{{Short description|Transit system in Okanagan, British Columbia}} {{Infobox bus transit | name = South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System | logo = BC_Transit_logo.svg | logo_size = | image = Penticton Transit 8031.jpg | company_slogan = | parent = | founded = | defunct = | headquarters = 301 Warren Avenue East | locale = RDOS, BC | service_area = | service_type = bus service, paratransit | alliance = BC Transit | routes = | destinations = | stops = | hubs = | stations = | lounge = | fleet = | ridership = | fuel_type = Diesel | operator = Berry & Smith<ref name=berryandsmith>[http://www.berryandsmith.com/bus_division/public_transit.html Berry & Smith, Penticton Transit Service Ltd]</ref> | ceo = | website = {{URL|https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/}} }}
'''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 stemming to outlying communities including Summerland, Naramata, Princeton, and Osoyoos. lw
==Routes==
===Scheduled services=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Route ! Route Name ! Type ! Areas Served ! Scheduling ! Notes |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''1''' | '''Okanagan Lake/Wilse''' | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''2''' | '''Westside/Penticton Ave.''' | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''3''' | '''Uplands/Skaha Lake''' | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''4''' | '''Westside/Duncan East''' | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''5''' | '''Main Street''' | Local | Penticton | Monday-Sunday | |- | style="background:#FFC500; color:white;" | '''10''' | '''Naramata''' | Local/Regional | Penticton, Naramata | Monday-Saturday | |- | style="background:#FFF501; color:white;" | '''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'' |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''15''' | '''Night Route''' | Local | Penticton | Monday-Saturday | ''Last service at 10:05PM'' |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''16''' | '''Lake-to-Lake''' | Local | Penticton | Sundays/Holidays | ''Extra service during summer'' |- | style="background:#FE7961; color:white;" | '''20''' | '''Okanagan Falls''' | Local/Regional | Penticton, Okanagan Falls | Monday-Friday | |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''21''' | '''Okanagan Falls Local''' | Local | Okanagan Falls | Monday-Friday | |- | style="background:#79CCFF; color:white;" | '''30''' | '''Summerland''' | Local/Regional | Summerland, Trout Creek, Penticton | Monday-Saturday | |- | style="background:#769A72; color:white;" | '''40''' | '''Osoyoos''' | Local/Regional | Kaleden, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos | Monday-Friday | ''Kaleden on request only'' |- | style="background:#00C25E; color:white;" | '''41''' | '''Osoyoos Local''' | Local | Osoyoos | Monday-Friday | |- | style="background:#9B3DD9; color:white;" | '''50''' | '''Princeton''' | Regional | Coalmont, Princeton, Hedley, Keremeos, Cawston, Olalla, Penticton | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | ''Reservations required, Coalmont and Cawston on request only'' |- | style="background:#4000B1; color:white;" | '''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.<ref>{{cite press release | date=December 17, 2021 |title= Transit expansion coming to the South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System |url=https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/news?nid=1529714884053 |publisher=BC Transit, South Okanagan-Similkameen}}</ref> The former route operated only on Mondays.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=Jules |title=New BC Transit bus route to travel Kelowna, Summerland, Penticton |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5786877/new-bc-transit-bus-route-to-travel-kelowna-summerland-penticton/ |access-date=20 September 2019 |agency=Global News |date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Route ! Route Name ! Type ! Areas Served ! Scheduling ! Notes |- | style="background:#CFCFCF;" | '''60''' | '''Kelowna''' | Interregional | Osoyoos to Kelowna | Mondays | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.bctransit.com/south-okanagan-similkameen/ BC Transit: South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit System] *[http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/p2p-bc.html Transit History of British Columbia Communities - Penticton] *[http://www.bctransit.com/regions/pen/?p=2.txt BC Transit-Penticton] *[http://www.whistlershuttles.com/ Whistler Shuttles]
{{Public transit systems in Canada}} {{Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen}}
Category:Transit agencies in British Columbia Category:Transport in Penticton