BC Transit upgrading riders with free Transit Royale subscriptions to enhance trip planning experience
It’s important for BC Transit customers to have trip-planning options that best suit their needs, and customers who use the Transit app will soon see an enhanced version that offers additional features to further improve the transit experience, at no extra cost to them. Beginning May 4, BC Transit will be providing riders with free...
Blink RapidBus to Serve West Shore-Downtown
BC Transit is excited to announce the flagship Blink RapidBus line between the West Shore and Downtown Victoria launches April 10. As part of this launch, the Route 95 West Shore-Downtown line is being added and the Route 50 Langford/Downtown is being discontinued – the Route 95 will travel along the same route with fewer...
BC Transit launches Umo Pilot Implementation
BC Transit is excited to announce the next step in its Electronic Fare Collection System Project, piloting Umo (pronounced “you-mo”) in the Victoria Regional Transit System. In the coming weeks, riders will see fare validators installed aboard the bus as the organization begins to test the Umo platform. The pilot project is intended to test...
Electric Bus infrastructure construction to begin
A new chapter in BC Transit’s sustainability journey is underway. The first 10 electric buses are coming to the Victoria Regional Transit system in summer 2023, marking the start of BC Transit’s transformation to an entirely electric fleet by 2040. Infrastructure construction to support the electric buses is starting in April at BC Transit’s Victoria...
Victoria Electric Demonstration Bus Arrives
A new chapter in BC Transit’s sustainability journey is underway. The first 10 electric buses are coming to the Victoria Regional Transit system next summer, marking the start of BC Transit’s transformation to an entirely electric fleet by 2040. As part of the project, BC Transit recently welcomed the delivery of an electric demonstration bus...
NextRide Launched in Mount Waddington Transit System
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Mount Waddington Transit System. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers in region. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival times are at any selected...
NextRide Launched in Terrace Transit System
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Terrace Transit System. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers in region. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival times are at any selected stop....
NextRide Launched in Kitimat Transit System
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Kitimat Transit System. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers in region. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival times are at any selected stop....
NextRide Launched in the Prince Rupert Transit System
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Prince Rupert and Port Edwards Transit Systems. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers in Fort St. John. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival...
NextRide Launched in the Fort St. John Transit System
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Fort St. John Transit System. Following several weeks of testing and training, the new technology is now available to BC Transit customers in Fort St. John. NextRide allows customers to see real-time bus locations along routes and identify what predicted arrival times are...