C
Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola
Reliability BPunctuality Csteady
99.2%
sailings completed
reliability B · 0.8% cancelled (mechanical)
82.8%
on-time
punctuality C · within 10 min of schedule
C
overall grade (FY2025)
weakest link — worse of the two
Total cancellations: 134 in FY2025 vs 132 the year before — trend is steady.
How this route compares
On-time82.8%
system average 84%
Cancelled0.8%
system average 1.4% · scale 0–8%
Left vehicles behind20.4%
system average 15.5% · scale 0–60%
What the cancellations were75% mechanical
■ mechanical (maintenance) · ■ weather / crew / other
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None documented yet.
Recent live delays captured
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