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, Creston, Nakusp. Funding is provided under a partnership between the

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and

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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

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'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 *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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