West Kootenay Transit System (formerly known as Kootenay Boundary Transit System) is the public transit system in

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, Castlegar,

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and surrounding area. The transit services are operated from Trail, Castlegar, Nelson and serve Rossland,

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, Genelle, Montrose, Fruitvale,

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Kaslo Kaslo is a village on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. A member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District, the name derives from the adjacent Kaslo River. At 2016, the p ...

, Creston,

Nakusp The Village of Nakusp (Sinixt ''neqo'sp'') is beside the mouth of Kuskanax Creek, on the Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Lying between the Selkirk and Monashee ranges, the village is known for its ...

. Funding is provided under a partnership between the

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is one of 28 regional districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the population was 31,447. The area is 8,095.62 km2 (3,125.74 sq mi). The RDKB ...

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and

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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 ...

provides door-to-door transportation for people whose disability prevents them from using conventional bus service. West Kootenay Transit System introduced a transit run between the Cities of Trail, Castlegar and Nelson, mainly to serve those travelling to

Selkirk College Campuses Selkirk College has eight campuses and learning centres across the West Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary regions: * Castlegar Campus * Grand Forks Campus * Kaslo Learning Centre * Nakusp Learning Centre * Silver King Campus * Tenth Str ...

'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, Castlegar and Nelson.

Routes

The transit system has three zones (Columbia, Kootenay and Slocan) and over 30 routes serving the region of

, including a connecting bus service to Castlegar, Nelson, Nakusp and Kaslo, in the adjoining

. Regional Connectors Kootenay Zone *1 Uphill *2 Fairview *3 Rosemont *4 Nelson Airport *10 North Shore *14 Blewett *99 Kootenay Connector Slocan Zone *20 Slocan Valley Columbia Zone (Castlegar and Area) *31 North Castlegar *32 Columbia *33 Selkirk *34 Kinnaird *36 Ootischenia *38 Playmor Columbia Zone (Trail and Area) *41 Binns *42 Columbia Heights *43 Glenmerry/Fruitvale *44 Sunningdale *45 Teck *46 Rossland *47 Tadanac *48 Red Mountain Ski Bus Nakusp and Kaslo Local Paratransit *51 Nakusp – Hot Springs *52 Nakusp – New Denver – Silverton *53 Nakusp – Edgewood *57 Kaslo Local *58 Kaslo – Argenta Health Connections *72 Salmo – Nelson *74 Nakusp – Nelson *76 Kaslo – Nelson

References

Transit agencies in British Columbia Nelson, British Columbia {{Canada-bus-transport-stub

Routes

See also

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