Comox Valley Regional Transit System

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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.[1]


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.[2]

Routes

Conventional Fixed Routes

On Request services

Former routes

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
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
5903, 5913 1982 GMDD T6H-5307N
New Look
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
6054-6055
6059
1963 GMDD TDH-4519
New Look
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
6221, 6238 1976 GMDD T6H-4523N
New Look
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison
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
8855 1981 GMDD T6H-5307N Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
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
9260 2007 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9281 2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
9304, 9309 2008 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL Voith D864.5
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

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.

References

  1. [1], bctransit.com, retrieved on 2025-02-11
  2. NextRide real-time bus location technology rolls out in the Comox Valley Regional District, bctransit.com, retrieved on 2018-07-10


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Current Bus Fleet
New Flyer 1020-1044, 1045-1069, 1070-1114, 1115-1139, 1140-1147, 1148-1185, 1186-1202, 1203-1212, 1213-1232, 1233-1253, 1254-1261, 1262-1277, 7500-7524
Nova 6000-6029, 9201-9210, 9211-9231, 9232-9267, 9268-9289, 9290-9300, 9301-9318, 9319-9433, 9434, 9435-9446, 9447-9486
Double Deck 9041-9049, 9501-9526, 9528, 9529-9531, 9532-9542, 9543-9550
Vicinity 3001-3015, 4007-4061, 4062-4070, 4071-4073, 4200-4233, 4234-4248, 4400-4432, 4433-4474
Aero Elite 3016-3023, 3024-3028, 3029-3034
ARBOC 2316-2377, 2378-2449, 2451-2557, 2558-2624, 2625-2640, 2641-2662, 2663-2687, 2723-2756, 2802-2860, 2861-2895, 2896-2976
Micro Bird 2688-2722, 2757-2784, 2785-2801
Systems
North Central 100 Mile House, Bella Coola, Bulkley Nechako, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hazeltons, Kitimat, Port Edward, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Skeena, Smithers, Terrace, Williams Lake
Vancouver Island Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Salt Spring Island, Victoria, West Coast
South Coast Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope, Powell River, Pemberton Valley, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Whistler
Southern Interior Ashcroft-Cache Creek-Clinton, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Revelstoke, Shuswap, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Vernon
Kootenays Boundary, Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Kimberley, West Kootenay
Former Systems Vancouver, Golden, Maple Ridge