The Victoria Regional Transit Commission and BC Transit are kicking off the new year with transit expansion.  

The partners are responding to an increase in demand for transit services with route additions and updates.  

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B次元官网网址淭he operating grant provided in the 2024-25 provincial budget will allow BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission to continue to provide safe and reliable service and demonstrates that public transit remains a priority in our communities.B次元官网网址�  

The expansion, effective as of Jan. 6, 2025, will see the return of Route 76 UVic/Swartz Bay, which will now include a stop at the Royal Oak Exchange in both directions.  

Many routes are to see changes intended to improve reliability among increasing demand. These are:  

• Route 4 UVic/Downtown via Hillside 

• Route 6 Royal Oak Exch/Downtown 

• Route 7 UVic/Downtown via Fairfield 

• Route 8 Interurban/Tillicum Centre/Oak Bay 

• Route 14 Vic General/UVic 

• Route 21 Interurban/Downtown 

• Route 26 UVic/Dockyard 

• Route 27 Gordon Head/Downtown 

• Route 28 Majestic/Downtown 

• Route 95 Langford/Downtown Blink 

Meanwhile, Langford residents will see late afternoon trip times on Route 51 Langford adjusted to coordinate better with workday end times. 

In addition to workday schedules, routes will be updated to coordinate better with school bell times. These will include Route 25 Maplewood/Tillicum Centre, Route 49 Skirt Mountain/Langford Exchange and Route 83 Sidney/Brentwood. 

Service will resume regularly for all routes with reduced trips due to the school holidays.