YKTransit
{{Short description|City run bus company in the Northwest Territories, Canada}}
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{{Infobox bus company
| name = Yellowknife Transit
| logo = YK Transit logo.png
| logo_size = 120px
| image = Yellowknife Transit bus 01 clip.jpg
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| image_caption = Bus on 50th Avenue
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| parent = City of Yellowknife
| contractor = First Canada
| founded = 1999
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| service_area = urban area
| service_type = bus service, paratransit
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| routes = 5
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| fleet = 8 regular buses
2 paratransit
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| fuel_type = diesel
| operator = Transdev
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| website = [http://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/transit.asp YKTransit]
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YKTransit, formerly Yellowknife Transit, is the public transportation agency in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The municipally funded and controlled system is the territory's only public transport system and is operated privately by Transdev.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/new-city-yellowknife-buses-unveiled-1.7168880 |title=Yellowknife unveils new city buses, rebranding of transit fleet |last=Holden |first=Robert |website=CBC |access-date=2024-11-15|date=2024-04-10}}{{cite web |url=http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/a2z-nw.html |title=Transit History of Northwest Territories Communities |last=Wyatt |first= David A. |website=umanitoba.ca |access-date=February 6, 2018}} It also operates the paratransit service, Yellowknife Accessible Transit System (YATS).{{cite web |url=http://www.accesstotravel.gc.ca/19.aspx?CarrierCd=1754556147&CityCd=501&lang=en |title=Yellowknife Accessible Transit System (YATS) |work=Access to Travel |publisher=Government of Canada |quote=YATS is a component of Yellowknife Transit that provides accessible door-to-accessible door service |access-date=February 6, 2018}} YKTransit operates three regular routes and one express service within the core of Yellowknife. In September 2024, the City of Yellowknife announced a rebrand of its public transit service to YKTransit with the arrival of four new accessible buses, bringing the fleet to eight regular buses and two paratransit buses.{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Emily |date=2024-04-09 |title=Check out photos of Yellowknife's new accessible bus fleet |url=https://cabinradio.ca/178153/news/yellowknife/check-out-photos-of-yellowknifes-new-accessible-bus-fleet/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Cabin Radio}}
History
YKTransit is the fourth operator of public transit in Yellowknife. Three other privately run services had provided bus service prior to 1999, when Cardinal Coach Lines was awarded the franchise:
- Red Dusseault, 1945–1948.
- Frame and Perkins Limited, 1948–1990.
- Arctic Frontier Carriers Limited, 1990–1999.
As of 2008 the city was actively exploring means of improving transit service, noting that the city had a substantial number of residents who preferred to walk and ride.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/overhauling-yellowknife-transit-system-poses-a-challenge-consultant-1.715916 |title=Overhauling Yellowknife transit system poses a challenge: consultant |work=CBC News |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=February 6, 2018}} In August 2012 the city approved a new contract with Cardinal's successor, First Canada, at a cost of $1.25 million per year.Simon Whitehouse, [http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2012-08/aug29_12bus.html "New buses coming for city: Councillors frustrated by rushed vote on $1.25-million annual contract"], Northern News Services, August 29, 2012. {{dead link|date=February 2018}} First Canada was purchased by Transdev in March 2023, who assumed the former operator's contracts.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Ollie |date=2023-03-13 |title=Yellowknife schools approach new owner of bus company |url=https://cabinradio.ca/123410/news/yellowknife/yellowknife-schools-approach-new-owner-of-bus-company/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Cabin Radio |language=en-US}}
Routes
There are three regular daily bus routes which run from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm on weekdays and Saturdays.{{Cite web |url=https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/resources/Transit/TRANSIT-BROCHURE-FEBRUARY-1-2019.PDF |title=Transit Brochure February 1, 2019 |access-date=March 9, 2022 }} Beginning in October 2024, a twice a day express service to Kam Lakes was introduced.{{Cite web |date=September 2024 |title=2024 Rider's Guide |url=https://www.yellowknife.ca/en/living-here/resources/Transit/New-Routes/2024-RIDERS-GUIDE-OCT.pdf |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=City of Yellowknife}} There is no service on Sunday or statutory holidays. Sir John Franklin High School serves as the system's transfer station.
Prior to April 2012, two additional limited stop express services operated along Route 1 between the northern suburbs and the downtown core during morning and afternoon peak times.{{Cite web |title=Yellowknife Transit: Express Routes |archive-date=April 29, 2012 |url=http://www.yellowknife.ca/Residents/Bus_Schedules/Express_Routes.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429065611/http://www.yellowknife.ca/Residents/Bus_Schedules/Express_Routes.html |url-status=dead }}
| class="wikitable" |
| Designation
! Name ! Notes |
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| 1
| YK Connector |Half-hourly weekday service from the suburbanized northwest side to the suburbanized southwest, via Downtown. |
| 2
| Borden / Forest | Half-hourly weekday service from the suburbanized southwest side of the city to Downtown. |
| 3
| Niven Loop | Hourly weekday service through the older east side of the city and the native community of N'dilo to Downtown. |
| 1 Express
|Kam Lake Service (via Route 1) |Twice a day express service from the southwest community near Kam Lake to Downtown. |
See also
{{Portal|Transport}}
References
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External links
- [http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Yellowknife_Transit Yellowknife Transit fleet]
{{Public transit systems in Canada}}