Kamloops Transit System

Kamloops Transit operates the public bus transit system in the City of Kamloops in south central British Columbia, Canada. The system consists of 14 regularly scheduled routes, one Sunday route, several school specials and handyDART customized service for those with a disability. Funding is provided through a partnership between the City of Kamloops and BC Transit, the provincial agency which plans and manages municipal transit systems. Operations are contracted out to Transdev. The transit system began development in 1975 after the Province of British Columbia began offering subsidies to help operate local transit systems in local communities.^[2]

Kamloops Transit

Founded	1976[1]
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Alliance	BC Transit
Routes	15
Hubs	3
Operator	Transdev
Website	Kamloops Transit

Regional Connections

The Kamloops Transit System primarily serves the city centre and immediate surroundings, though bus services are provided to Rayleigh and Heffley Creek,^[3] 13km and 20km distant from the city centre respectively. Transit connections to the Clearwater Transit System to Vinsulla, McLure, Barriere, Darfield, Little Fort, Blackpool, Clearwater, and Vavenby are offered twice weekly.^[4]

BC Transit Health Connections

Kamloops is part of the Health Connections network operated by BC Transit. These are intercity connections geared towards those in smaller communities needing access to larger health facilities, though all members of the public are welcome to use them if space is available.^[5] These services operate infrequently. Communities connected by these services directly to Kamloops are as follow:

• Ashcroft
• Cache Creek
• Chase
• Fountain Flats
• Kelowna
• Lillooet
• Lytton
• Logan Lake
• Merritt
• Pritchard
• Revelstoke
• Salmon Arm
• Savona
• Sicamous
• Sorrento
• Spences Bridge

City Bus Routes

Kamloops Transit City Bus System^[6]

Route Number	Route Name	Origin	Destination/Back Point	Neighbourhoods Served
1	Tranquille	Lansdowne Exchange	Tranquille Road	North Shore
2	Parkcrest	Lansdowne Exchange	Brocklehurst	North Shore
3	Westsyde	Lansdowne Exchange	Harrington Road	Westmount
4	Pacific Way	TRU Exchange	Aberdeen	Southgate
5	Pineview	TRU Exchange	Pineview	Dufferin
6	Downtown Loop	Lansdowne Exchange	Fraser St.	Sagebrush
7	Aberdeen	Lansdowne Exchange	Aberdeen	West End/Lower Sahali
9	Glaneagles	Lansdowne Exchange	Sahali	Upper Sahali
10	North Shore-TRU Express	North Shore Exchange	TRU Exchange	North Shore
13	Yellowhead	North Shore Exchange	Heffley Creek	Rayleigh
14	Batchelor Heights	North Shore Exchange	Batchelor Heights	North Shore
16	Juniper Ridge	Lansdowne Exchange	Juniper Ridge	Valleyview
17	Dallas	Lansdowne Exchange	BC Wildlife Park	Valleyview, Barnhartvale
18	Mt. Paul	Lansdowne Exchange	Mt. Paul Industrial	Sun Rivers