Regina Transit
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The Regina Transit (System) is a public transportation agency that is operated by city of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is the largest public transit system in Saskatchewan and has been city-owned since its inception.
[edit] History
Regina Transit's roots go back to July 28, 1911 (as Regina Municipal Railway) with streetcar operations, which ended in 1950 (the same year it became Regina Transit System). It also had trolley bus service from 1947 to 1966. Since 1931, its preferred transit fleet has been buses because their freedom from overhead lines makes them suitable for detours and charters. An important event in the system's history was a spectacular fire in its "bus barn" in 1948 that destroyed much of its fleet.
[edit] Current bus fleet and routes
The system, whose service area is confined to Regina's city limits, maintains a fleet of 110 buses:
denotes wheelchair accessible vehicles
Regina Transit operating on 16 routes 7 days a week (except holidays).
In addition to bus service, Regina Transit also operates a paratransit service for elderly and disabled residents, school bus service and a charter bus service. An interesting innovation in the late 1960s and '70s was its "Telebus" service, which used a telephone/radio dispatching system to send buses to individual homes, much like large taxis. This imaginative service ended in the late 1970s because of its high cost.
