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Line 95 commenced service on April 10, 2023. It replaced the Route 50, following the same routing but with fewer stops. Only one pair of stops were removed though, as the other stops continue to be used by other routes. Line 95 is branded orange, as will all future RapidBus routes, with new RapidBus
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announced plans for a RapidBus system. It was hoped that phase 1 of their plans, a "West Shore Line" between Langford and downtown, would be implemented within 3 years. In phase 2, there are plans for 2 more lines: a "Peninsula Line" and a "UVic Line." The Peninsula Line will link Downtown Victoria
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signs and stations being installed. On September 5, 2023, BC Transit extended their late night service on Friday and Saturday nights on multiple routes, including Route 95. Buses run until 3:00
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with Uptown via McKenzie Avenue. There would be connections between the 3 RapidBus routes at an Uptown/Saanich Exchange. The project hadn't been costed yet, but Transportation Minister
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p.m. on Sundays. Service is reduced during early mornings and late nights. Compared to route 50, the Route 95 has 8% greater service on Saturdays, 12% on weekdays, and 18% on Sundays.
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about extending the bus lanes further down the Trans-Canada Highway. There are also plans to add similar lanes to the
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line was proposed to link Langford and Downtown Victoria. It was expected to cost $ 1 billion. In 2018,
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Rapid transit has been proposed in the Greater Victoria area since at least 2011, when a
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Line 95 runs every 7–8 minutes during peak hours, at least every 15 minutes from 7:00
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noted that there's new funding sources for public transit projects, such as the
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a.m. on those nights, although late-night service may not run on holidays.
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said that there wasn't a business case for light rail on the abandoned
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and that his government would focus on building bus lanes.
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announcing a new transit infrastructure fund during the
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Blink RapidBus
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Downtown Victoria
light rail
Premier of British Columbia
John Horgan
E&N Railway corridor

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