KELOWNA – BC Transit and its regional partners* are announcing a service change in the Kelowna Regional Transit System effective September 5, 2021.
This service change will provide increased service from current summer-level service in the Kelowna Regional Transit System. Service will be returning to pre-pandemic levels, similar to September 2019. This means:
- Additional trips implemented on routes 1, 4, 6, 8 and 97
- Routes servicing schools K-12 will be adjusted to meet demands
BC Transit and its regional partners work hard to match service with demand and continue to ensure reliable transportation services are available to our customers. The organization continues to encourage customers in the region to use NextRide and the Transit App for real-time bus tracking and updated routes and schedules.
In alignment with the Provincial Health Officer, face coverings are mandatory for customers on all BC Transit buses connected to the Central Okanagan. This impacts all routes and service in the Kelowna Regional Transit System, the route 90 UBCO/Vernon in the Vernon Regional Transit System and the route 70 Penticton/Kelowna in the South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System.
BC Transit also reminds customers that Free Transit for Children 12 and Under launches on September 1, and more information on that program is available
here.
For more information on fares, routes and schedules, please check your Rider’s Guide or visit
bctransit.com/Kelowna for details.
* Regional partners include: City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, District of Lake Country, Westbank First Nation, District of Peachland and the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
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