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| Headquarters | 301 Warren Avenue East |
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| Locale | RDOS, BC |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Alliance | BC Transit |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | Berry & Smith[1] |
| Website | www |
South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit provides local public, regional, and interregional transportation services in the City of Penticton in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, and outlying communities, with a fleet of fully accessible low floor transit buses. The system consists of six scheduled routes serving the city (including night service), and routes to outlying communities including Summerland, Naramata, Princeton, and Osoyoos.
Routes
Scheduled services
| Route | Route Name | Type | Areas Served | Scheduling | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okanagan Lake/Wilse | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |
| 2 | Westside/Penticton Ave. | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |
| 3 | Uplands/Skaha Lake | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |
| 4 | Westside/Duncan East | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |
| 5 | Main Street | Local | Penticton | Monday-Sunday | |
| 10 | Naramata | Local/Regional | Penticton, Naramata | Monday-Saturday | |
| 11 | West Bench | Local/Regional | Penticton, West Bench | Monday-Friday | Service introduced January 2022 as a new route to serve the community of West Bench |
| 15 | Night Route | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | Last service at 9:20PM |
| 16 | Lake-to-Lake | Local | Penticton | Sundays/Holidays | Extra service during summer |
| 20 | Okanagan Falls | Local/Regional | Penticton, Okanagan Falls | Monday-Friday | |
| 21 | Okanagan Falls Local | Local | Okanagan Falls | Monday-Friday | |
| 30 | Summerland | Local/Regional | Summerland, Trout Creek, Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |
| 40 | Osoyoos | Local/Regional | Kaleden, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos | Monday-Friday | Kaleden on request only |
| 41 | Osoyoos Local | Local | Osoyoos | Monday-Friday | |
| 50 | Princeton | Regional | Coalmont, Princeton, Hedley, Keremeos, Cawston, Olalla, Penticton | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Reservations required, Coalmont and Cawston on request only |
| 70 | Kelowna | Interegional | Penticton, Summerland, Westbank, Kelowna | Monday to Friday | Service introduced September 2019, replaces 60 Kelowna. |
Former routes
In September 2019, Route 60 Kelowna was cancelled in favour of a twice daily (four times on Monday) commuter service (Route 70) in both directions on weekdays. The route was expanded to four trips each weekday in January 2022.[2] The former route operated only on Mondays.[3]
| Route | Route Name | Type | Areas Served | Scheduling | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Kelowna | Interregional | Osoyoos to Kelowna | Mondays |
References
- ↑ Berry & Smith, Penticton Transit Service Ltd
- ↑ "Transit expansion coming to the South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System" (Press release). BC Transit, South Okanagan-Similkameen. December 17, 2021.
- ↑ Knox, Jules (August 20, 2019). "New BC Transit bus route to travel Kelowna, Summerland, Penticton". Global News. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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