Yellowknife Transit
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Yellowknife Transit is the public transportation agency in the city of Yellowknife, and is the only transit system in Canada
's Northwest Territories
. There are three regular bus routes which run from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. on Saturday, with two express routes which only run during the morning and afternoon peak hour. There is no service on Sunday or statutory holidays
. The municipally funded and controlled system has been operated by private contractors since 1999.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
. There are three regular bus routes which run from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. on Saturday, with two express routes which only run during the morning and afternoon peak hour. There is no service on Sunday or statutory holidays
Public holidays in Canada
Public holidays in Canada known as "statutory holidays," "stats" or "stat holidays" are legislated at the national, provincial and territorial levels...
. The municipally funded and controlled system has been operated by private contractors since 1999.
Routes
Number | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
1 | Borden/Downtown/Range Lake | Weekday service through the suburbanized west side of the city to Downtown. |
2 | N’dilo/Downtown/Forrest Drive | Weekday service through the older east side of the city and the native community of N'dilo to Downtown. |
3 | Saturday/Summer/Christmas | Combination of Routes 1 & 2 that runs at off-peak times. |
Express | Borden/Northlands | Weekday peak service from Downtown to northwestern suburbs. |
Express | Frame Lake South | Weekday peak service from Downtown to southwestern suburbs. |