Departure Bay ferry terminal

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	Nanaimo Regional 20 Hammond Bay; 25 Ferry Shuttle; 50 Downtown/Woodgrove; 91 Intercity;
Construction
Parking	177 short-term spaces; 349 long-term spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	DEP
Website	www.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/nanaimo-departure-bay/NAN
History
Opened	1951
Original company	Black Ball Line
Key dates
1961	Acquired by the Government of British Columbia
Passengers
2023	1 587 734 1.32%

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.

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

^ 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

^ ^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

Departure Bay ferry schedule

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[Stats-2] 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.

[:0-1] "Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources". Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[3] "Our History". BC Ferries. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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