Excellent
This is interesting. I guess they are going from Winnipeg -> Brandon -> Regina because there is already a Winnipeg to Saskatoon Via Rail trip. No competition for the Winnipeg to Regina route though. And of course Regina is simply closer to Brandon
It’s also a straight shot down the Trans-Canada Highway, and they already have a terminus in Regina for their existing lines. All in all, a good start for expansion.
Of course, what’s really needed is routes to rural, northern, and underserved communities, but that won’t happen without government subsidies.
From a european who only sees flixbus for routes between major, international, bus rides ( think paris <-> brussels ):
… They do regular bus rides in other countries? Like normal commute bus rides?
a new interconnected service line running from Regina to Brandon to Winnipeg
That is connecting larger cities together.
Winnipeg to Regina is about 575Km (with Brandon located between them, about 200Km feom Winnipeg)
Thought so ( i have no idea where those places are on the map, sorry ), but op’s ( @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ) comment about commute and rural areas got me confused for a sec
Well, this new route is about 360 km, so not exactly a commuter distance.
Well, not with that attitude
From what I can see on their website, dependingnon which direction the bus is going, the stops in Winnipeg are either at 5:00 am or midnight, and are either in a mall parking lot in the suburbs, or at a charter bus office in a sketchy part of town.
These are the same locations for the existing Ontario Northland bus to Thunder Bay.
Don’t get me wrong, any bus service is better than what we have now, but they don’t seem to be making it very attractive.
