Formerly | Banff Public Transit |
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Parent | Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission [1] |
Headquarters | Banff, Alberta |
Locale | Banff, Alberta |
Service type | bus service |
Routes | 14: 7 year-round, 6 seasonal, and 1 temporally closed |
Stops | 120 |
Destinations | Canmore, Alberta; Banff, Alberta; Lake Louise, Alberta; Banff National Park, Alberta; Kananaskis Country, Alberta |
Hubs | 3 |
Fleet | Nova LFS |
Daily ridership | 3,100 (weekdays, Q4 2023) [2] |
Annual ridership | 1,556,300 (2023) [3] |
Fuel type | hybrid electric, diesel fuel |
Operator | BVRTSC |
Website | roamtransit |
Roam is the public transit system for the towns of Canmore, Banff (located inside Banff National Park), and Lake Louise (located inside Banff National Park) and in the Bow Valley of Alberta's Rockies in Canada. The system is managed by the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission (BVRTSC). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,556,300, or about 3,100 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Roam was formerly known as Banff Public Transit and the town has had some form of public transportation since 1994, contracted to a variety of private operators.
The system was re-branded as Roam in June 2008. At the same time a new fleet of four hybrid buses was acquired and operation of the service was turned over a new private contractor, Brewster Inc., a local tour bus company.
On April 21, 2011, the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission (BVRTSC) was formed by the town of Banff, the town of Canmore and Improvement District No. 9. This new government agency was authorised to provide or coordinate local and regional transit services in the Bow Valley. [4] Although not a voting member, Parks Canada actively participates in commission meetings. [4]
In the fall of 2012 the BVRTSC took over responsibility for the transit service. [5] On December 3, 2012, regional transit service between Banff and Canmore began. [6]
There are currently six routes, four that operate year-round and two that operates seasonally (May to September). Service is provided using hybrid Nova buses, each decorated with scenes from the National Park, featuring either a grizzly bear, elk, mountain goat, moose, buffalo, fish, fox, lynx, wolf, etc.
Route | Districts/Areas Served | Frequency | Notes |
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1 Sulphur Mountain | Sulphur Mountain, Downtown Banff | 40 minutes | — |
2 Tunnel Mountain | Banff Springs, Downtown Banff, Tunnel Mountain | 40 minutes | — |
3 Banff-Canmore Regional | Downtown Banff, Downtown Canmore | 60 minutes | Regional fare required |
4 Cave & Basin | Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain, Downtown Banff | 60 minutes | Operates Friday-Sunday, mid-May to September 30 |
5T Three Sisters | Downtown Canmore, Carey/Homesteads, Three Sisters | Weekdays: 33–60 minutes Saturday: 37 minutes Sunday: 75 minutes | Currently operating fare-free. |
5C Cougar Creek | Downtown Canmore, Cougar Creek | Weekdays: 33–60 minutes Saturday: 37 minutes Sunday: 75 minutes | Currently operating fare-free |
TBA | Canmore Visitor Centre, Spring Creek, Hospital Hill, Kananaskis Country (Furutre, 2024) | TBA | Future seasonal service starting in 2024 to Kananaskis Country; Quarry Lake, The Canmore Nordic Centre, and Grassi Lakes [7] [8] [9] [10] |
6 Lake Minnewanka | Downtown Banff, Lake Minnewanka, Banff Train Station | 60 minutes | Operates mid-May to mid-September |
7 The Banff Cantre | The Banff Centre, Surprise Corner, Downtown Banff | Currently not operating due to Temporary Banff Centre closures | |
8S Lake Louise Banff Senic | Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise Village Centre, Lake Louise Lakeside, Downtown Banff | Regional fare required Operates July to August | |
8X Lake Louise-Banff Express | Lake Louise Village Centre, Lake Louise Lakeside, Downtown Banff | Regional fare required | |
9 Johnston Canyon | Johnston Canyon, Downtown Banff | Currently operating as a Weekend Service | |
10 Moraine Lake | Moraine Lake, Lake Louise Village Centre, Downtown Banff | Operates September to late-October/early-November | |
11 Lake Louise Local | Lake Louise Ski Resort, Lake Louise Village Centre, Lake Louise Lakeside | Operates Seasonally | |
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