Regina Municipal Railway (28 July 1911 - 05 September 1950)
Municipality authorized in 1911/12 (Sask.) to operate street railway in
Regina. (Photo NewDavesRailPix).
Regina Municipal Railway (28 July 1911 - 05 September 1950)
Municipality authorized in 1911/12 (Sask.) to operate street railway in
Regina. (Photo NewDavesRailPix).
Regina Transit System (05 September 1950 - present)
Municipal operation. Sources
disagree on the exact date of name change from RMR to
RTS.
Electric trolley buses discontinued 1966.
(CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992, photos: Alex Regiec, Peter Cox).
| Service area population | 179,000 (1991) | Vehicle fleet | 102 buses (2000) | Employees | 238 (1991) |
| Ridership | 7,590,915 (2009) | Data sources: | CUTA 1991/2 CTHF/SSG 2000 CTF [Aug. 2010] (ridership) |
Checker Stage Services Ltd. (October 1931 - 16 April 1932)
Operator contracted to the RMR for the city's first bus transit
service (CR&MW 1931, 1932).
| Electric railway | 28 July 1911 - 09 September 1950> * | Motor bus | October 1931 - present | Trolley coach | 04 September 1947 - 28 February 1966 |
The
Canadian Pacific Railway Company system timetables for summer 1944 includes four daily or
daily-except-Sunday round trips between Moose Jaw and Regina (41.6 mi./66.6 km, 55-65 min.).
This includes a morning arrival in
Regina at 7:55am and a departure at 8:00pm.
This more-or-less meets a basic definition of a commuter train (weekdaily, rush-hour scheduling and run time under about 90 minutes).
There are also four long distance trains over the same route.
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