Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal

Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
A ferry departing the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
Location	6750 Keith Road, West Vancouver
Coordinates	49°22′35″N 123°16′16″W / 49.37639°N 123.27111°W / 49.37639; -123.27111
Owned by	BC Ferries
Operated by	BC Ferries
Line(s)	Route 2–Departure Bay Route 3–Langdale Route 8–Snug Cove
Connections	TransLink buses  250  Vancouver  257  Vancouver Express  262  Brunswick
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1961[1]

Horseshoe Bay is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the village of Horseshoe Bay, a suburb of West Vancouver, the terminal provides a vehicle ferry link from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and to Bowen Island, a small island in the southern part of Howe Sound.

There are currently 3 berths at Horseshoe Bay, making it the third largest BC Ferries terminal, after Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay.

Incidents and accidents[]

In 2005, the Queen of Oak Bay ferry lost control and smashed into a number of private boats at the marina in Horseshoe Bay; no fatalities were reported.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  Cars lining up at the terminal.

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  A ferry departing the terminal.

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  Queen of Oak Bay departing the terminal.

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  Entrance to the terminal.

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  Queen of Capilano arrives at the terminal.

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