Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Greater Vancouver Transit System
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Vancouver Regional Transit System
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1973–1999
History
The Greater Vancouver Transit System provided bus, SeaBus, and Skytrain service in the Metro Vancouver area as GVTS from 1973 until 1983. It operated under contract by the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority until March 31, 1980. In the 1970s, the system was commonly still referred to by the general public as BC Hydro Transit (or the "Hydro Buses").
On April 1, 1980, GVTS was operated by the Metro Transit Operating Company and was branded commonly as Metro Transit. In 1983, the system was renamed the Vancouver Regional Transit System. From 1983 until 1999, the system was generally referred to as BC Transit. VRTS continued operation until April 1, 1999, when it was taken over by The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, now known as Translink.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
CCOQ
Rules and/or conventions used
Rules for Archival Description (Revised Version – July 2008)
ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (2nd edition - September 2011)
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 23-03-2021
Language(s)
- English