West Kootenay Transit System
West Kootenay Transit System serves the regional district of Central Kootenay, including the communities of Argenta, Balfour, Castlegar, Edgewood, Fruitvale, Kaslo, Montrose, Nakusp, Nelson, Rossland, Salmo, Slocan City, and Trail.
Conventional service in Nelson is operated by the City of Nelson. Conventional service in Trail and Castlegar is operated by NextGen Transit. Community Bus and handyDART services are operated by Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services.[1][2] Funding is provided by the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary. Planning and administration support is provided by BC Transit.
History
West Kootenay Transit System was formed on July 1, 2015 after the merging of Nelson Transit System, Castlegar Regional Transit System, and Kootenay-Boundary Transit System (Trail). As the conventional systems already connected at Selkirk College in Castlegar, the regional districts decided one merged system would have benefits in centralizing information for riders and harmonizing fares.
Facilities
Garage/HQ
Address: 80 Lakeside Dr, Nelson, BC. The Garage operates City of Nelson buses.
Address: 8170 Old Waneta Rd, Trail, BC. Operates Trail routes and HandyDart for Trail.
Routes
- Nelson and Area:
- Slocan and Area:
- Castlegar and Area:
- Trail and Area:
- 41 Binns
- 42 Columbia Heights
- 43 Glenmerry/Fruitvale
- 44 Sunningdale/Hospital
- 45 Teck
- 46 Rossland
- 48 Red Mountain - Saturday and Sunday, December-March
- 98 Columbia Connector
- Nakusp and Kaslo Paratransit:
- 51 Nakusp / Hot Springs - Monday
- 52 Slocan / Nakusp via Silverton - Wednesday
- 53 Edgewood / Nakusp - Friday
- 57 Kaslo Local - Friday
- 58 Argenta / Kaslo - Thursday
- Health Connections:
- 72 Salmo / Nelson - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- 74 Nakusp / Nelson - Tuesday, Thursday
- 76 Kaslo / Nelson - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Active roster
Nelson Conventional
- Operates most trips on routes 1-10 and 99.
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4461-4462 | 2018 | Grande West | Vicinity 35' | Cummins B6.7 | Voith D864.6 |
| |
| 9338, 9348-9349, 9353 |
|
2009 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 |
Kootenay Lake West Community Bus
- Operates routes 14-15, 20, 51-58, and 72-76, some trips on routes 1, 4, 10, and 99, and HandyDART service for the City of Nelson.
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2323-2324, 2339 | 2012 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L |
| ||
| 2468-2469, 2527 | 
|
2014 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L | ||
| 2565, 2585 | 
|
2015 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L |
| |
| 2723 | 
|
2020 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOF 27 |
GMC Vortec 6.0L |
| |
| 2860 | 2022 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOF 27 |
GMC Vortec 6.0L | |||
| 3025-3026 | 
|
2018 | International ElDorado |
3200 Aero Elite |
Navistar MaxxForce 7 | Allison 2100 PTS | |
| 3032-3034 | 2022 | International ElDorado |
3200 Advantage |
Cummins B6.7 | Allison 2100 PTS |
Trail and Castlegar
Conventional
- Operates all trips on routes 31-38, 41-48, and 98.
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | 2013 | Grande West | Vicinity 27.5' | Cummins ISB | ZF 6HP504C | ||
| 4039-4040 | 2017 | Grande West | Vicinity 30' | Cummins B6.7 | Voith D864.6 | ||
| 4415-4420 | 
|
2017 | Grande West | Vicinity 35' | Cummins B6.7 | Voith D864.6 | |
| 4451-4455, 4459, 4463 | 
|
2018 | Grande West | Vicinity 35' | Cummins B6.7 | Voith D864.6 |
HandyDART
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2569-2570 | 
|
2015 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L |
| |
| 2791-2792 | 2021 | Ford Girardin |
T-350 Micro Bird MB-II |
Ford 3.7L gasoline |
|
Transferred/retired roster
Nelson Conventional
Kootenay Lake West Community Bus/HandyDART
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B027 | 2005 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar V |
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| 2070 | 
|
2006 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar V |
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| 2117 | 2007 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar V |
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| 2131, 2152, 2155, 2156 | 
|
2008 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar V |
|||
| 2180, 2194 | 2009 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar V |
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| 2317 | 2012 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L |
| ||
| 2368 | 2012 | Mercedes-Benz | Sprinter MiniBus |
| |||
| 2447 | 2013 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L | |||
| 2466 |
|
2014 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L |
| |
| 2574 |
|
2015 | Chevrolet ARBOC |
4500 SOM28D |
GMC Duramax 6.6L |
| |
| 3017-3019 | 
|
2015 | International ElDorado |
3200 Aero Elite |
Navistar MaxxForce 7 | Allison 2100 PTS | |
| C617-C618 | 
|
2004 | International ElDorado |
3200 Aero Elite |
T444E | Automatic | |
| C621 | 
|
2006 | International ElDorado |
3200 Aero Elite |
T444E | Automatic |
Trail and Castlegar
Conventional
HandyDART
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C465-C466 | 2001 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar III |
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| 2178-2179 | 2009 | Ford CBB |
E-450 Polar V |
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| 2340-2341 | 2012 | Mercedes-Benz | Sprinter MiniBus |
References
- ↑ BC Transit - Nelson Transit Transit System, bctransit.com, retrieved on 2009-08-20
- ↑ BC Transit - Kootenay Boundary Transit System, bctransit.com, retrieved on 2009-08-19
