Vernon Regional Transit System

{{Short description|Transit system in North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada}}

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| name = Vernon Regional Transit System

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| founded = 1978[http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/q2z-bc.html Transit History of British Columbia Communities]

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| 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.)

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| operator = FirstCanada ULC{{Cite book |last=Vernon Regional Transit System |url=https://www.bctransit.com/documents/1529722140422 |title=Rider's Guide |date=January 2024 |publisher=BC Transit |publication-date=January 2024 |at=p. 2, "About Your Transit System" |format=pdf |access-date=2024-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220063409/https://www.bctransit.com/documents/1529722140422 |archive-date=2024-02-20}}

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| website = [https://www.bctransit.com/vernon/home Vernon Regional Transit]

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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.[http://www.busonline.ca/regions/ver/accessible/transit_options_ver.pdf Transit Options - Transit systems in the Vernon Region]

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.

Routes

class="wikitable"
No. || Route || Notes || Service days
colspan=4 style="text-align: center"| Local routes
1Coldstream / DowntownMon-Sun
2Pleasant ValleyMon-Sun
3North End via Alexis Park / DowntownMon-Sun
4East HillMon-Sun
5South VernonMon-Sun
6College / Downtown via HospitalConnects to Okanagan College.Mon-Sun
7Okanagan LandingMon-Sun
8Bella VistaMon-Sun
9North End / DowntownService every 15 minutes at peak timesMon-Sun
colspan=4 style="text-align: center"| Regional routes
41Salmon Arm - EnderbyOperated by Shuswap Regional Transit. Previously Route 11, renumbered 1 April 2022.{{Cite press release |title=Route Renumbering in Shuswap Regional Transit System |date=18 March 2022 |publisher=BC Transit |url=https://www.bctransit.com/shuswap/news?nid=1529716661727# |access-date=2024-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403213143/https://www.bctransit.com/shuswap/news?nid=1529716661727 |archive-date=2022-04-03}}Wednesday only
60Enderby / Armstrong / VernonSaturday: Armstrong onlyMon-Sat
61Vernon / LumbyConnects Lumby with downtown VernonMon-Fri
90UBCO Connector / VernonConnects Vernon to the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna.Mon-Sun
colspan=4 | Source: BC Transit{{Cite web |last=BC Transit |title=BC Transit - Schedules and Maps |url=https://www.bctransit.com/vernon/schedules-and-maps |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220054121/https://www.bctransit.com/vernon/schedules-and-maps |archive-date=2024-02-20 |access-date=2024-02-20}}

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