Vernon Regional Transit System
Transit system in North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
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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]
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| Founded | 1978[1] |
|---|---|
| Locale | Greater Vernon |
| Service area | Regional District of North Okanagan |
| Service type | Transit bus, paratransit |
| Alliance | BC Transit |
| Routes | 13 (9 local, 3 regional, 1 operated by other system.) |
| Operator | TransDev Canada[2]: 2 |
| Website | Vernon Regional Transit |
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]
Operations
Fares
Current fares in the Vernon Regional Transit System are provided in the table below:
BC Transit also provides a discounted Semester Pass to full-time secondary and post-secondary students for $120.00. Students may purchase Semester Passes from specific retailers with valid student ID.[6][7]
Children 12 and under are permitted aboard both regular, fixed-route BC Transit buses and handyDART buses for free; below the age of 6, they must be accompanied by someone 12 years or older.[2]: 3 [5]
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.[8] | 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] | |||
