawwassen ferry terminal, you have to take the skytrain to Bridgeport Skytrain Station in Richmond, and wait for the 620 bus that runs once an hour. Miss the bus, or can't get on because it's packed, or the bus is super late or doesn't show up, you miss your ferry and have to wait two hours for the next sailing. And despite the fact that 99% of people on the 620 bus are going to and from the ferry terminal (the whole reason for the 620 bus is to take people to the ferry terminal), it used to make a million fucking stops all over Richmond and Ladner or whatever horrible little towns it travels through. Thankfully Traslink finally realized that having the 620 make several useless stops when people just wanted to get to and from the ferry was ridiculous, so recently they reduced the number of stops along the way. However, the 620 bus is still a massive fail. I had to go to Victoria on Sunday October 16th, and because taking transit to Tsawwassen is such a headache, I usually pay to get a coach from downtown at Pacific Central Station, which is super convenient to get to. But because I had the time and wanted to save myself $40 and use my bus pass, I decided to take transit to the ferry terminal. Big mistake. I aimed to catch the 1pm ferry, so needed to catch the noon bus. I got to Bridgeport Skytrain Station around 11:55am, and there were plenty of people waiting, so I knew I hadn't missed my bus. (Because of the bus connections, it was either make it at 11:55am, or be there half an hour early, which is pointless.) 12pm rolled by, and no bus. I texted the bus stop number to get the bus times, to see when the noon bus was due; perhaps it was running a few minutes late. To my horror, I discovered that the next bus was at 1pm; the noon bus had just disappeared. I called Translink and asked what happened to the noon bus, and the guy said it was cancelled (supposedly due to an accident). No announcements or alerts on the transit website, or even an attempt at a replacement bus, even though Translink knew that if the noon bus doesn't show up, everyone misses the 1pm ferry. Everyone waiting for the bus was pissed off; not only did we miss our ferry, but we had to wait another hour. And to top it off, there is no bathroom or anywhere nearby to grab a bite to eat, despite the fact that people are frequently waiting an hour or more because the 620 bus schedule sucks. (You can go to River Rock Casino, but it's far away enough that it's not convenient.) And if Translink had made an announcement that the 620 bus had been cancelled, people could have made alternate plans and caught cabs to the ferry terminal. (When we found out the bus was cancelled--only because I called Translink--it was too late to get to Tsawwassen in time to catch the 1pm ferry, not that I was willing to pay $50 for a cab.) It's absolutely ridiculous that there isn't a quicker and more reliable bus route to the ferry terminal, a popular destination. The buses and ferry schedules are awkward, with long wait times between each bus/ferry, so a delay like this is catastrophic. Also why not have the bus leave more frequently? It would allow people more flexibility with what time they leave and getting to the skytrain station, and the bus wouldn't be so packed and pass up people. Also there should be an alternative route. Getting to Bridgeport Station is not convenient for everyone. (Before there was the Canada Line, getting to the ferry terminal was much worse.) Having a bus going between downtown and the ferry terminal, stopping only at major transit hubs, such as skytrain stations, would be great. If having a skytrain going all the way to Tsawwassen isn't a possibility, then there should at least be an express bus. Thank goodness there was an additional 2pm ferry sailing that day, and it wasn't pouring rain! [Yelp collections: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles] read more

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Bridgeport Station, Bay 4
Richmond, BC V6X
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