Yorkton Transit

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Yorkton Transit
Commenced operation2019 [1]
Headquarters162 Ball Road
Locale Yorkton, SK
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes2
Stops28, plus 5 with occasional service
OperatorSaskatchewan Abilities Council
Website transitliveyorkton.com
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Yorkton Transit is the public transportation service offered in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is provided by the Saskatchewan Abilities Council (Sask. Abilities), who also provides service in Swift Current. The service operates two 12-seat Ford Transit vans on two routes. Service runs Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm, and Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm. No service is offered on Sundays or holidays. [2] Each line starts service at Livingstone Street, behind the Co-Op grocery store. The North line starts service on the half hour and the South line starts on the hour. Service is in a one-way loop on each line. The North line runs a twice-daily commuter service to the Sask. Abilities offices in the northern industrial area. Service started in 2019, after upgrading from a dial-a-ride program that had been in place since 1995. Service reaches the Yorkton Regional Health Centre and the Gallagher Centre, but not the airport.

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Fares

Being in a small municipality with a relatively small funding pool, fares are fairly high for the service compared to other cities in Canada. $4.00 is required for a single cash fare (with no mention of a transfer.) Alternatively, a monthly pass goes for $81. [3] Students and children under 18 are charged $3.00 and $40.50, respectively.

Other services

Access transit services are also provided in Yorkton by Sask. Abilities. [4]

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References

  1. Changes to Yorkton Buses
  2. "Transit". www.yorkton.ca. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. "Transit | Fees".
  4. "Access Transit - SaskAbilities" . Retrieved 2022-12-21.