Departure Bay ferry terminal

Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
Aerial view of Departure Bay, ferry terminal to the right.
Location	680 Trans Canada Highway, Nanaimo
Coordinates	49°11′32″N 123°57′22″W / 49.1921928°N 123.9560779°W / 49.1921928; -123.9560779
Owned by	BC Ferries
Operated by	BC Ferries
Line(s)	Route 2–Horseshoe Bay
Connections	Nanaimo regional buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1961

Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.

Unlike Nanaimo's other major ferry terminal (Duke Point), Departure Bay does have public transit connections.

History

Beginning in 1951, the Black Ball Line originally ran their ferry service from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay. In November 1961, BC Ferries took over service by acquiring Black Ball Line.^[1]

Prior to the opening of the Duke Point ferry terminal in 1997, Departure Bay had regular ferry service to Tsawwassen. This change occurred to alleviated traffic flow in Nanaimo.

References

↑ "Our History". www.bcferries.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

External links

Departure Bay ferry schedule

BC Ferries

Ferry terminals

Mainland–Vancouver Island	Departure Bay Duke Point Horseshoe Bay Swartz Bay Tsawwassen

Sunshine Coast	Earls Cove Gambier Island Keats Island Langdale Saltery Bay Snug Cove

Northern Gulf Islands/Powell River	Alert Bay Blubber Bay Buckley Bay Campbell River Cortes Island Denman Island (2) Hornby Island Little River Port McNeill Quadra Island (2) Sointula Westview–Powell River

Southern Gulf Islands	Brentwood Chemainus Crofton Fulford Harbour Gabriola Island Long Harbour Lyall Harbour Mill Bay Nanaimo Harbour Otter Bay Penelakut Island Sturdies Bay Thetis Island Vesuvius Village Bay

Mid–Coast/Northern Route	Alliford Bay Bear Cove Bella Coola Klemtu McLoughlin Bay Ocean Falls Prince Rupert Shearwater Skidegate

Current fleet

S class	Spirit of British Columbia Spirit of Vancouver Island

Coastal class	Coastal Renaissance Coastal Inspiration Coastal Celebration

C class	Queen of Cowichan Queen of Coquitlam Queen of Alberni Queen of Oak Bay Queen of Surrey

Burnaby class	Queen of Nanaimo Queen of Burnaby

I class	Island Sky Queen of Cumberland Queen of Capilano

Powell River class	Bowen Queen Mayne Queen Powell River Queen

Century class	Skeena Queen

K class	Kahloke Klitsa Kuper Kwuna

T class	Tachek Quadra Queen II

N class	Nimpkish Nicola

Unclassed	Howe Sound Queen North Island Princess Northern Adventure Northern Expedition Queen of Chilliwack Queen of New Westminster Quinitsa Quinsam Tenaka

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