Greyhound seeks BC service cuts
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 - 3:16 pm
Greyhound Transportation Corp. has applied to British Columbia’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) to reduce inter-city bus (ICB) service levels in the province’s interior, due to falling passenger demand. Cuts are planned in the Okanagan region, the Fraser Canyon and along the Highway 16 corridor in Northern BC.
Details of Service Cuts
1. Eliminate Winfield’s two daily stops in each direction as a Route Point between Enderby and Vancouver.
2. Eliminate Winfield’s four daily stops in each direction between Vernon and Kelowna.
3. Eliminate the Peachland stop (2/day each way) between Kelowna and Penticton.
4. Reduce minimum frequency between Penticton and Vancouver from 11 trips weekly to 7 (one/day).
5. Reduce minimum frequency between Cache Creek and Vancouver from 2/day to 1/day in each direction.
6. Reduce minimum route frequency between Dawson Creek and Prince George from 28/week to 24/week and reduce the Mackenzie stop to one trip/day from the current two.
7. Reduce frequency on Highway 16 between Prince George and the Alberta Border from 20/week to 14/week (one trip per day in each direction).
The deadline for public comment, at $50 per written submission, on Greyhound’s application is March 17, 2009. Greyhound’s detailed application X1209-08 is available from the BC Passenger Transportation Board. (Sources: BC Passenger Transportation Board Weekly Bulletin, 090204_Bulletin.pdf; CBC Vancouver, “Greyhound service cuts anger northern B.C. mayor“)
