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 Trail Transit Services. 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.
Routes
- Nelson and Area:
- 1 Uphill
- 2 Fairview
- 3 Rosemont
- 4 Nelson Airport
- 10 North Shore
- 14 Blewett
- 15 Perrier
- 99 Kootenay Connector
- Slocan and Area:
- Castlegar and Area:
- 31 North Castlegar
- 32 Columbia
- 33 Selkirk
- 34 Kinnaird
- 36 Ootischenia
- 38 Playmor
- Trail and Area:
- 41 Binns
- 42 Columbia Heights
- 43 Glenmerry/Fruitvale
- 44 Sunningdale/Hospital
- 45 Teck
- 46 Rossland
- 48 Red Mountain
- 98 Columbia Connector
- Nakusp and Kaslo Paratransit:
- 51 Nakusp - Hot Springs
- 52 Slocan - Nakusp via Silverton
- 53 Edgewood - Nakusp
- 57 Kaslo Local
- 58 Argenta - Kaslo
- Health Connections:
- 72 Salmo - Nelson
- 74 Nakusp - Nelson
- 76 Kaslo - Nelson
Active roster
Nelson Conventional
- Operates most trips on routes 1-10 and 99.
Kootenay Lake West Community Bus/HandyDART
- Operates routes 14-15, 20, 51-58, and 72-76, and some trips on routes 1, 4, 10, and 99.
Trail and Castlegar
Conventional
- Operates all trips on routes 31-38, 41-48, and 98.
HandyDART
Transferred/retired roster
Nelson Conventional
Kootenay Lake West Community Bus/HandyDART
Trail and Castlegar
Conventional
| Fleet number(s)
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Thumbnail
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Year
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Engine
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Transmission
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Notes
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| 0001-0002, 0004, 0007, 0012-0014
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2000
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TransBus
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Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2
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Cummins ISB
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Voith D823.3E
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| 0108, 0113
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2001
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TransBus
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Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2
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Cummins ISB
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Voith D823.3E
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| 0221-0222, 0226, 0235, 0237
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2002
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TransBus
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Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2
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Cummins ISB
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Voith D823.3E
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- 0222, 0226 transferred to Victoria in late 2017.
- 0235 transferred to Cranbrook in 2018.
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| 6701-6702
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1980
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OBI
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Orion I 01.501
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Detroit Diesel 6V53N
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Allison MT-643
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| 6707-6708
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1981
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OBI
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Orion I 01.501
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Detroit Diesel 6V53N
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Allison MT-643
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- new to Trail in 1981
- transferred as noted
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| 6721, 6728
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1991
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OBI
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Orion I 01.507
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Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
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Voith D863.3E
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| 6750
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1980
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OBI
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Orion I 01.504
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Detroit Diesel 6V53N
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Allison MT-643
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| 6767, 6772, 6780-6781
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1981
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OBI
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Orion I 01.504
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Detroit Diesel 6V53N
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Allison MT-643
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| 9058, 9071, 9074
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2000
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TransBus
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Dart SPD (35')/Pointer 2
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Cummins ISB
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Voith D823.3E
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- 9058 transferred from storage in 2017.
- 9071 transferred from Victoria in August 2016; returned in November 2018.
- 9074 transferred from Victoria in 2017.
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| 9851-9852
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1998
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New Flyer
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D40LF
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Detroit Diesel Series 50
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Voith D863.3
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- Transferred from Victoria in 2006/2007; returned in September 2018.
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| 9909
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1999
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Dennis
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Dart SLF (30')/Pointer 2
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Cummins ISB
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Allison AT-545
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- Transferred from Vernon in October 2012.
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| 9930-9932, 9941, 9947
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1999
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Dennis
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Dart SLF (30')/Pointer 2
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Cummins ISB
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Allison AT-545
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- 9930 transferred to Chilliwack in 2002/2003; returned in February 2011; transferred to Vernon in October 2012.
- 9931 transferred to Port Alberni in 2002/2003.
- 9941 transferred to Comox Valley in September 2012.
- 9947 transferred from Cranbrook; sent to storage in Victoria in September 2016.
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HandyDART
References
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| Current Bus Fleet
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| New Flyer
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1020-1044, 1045-1069, 1070-1114, 1115-1139, 1140-1147, 8084, 8095-8117, 9101-9106, 9701-9749, 9750-9760, 9815-9828, 9831-9856, 9861-9878, 9881-9891
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| Nova
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6000-6029, 9201-9210, 9211-9231, 9232-9267, 9268-9289, 9290-9300, 9301-9318, 9319-9433, 9434-9446, 9447-9486
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| Dart
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0001-0018, 0101-0116, 0221-0237, 9051-9078, 9081-9085
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| Vicinity
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3001-3015, 4007-4061, 4062-4070, 4071-4073, 4400-4432, 4433-4474
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| Double Deck
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9001-9010, 9021-9039, 9041-9049, 9501-9526, 9527, 9528, 9529-9531
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| Aero Elite
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3016-3023, 3024-3028
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| Sprinter
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2340-2341, 2345-2346, 2368, 2450
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| ARBOC
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2301-2315, 2316-2377, 2378-2449, 2451-2557, 2558-2624, 2625-2640, 2641-2662, 2663-2687
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| Polar
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2173-2240
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| Retired Bus Fleet
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| GM/MCI
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6171, 6179-6180, 6195, 6199-6203, 5349, 5350, 6272-6273, 6209-6271, 837-865, 866-879, 5914-5915, 920-928, 929-940, 941-956, 8901-8904, 8905-8910, 8911-8915, 8917-8919
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| Orion
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6701-6706, 6707-6710, 6711-6716, 6720-6735, 6750-6765, 6766-6781, 6782-6789, 600-609, 610
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| New Flyer
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1000-1019, 8001-8009, 8010-8033, 8034-8048, 8049-8083, 8085-8094
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| Dart
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9901-9904, 9905-9909, 9910-9951
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| Aero Elite
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C617-C621
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| ELF
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C703-C708
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| Polar
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C551-C578, C579-C597, C900-C909, C910-C925, C927-C960, C961-C974, C975-C998, B001-B035, 2040-2074, 2077-2121, 2122-2172
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| Sprinter
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L102
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| Systems
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| North Central
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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
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| Vancouver Island
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Campbell River, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Powell River, Salt Spring Island, Sunshine Coast, Victoria
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| South Coast
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Agassiz-Harrison, Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope, Pemberton Valley, Squamish, Whistler
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| Southern Interior
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Ashcroft-Clinton, Clearwater, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Revelstoke, Shuswap, South Okanagan-Similkameen, Vernon
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| Kootenays
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Boundary, Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, Creston Valley, Elk Valley, Kimberley, West Kootenay
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| Former Systems
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Vancouver, Golden
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