British Columbia Section
Similar to transit agencies in several American
states, such as Connecticut, New Jersey and Utah, most transit systems in
British Columbia operate under a single identity. BC Transit is a provincially-owned Crown Corporation
providing transit service in more than 50 municipalities in British Columbia,
except in Metro Vancouver. It was
established in 1978 as the Urban Transit Authority. Before this, service by
provided by BC Hydro. In total,
BC Transit serves 1.6 million customers, and has a fleet of 494 conventional
buses and 191 vans and minibuses, in several cases transferring vehicles
between cities. In Greater Vancouver and
the Lower Mainland, TransLink is the public transit
agency, and the buses are operated by the Coast Mountain Bus Company.
Coast Mountain Bus
Company (27 photos)
Victoria Regional
Transit System (33 photos)
BC Transit Small Communities
(2 photos)