BC Transit West Kootenay
Nelson and 15 more, BC · 53,671 residents
1.48 of 4 points. Ranked 87th of 119 agencies, and 38th of 68 with under 100,000 residents.
F Frequent service nearby
0% of residents
0% of residents live within 500 m of a stop where a bus or train comes every 15 minutes or better, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays.
C Service per resident
0.8 h hours a year
0.8 hours of scheduled service a year for each resident.
B Service day
18.4 h first to last departure
Weekday service runs 4:50 a.m. – 11:16 p.m.
F Weekend service
20% of a weekday
A weekend day has 20% as much service as a weekday.
Which way it runs Not graded
0.03 orientation order
From 0, routes running every way evenly, to 1, a perfect grid.
A typical week
| Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day measured | Fri, Nov 6, 2026 | Sat, Nov 7, 2026 | – |
| Service runs | 4:50 a.m. – 11:16 p.m. | 5:23 a.m. – 8:34 p.m. | No service |
| Trips | 296 | 118 | 0 |
| Routes | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| Hours in service | 155 | 61 | 0 |
| Residents near any service | 64% | 58% | 0% |
| Residents near frequent service | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Where it's graded
The municipalities BC Transit West Kootenay mainly serves. Its stops reach 34,804 residents within 500 m, and 98% of them live here.
- Nelson 11,106
- Castlegar 8,338
- Trail 7,920
- Rossland 4,140
- Central Kootenay F 4,116
- Central Kootenay J 3,517
- Central Kootenay I 2,607
- Fruitvale 1,958
- Warfield 1,753
- Kootenay Boundary A 1,624
- Nakusp 1,589
- Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory 1,422
- and 4 more
Built November 5, 2026 from BC Transit West Kootenay's published schedule (Oct 21, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026) and the 2021 census. How the grades work.