Summary
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, British Columbia Canada |
| 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 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DEP[1] |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Original company | Black Ball Line |
| Key dates | |
| 1961 | Acquired by the Government of British Columbia |
| Passengers | |
| 2023 | 1 587 734[Note 1]  1.32% |
Unlike Nanaimo's other major ferry terminal, Duke Point, Departure Bay has public transit connections.
History edit
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 edit
- ^ Figures obtained for 2022 & 2023 from adding the passengers counted at Departure Bay in each month of the calendar year.[1] The figures under "Total Prev Year" are not used because those denote fiscal years instead of calendar years. The total passenger count at Departure Bay for 2022 was 1 567 105.
References edit
- ^ a b "Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources". Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Our History". BC Ferries. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links edit
- Departure Bay ferry schedule