Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System
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Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System is a public
bus service in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The conventional transit of the Cowichan Valley Transit System has been in service since 1993.[2] handyDART is a transportation service for people with a disability who are unable to use conventional transit, which is operated by Volunteer Cowichan.[3]
Services
There is a weekday commuter service between Duncan,
Malahat. Funding for the service, which started operating on October 20, 2008[4] is provided by Cowichan Valley Regional District, Victoria Regional Transit and BC Transit
.
Routes
Regional routes
| No. | Route | Termini | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mt. Prevost | Cowichan Commons-Village Green Mall via Cowichan District Hospital | |
| 3 | Quamichan | Cowichan Commons-Village Green Mall via Duncan Westside | |
| 4 | Maple Bay | Maple Bay-Village Green Mall | |
| 5 | Eagle Heights | starts and ends at Village Green Mall. Travels via Cowichan 1 Reserve, and Eagle Heights and Koksilah areas.[5] | Runs on weekdays. |
| 6 | Crofton/Chemainus | Chemainus-Village Green Mall.
6A travels from Crofton Rd to Henry Rd along Chemainus. 6B travels from Crofton Rd to Henry Rd along Mt. Sicker and Hwy 1. [6] | |
| 7 | Cowichan Lake | Lake Cowichan Town Centre-Village Green Mall via Gibbins | |
| 7X | Cowichan Lake Express | Lake Cowichan Town Centre-Village Green Mall via Hwy 18. Some runs of 7 and 7X travel further along South Shore Rd and then into residential south Lake Cowichan. [7] | Weekday peak service. |
| 8 | Mill Bay via Telegraph Road /
Duncan via Shawnigan Lake |
Village Green Mall - Mill Bay | Stops at BC Ferries Mill Bay terminal. [8] |
| 9 | Mill Bay via Shawnigan Lake /
Duncan via Telegraph Road |
Village Green Mall - Mill Bay | |
| 20 | Youbou Connector | Lake Cowichan-Youbou | Runs daily except Sunday. [9] |
| 21 | Honeymoon Bay Connector | Lake Cowichan-Gordon Bay Provincial Park | Runs daily except Sunday. [10] |
| 31 | Alderwood-Ladysmith | starts and ends at 1st & Symonds in Ladysmith. Travels through Downtown and through western and northern portions of the town.[11] | Runs daily except Sunday. |
| 34 | Ladysmith-Chemainus | Ladysmith-Chemainus [12] | Runs daily except Sunday. |
| 36 | Ladysmith-Duncan Express | Ladysmith-Village Green Mall [13] | Runs daily except Sunday. |
| 70 NCX | Nanaimo-Cowichan Express | Downtown Nanaimo-Village Green Mall | Runs daily except Sunday. [14] |
Commuter routes
| No. | Route | Termini | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 CVX | Cowichan-Victoria Express | Village Green Mall-Downtown Victoria | Runs daily except Sunday. Former Saturday service (Route 44) merged into 66 in 2023.[15] |
| 99 SVX | Shawnigan Lake-Victoria Express | Cobble Hill Park & Ride-Downtown Victoria | Weekday peak service.[16] |
References
- ^ a b Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System: Contact Us
- ^ The Cowichan Valley Transit System is Expanding, March 3, 2008 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ handyDART and Rural Transit
- ^ "Malahat commuter service starts Oct. 20, 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route Overview". Cowichan Valley. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Route 66: CVX Cowichan - Victoria Express". BC Transit - Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Route 99: SVX Shawnigan Lake - Victoria Express". BC Transit - Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System.