Kootenay Boundary Transit System
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Kootenay Boundary Transit System is the public transit system in Trail
Trail, British Columbia
Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 and surrounding area. The transit services are operated from Trail and serve Rossland
Rossland, British Columbia
Rossland is a city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres . Population today is approximately 3500; a number that fluctuates from season to season. The population is at its peak during the winter...

, Warfield
Warfield, British Columbia
Warfield is a village located in southern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region. It is located at the west end of Trail at the bottom of the Rossland hill.-References:...

, Genelle, Montrose
Montrose, British Columbia
Montrose is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 7 km east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.-Geography:The village of Montrose is built on a mountain ledge leading to Beaver Valley...

 and Fruitvale
Fruitvale, British Columbia
Fruitvale is a village located in south-eastern British Columbia in the West Kootenay region.It is located 16 km east of the city of Trail along Highway 3B.-Geography:...

. Funding is provided under a partnership between the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the population was 30,742. The area is 8,095.62 km² . The regional district's offices are in the city of Trail...

 and BC Transit
BC Transit
BC Transit is a provincial crown agency responsible for coordinating the delivery of public transportation within British Columbia, Canada, outside of Greater Vancouver...

. handyDART
HandyDART
HandyDART is an accessible transit service in British Columbia that uses vans or small buses to transport disabled or elderly passengers who cannot use the normal transit system...

 provides door-to-door transportation for people whose disability prevents them from using conventional bus service.

Kootenay Boundary Transit System has introduced a transit run between the Cities of Trail and Castlegar
Castlegar, British Columbia
Castlegar is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within the Selkirk Mountains at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. It is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local economy fueled by forestry, mining and tourism...

, mainly to serve those traveling to Selkirk College
Selkirk College
Selkirk College, founded in 1966, was the first regional community college in British Columbia. The college offers over 60 programs. Selkirk has grown into one of the largest organizations in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions of south eastern British Columbia...

’s Castlegar Campus. This run is operational between the months of September and June and can be used for general transportation between the communities of Trail and Castlegar.

Routes

The transit system has 9 routes serving the region and there is also a connecting bus service to Nelson
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...

, in the adjoining Regional District of Central Kootenay.
  • 1 Binns
  • 2 Columbia Heights
  • 3 Glenmerry
  • 4 Sunningdale
  • 5 Teck Cominco
  • 6 Rossland
  • 7 Tadanac
  • 8 Red Mountain
  • 9 Castlegar
  • 20 Nelson/Trail Connector
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