Departure Bay ferry terminal
Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. The terminal is located at the southern end of Departure Bay.
Departure Bay | |
|---|---|
| Ferry terminal | |
Aerial view of Departure Bay, ferry terminal to the right. | |
| General information | |
| Location | 680 Trans-Canada Highway, Nanaimo |
| Coordinates | 49°11′32″N 123°57′22″W / 49.1921928°N 123.9560779°W |
| Owned by | BC Ferries |
| Operated by | BC Ferries |
| Line(s) | Route 2–Horseshoe Bay |
| Bus routes | 4 |
| Connections | |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 177 short-term spaces 349 long-term spaces |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DEP[1] |
| Website | Nanaimo (Departure Bay) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Original company | Black Ball Line |
| Key dates | |
| 1961 | Acquired by the Government of British Columbia |
| Passengers | |
| 2021 | 1 359 519[Note 1] 61.82% |
Unlike Nanaimo's other major ferry terminal (Duke Point), Departure Bay has public transit connections.
History
Beginning in 1951, the Black Ball Line originally ran its ferry service from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay using the ferries Kahloke and Chinook. In November 1961, BC Ferries took over service by acquiring the Black Ball Line.[2]
Prior to the opening of the Duke Point ferry terminal in 1997, Departure Bay had regular ferry service to Tsawwassen. This change occurred to alleviate traffic flow in Nanaimo.
Notes
- ^ Figure obtained from the 2021 passenger count of 1 359 159[1] and the 2020 passenger count of 839 938.[3] Only statistics denoting "passenger" traffic is counted; it is unclear whether passengers from vehicles are included in this statistic. The large percentage increase from 2020 to 2021 is due to reduced 2020 passenger traffic from the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ a b "Total Vehicle and Passenger Counts by Route for August 2022" (PDF). Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Our History". BC Ferries. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Total Vehicle and Passenger Counts by Route for December 2021" (PDF). Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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External links
- Departure Bay ferry schedule