Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System provides both conventional

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and special needs

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services within the

Regional District of Nanaimo The Regional District of Nanaimo is a regional district located on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the south by the Cowichan Valley Regional District, to the west by the Alberni-Clayoquot Re ...

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. The system, operated by the Regional Transportation Services Department, is jointly funded by

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, the provincial agency responsible for transit services outside

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Services

As of 2023, there are 20 scheduled bus routes in the region. The transit system operates seven days a week, with reduced service on weekends and holidays. All accessible buses are also equipped with bike racks. In rural areas the buses can be flagged down, as there are no designated bus stops. Passengers who are worried about their personal safety at night can ask the driver to drop them off between regular bus stops.

Regular routes

In September 2015, many of the original routes were renumbered so that all the routes between the now-superseded Prideaux Exchange in Downtown and Woodgrove Centre would end in a zero. Routes 12 and 93 were discontinued due to low ridership, while Route 40 (formerly Route 4) was extended to Woodgrove Centre and its circulation was increased to every 15-30 minutes during peak hours.

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.HandyDART (Dial A Ride Transport)
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References

External links

Nanaimo Regional Transit System webpageRegional District of Nanaimo, Transportation Services, Regional Transitbusline.ca site for Nanaimo Regional Transit System
{{Public transit systems in Canada Transit agencies in British Columbia Transport in Nanaimo Regional District of Nanaimo