WINNIPEG A Saskatchewan-based bus company is giving a route to Winnipeg another shot in the coming weeks. Rider Express is restarting its Winnipeg to Regina Service on March 19. The company aims to fill the void left behind when Greyhound stopped service in Western Canada. Rider Express previously ran the route to Winnipeg, but got rid of it due to low ridership. Omer Kanca, manager of operations with the company, now believes there is enough demand to support the route. “We wanted to try one more time, the route, because we know that there is a pent-up demand,” he said. “People are bored, they want to go out there and travel, and we’d like to be ready for that.”
New Winnipeg-Regina bus has Brandon stop By: Colin Slark Save to Read Later
Firat Uray started Rider Express bus lines on the Prairies in 2018. The company is stepping up to fill one of the gaps left by Greyhound’s departure as of March 19. (File)
In nine days, a bus company will start making Winnipeg-to-Regina passenger trips with Brandon as a stop along the way.
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In nine days, a bus company will start making Winnipeg-to-Regina passenger trips with Brandon as a stop along the way.
As reported by the Winnipeg Free Press on Tuesday, Regina-founded company Rider Express is stepping up to fill one of the gaps left by Greyhound’s departure as of March 19.
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