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Prince George Transit System, or PG Transit, is the main public transit provider in
Prince George, British Columbia Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...
. PG Transit is funded in conjunction with the City of Prince George and BC Transit (The provincial
Crown corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...
responsible for transit services outside Greater Vancouver), and operated by Prince George Transit Ltd., a subsidiary of
Pacific Western Transportation Pacific Western Transportation (also d/b/a P.W. Transportation) provides a variety of bus services in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Yukon. Depending on the location, it offers scheduled and charter ...
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Bus service


Routes


Frequency

Routes 1, 5, 11, 46, 47, 55 run hourly when University is in Every 30 mins at peak times ; Routes 15 runs every 15min at peak times and every 30 mins on weekdays and hourly on weekends 16, 88, and 89 run every 30 mins on weekdays and every hour on weekends ; Routes 17 and 18 are Peak Hour, Peak Direction Only when university in session sept to April ; Routes 12, 96 and 97 are limited service only when school is in. route 91 runs hourly 7 days a week


Fares

Adult fares cost $2.50, Seniors/Students $2.00 and Children under 4 travel free. Day Passes are $6.25 ($5.25 Seniors/Students) There are also monthly passes for $57.50 ($48 for Seniors/Students) plus a 4-month semester pass for High School students for $125. U-Pass At UNBC and CNC are $54.00 a semester, included in Student Fees.


Paratransit

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. This service provides door-to-door service and is available in all ...
is a dial-a-ride service for people with a disability that is sufficiently severe that they are unable to use regular transit buses without assistance. Clients must be pre-registered to make use of this service. operated By Carefree Society


Equipment used

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Dennis Dart SLF The Dennis Dart is a Rear-engine design, rear-engined single-decker bus, single-decker midibus chassis that was introduced by Dennis Specialist Vehicles of Guildford, England in 1989, replacing the Dennis Domino. Initially built as a high-floo ...
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Nova Bus Nova Bus (stylized as NOVABUS) is a Canadian bus manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada. Nova is owned by the Volvo Group. The company has roots in the General Motors Diesel Division, which opened in 1979. Nova Bus was est ...
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References


Official SiteCity of Prince George Transit Discussion Forum
{{Public transit systems in Canada Transit agencies in British Columbia Transport in Prince George, British Columbia