Comox Valley Regional Transit System

Comox Valley Transit System serves the Comox Valley area in British Columbia. Communities served include Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Royston, Buckley Bay, Fanny Bay, Union Bay, Deep Bay, Oyster River, Merville, and Comox Airport. Connections to the Campbell River Transit System to the North can be made at Oyster River, while southbound Connections to the Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System are available at Deep Bay. The system serves both Little River and Buckley Bay Ferry Terminals, which connect to Powell River on the Sunshine Coast and Denman Island respectively via BC Ferries.

Local funding and governance is the provided by Comox Valley Regional District. Provincial funding, fleet resources, planning and administration support are provided by BC Transit. Operations of services are contracted to PW Transit.

History

• August 1, 1981 Comox Paratransit System begins fixed route and limited door to door accessible service. Services contracted to Watson and Ash Transport Ltd.
• July 23, 1990 Original Paratransit system replaced by Comox Valley Transit System (conventional fixed route) and Comox Valley Custom Transit (HandyDART). Services contracted to Watson and Ash Transport Ltd.
• 2018 Comox Valley becomes the second system to implement NextRide technology on their conventional buses.

Routes

Conventional Fixed Routes

• 1 Comox Mall / Anfield Centre via N.I.C.
• 2 Cumberland / Anfield Centre
• 3 Comox Local
• 4 Driftwood Mall / Comox Mall via Comox Rd
• 5 Vanier
• 6 Uplands
• 7 Arden
• 8 Downtown / Anfield Centre
• 10 Fanny Bay / Deep Bay / Downtown Courtenay
• 11 Airport via Powell River Ferry / Downtown
• 12 Oyster River/Downtown Courtenay
• 13 Merville-Seal Bay Shuttle
• 14 Union Bay Shuttle
• 15 Comox Mall via Back Rd / Aquatic Centre via Back Rd
• 20 Cumberland via Royston
• 99 VMP Connector - School Special

On Request services

• 21 Cape Lazo / Point Holmes
• 22 Huband Road / Seal Bay

Former routes

• 1 Fitzgerald
• 34 C2C Express

HandyDART

• Service operated 7 days a week
  • Monday through Friday 8:00 am-7:00 pm
  • Saturdays 8:00 am-6:30 om
  • Sundays 8:30 am-4:30 pm
  • No service on holidays

Facilities

Garage/HQ

• Address: 1635 Knight Road, Comox, BC
• Fax: 250-339-2797
• Phone: 250-339-5453 / 250-339-5426 (Office)

Active Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
4049-4052 4060-4061		2017	Grande West	Vicinity 30'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6	4060-4061 transferred from Victoria in November 2018.
4433-4434 4442-4443 4469-4470		2018	Grande West	Vicinity 35'	Cummins B6.7	Voith D864.6
9279-9280 9282-9283		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9309, 9318		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5

Light duty--Small Conventional, Community, HandyDART

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2422, 2449		2013	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		2422 transferred from Ladysmith in 2020. 2449 transferred from Cranbrook.
2500, 2552		2014	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		2552 transferred from Victoria in August 2016. 2552 operating in Conventional service
2559, 2581 2584, 2588		2015	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2872 2879-2882		2023	Chevrolet ARBOC	4500 SOF 27	GMC Vortec 6.0L		2872 operating in Conventional service.
2936-2937, 2946-2947		2024	Chevrolet ARBOC	4500 SOF 27	GMC Vortec 6.0L

Transferred/Retired Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0002 0006, 0007 9091		2000	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E
0102		2001	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E
0221 0224-0226		2002	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	0221 briefly assigned in 2001. 0224 transferred to Cranbrook.
5881		1981	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Transferred from Sunshine Coast in 2006.
5903, 5913		1982	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	5903 transferred from Prince George. 5913 transferred from Trail.
6054-6055 6059		1963	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	6054 transferred from Victoria in 1992. 6055 transferred from Campbell River in June 1997. 6059 transferred from Campbell River in 1992.
6221, 6238		1976	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	6221 transferred from Kamloops in 1995. 6238 transferred from Kamloops by 1992. 6221 transferred to Nanaimo in 2001. 6238 transferred to Campbell River in 1997.
6787-6789		1989	OBI	Orion I 01.507	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Noted active on BCT June 1995 roster.
8808		1974	GMDD	T6H-5308N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6	Transferred from Victoria 808.
8855		1981	GMDD	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Transferred from Victoria 855.
9054 9059-9060		2000	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E
9083-9084		2001	TransBus	Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Voith D823.3E	Transferred to Victoria in August 2016.
9260		2007	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Transferred from Central Fraser Valley in March 2021 as a contingency unit.
9281		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Transferred to Whistler for the 2010 Olympics and then moved to Kelowna.
9304, 9309		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Transferred from Central Fraser Valley in April 2021 as contingency units.
9386		2009	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
9724		1997	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith D863.3	Transferred from Nanaimo as contingency in 2017.
9906, 9908		1999	Dennis	Dart SLF (30')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Allison AT-545
9913-9916 9948		1999	Dennis	Dart SLF (30')/Pointer 2	Cummins ISB	Allison AT-545	9948 transferred from Fort St. John in 2008. 9913 transferred to Prince Rupert in 2009. 9916, 9948 transferred to Squamish.

Light Duty--Conventional, Community, HandyDART

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C567		1996	Ford CBB	E-Super Duty Polar III
C914-C915		1999	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
C959		2001	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
B024		2005	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
B045, 2074		2006	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III			B045 transferred to Victoria in March 2013.
2136		2008	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
2186-2189		2009	Ford CBB	E-450 Polar III
2325		2012	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L
2488, 2496, 2534-2535		2014	Chevrolet/Arboc	4500/SOM28D	GMC Duramax 6.6L		2534-2535 transferred to Kamloops in January 2019.