Vernon Regional Transit System

Vernon Regional Transit System
Founded1978[1]
LocaleGreater Vernon
Service areaRegional District of North Okanagan
Service typeTransit bus, paratransit
AllianceBC Transit
Routes13 (9 local, 3 regional, 1 operated by other system.)
OperatorFirstCanada ULC[2]
WebsiteVernon Regional Transit

The Vernon Regional Transit System provides bus service to destinations in Vernon, Coldstream and the North Okanagan area of British Columbia, using fully accessible low floor transit buses.[3]

This transit system is responsible for all local full-service and handyDART public bus transportation, in cooperation with the provincial agency BC Transit. Currently, the Vernon Regional Transit System operates a combination of twelve local and regional routes, with a thirteenth route operated by Shuswap Regional Transit servicing Vernon as well.[4]

Routes

No. Route Notes Service days
Local routes
1 Coldstream / Downtown Mon-Sun
2 Pleasant Valley Mon-Sun
3 North End via Alexis Park / Downtown Mon-Sun
4 East Hill Mon-Sun
5 South Vernon Mon-Sun
6 College / Downtown via Hospital Connects to Okanagan College. Mon-Sun
7 Okanagan Landing Mon-Sun
8 Bella Vista Mon-Sun
9 North End / Downtown Service every 15 minutes at peak times Mon-Sun
Regional routes
41 Salmon Arm - Enderby Operated by Shuswap Regional Transit. Previously Route 11, renumbered 1 April 2022.[5] Wednesday only
60 Enderby / Armstrong / Vernon Saturday: Armstrong only Mon-Sat
61 Vernon / Lumby Connects Lumby with downtown Vernon Mon-Fri
90 UBCO Connector / Vernon Connects Vernon to the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna. Mon-Sun
Source: BC Transit[4]

References

  1. ^ Transit History of British Columbia Communities
  2. ^ Vernon Regional Transit System (January 2024). Rider's Guide. BC Transit. p. 2, "About Your Transit System". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ^ Transit Options - Transit systems in the Vernon Region
  4. ^ a b BC Transit. "BC Transit - Schedules and Maps". Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  5. ^ "Route Renumbering in Shuswap Regional Transit System" (Press release). BC Transit. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2024-02-19.


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