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
Location680 Trans-Canada Highway, Nanaimo
Coordinates49.1921928°N 123.9560779°W / 49.1921928; -123.9560779
Owned byBC Ferries
Operated byBC Ferries
Line(s)Route 2–Horseshoe Bay
Bus routes4
Connections
Construction
Parking177 short-term spaces
349 long-term spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeDEP[1]
WebsiteNanaimo (Departure Bay)
History
Opened1951
Original companyBlack Ball Line
Key dates
1961Acquired by the Government of British Columbia
Passengers
20211 359 519[Note 1] Increase 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
  1. Figure obtained from the 2021 passenger count of 1 359 159[Note 2] and the 2020 passenger count of 839 938.[Note 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.
  3. "Total Vehicle and Passenger Counts by Route for December 2021" (PDF). Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

References
  1. "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)
  2. "Our History". BC Ferries. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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