Burlington Transit
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Burlington Transit is the public transport
provider in the city of Burlington, Ontario
, Canada
. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway
(H.S.R), and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and from Toronto
once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit
along Lakeshore Road (Highway 2
).
Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association
.
It connects with Hamilton Street Railway on the south and west and Oakville Transit
on the east. In addition, the Appleby, Burlington, and Aldershot GO Transit
stations on the Lakeshore West line are also connected. The Bus Terminal, located in downtown at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road (Highway 2
), is the main bus terminal, and the Greyhound Canada bus stop in Burlington. The transit yard and administration centre is situated at 3332 Harvester Road
Routes:
Hamilton Street Railway
Routes:
users.
The use of ComboCards was officially stopped at 12:01 AM on September 4, 2007 in favor of the Presto card system to be implemented in late 2008.
Denotes wheelchair access
Note: Retired buses will be removed from roster when scrapping is confirmed.
and a terminus for Hamilton Street Railway
service, it is also the Greyhound bus depot. GO Transit buses do not stop here, because of frequent train and bus service to the railway stations within the city.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
provider in the city of Burlington, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway
Hamilton Street Railway
The Hamilton Street Railway Company is the Transit Division of the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department in Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were streetcars; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact a bus operator...
(H.S.R), and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
along Lakeshore Road (Highway 2
Highway 2 (Ontario)
King's Highway 2, usually referred to simply as Highway 2 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario. Once the primary east–west route across the southern end of the province, Highway 2 became mostly redundant in the 1960s following the completion of Highway 401, which more or less...
).
Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association
Canadian Urban Transit Association
Canadian Urban Transit Association is a trade association for the urban transit industry in Canada.-History:It was originally established in 1904 as the "Canadian Street Railway Association"...
.
It connects with Hamilton Street Railway on the south and west and Oakville Transit
Oakville Transit
Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the town, and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It offers the typical conventional bus service, and a para-transit service, called care-A-van, for those unable to...
on the east. In addition, the Appleby, Burlington, and Aldershot GO Transit
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
stations on the Lakeshore West line are also connected. The Bus Terminal, located in downtown at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road (Highway 2
Highway 2 (Ontario)
King's Highway 2, usually referred to simply as Highway 2 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario. Once the primary east–west route across the southern end of the province, Highway 2 became mostly redundant in the 1960s following the completion of Highway 401, which more or less...
), is the main bus terminal, and the Greyhound Canada bus stop in Burlington. The transit yard and administration centre is situated at 3332 Harvester Road
Bus services
Regular routes
| No. | Name | Inner Terminal | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plains-Fairview | Appleby GO Station | Downtown Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... |
Via Burlington Mall Burlington Mall (Canada) The Burlington Mall is a shopping mall located in Burlington, Ontario, is owned by , and was owned until mid-2011 by Ivanhoe Cambridge. It has two floors, the upper floor covers the wing leading to the food court, the floor above the food court area, and the second floor of the Bay. The mall... , Burlington GO Station, Mapleview Centre Mapleview Centre Mapleview Centre or simply called Mapleview is a two story upscale shopping mall located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada on Maple Avenue and Fairview Street at the Queen Elizabeth Way . The mall was opened in September 1990 and is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge... , and Aldershot GO Station. |
| 2 | Brant | Burlington Bus Terminal | Autumn Hill & Driftwood | Via Burlington GO Station. |
| 3 | Guelph | Burlington Bus Terminal | Autumn Hill & Driftwood | Via Burlington Mall, Super Centre Mall. |
| 4 | Pinedale | Burlington Bus Terminal | RioCan Centre | Via Burlington Mall, Appleby Mall. Also serves Appleby GO Station during weekday rush hours. Terminates at Deerhurst & New on Saturdays. No Sunday service. |
| 5 | Francis | Burlington Bus Terminal | King & Townsend | No Sunday service. |
| 6 | Headon Forest | Burlington GO Station | Rt. 407 & Dundas GO Park & Ride | Via Super Centre Mall. |
| 8 | Harvester | Burlington GO Station | QEW & Burloak | Via Appleby GO Station. Weekday service only. |
| 10 | New | Burlington GO Station | Appleby GO Station | Via Burlington Bus Terminal, Appleby Mall. |
| 11 | Appleby | Appleby GO Station | First Pro Shopping Centre | No Sunday service. |
| 12 | Upper Middle | Burlington GO Station | First Pro Shopping Centre | Via Super Centre Mall. |
| 15 | Walkers | Appleby GO Station | First Pro Shopping Centre | Via Rt. 407 & Dundas GO Park & Ride. No Sunday service. |
| 16 | Burloak | Appleby GO Station | RioCan Centre | Weekend service only. |
| 61 | Orchard | Burlington GO Station | Dryden & Orchard | Rush hour service only. |
| 62 | Headon Road | Burlington GO Station | Super Centre Mall | Rush hour service only. |
Connecting transit
Oakville TransitOakville Transit
Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the town, and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It offers the typical conventional bus service, and a para-transit service, called care-A-van, for those unable to...
Routes:
- 14 Lakeshore West - provides half-hourly bus service along Lakeshore Road from Oakville GO Station, via Hopedale Mall, Bronte Village Mall and Lakeside Village, to Burlington Downtown Bus Terminal.
- 32 Burloak North - runs along the eastern perimeter of Burlington on Burloak Drive operating between Hopedale Mall and RioCan Centre.
Hamilton Street Railway
Hamilton Street Railway
The Hamilton Street Railway Company is the Transit Division of the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department in Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were streetcars; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact a bus operator...
Routes:
- 11 Parkdale - runs from Burlington Bus Terminal, via Beach BoulevardBeach Boulevard (Hamilton, Ontario)Beach Boulevard is a Lower city street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, north of the Hamilton Harbour on a thin piece of land that crosses over Lake Ontario and stretches from where Woodward Avenue becomes Eastport Drive in the east to near the Lift Bridge in the west at Eastport Drive . It runs...
, Parkdale AvenueParkdale Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Parkdale Avenue, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just South of Lawrence Road at Hixon Road and is a two-way street throughout, stretching northward through the city's North End industrial neighbourhood and ends just north of the Burlington Street East...
and the Red Hill Valley ParkwayRed Hill Valley ParkwayThe Red Hill Valley Parkway , referred to as the Red Hill Creek Expressway during planning is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. The route connects the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway, Hamilton's second municipal expressway, to the Queen Elizabeth Way near Hamilton...
to Valley Park Loop in the Stoney CreekStoney Creek, OntarioStoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
area of southeastern Hamilton. - 18 Waterdown - runs north from Aldershot GO Station to provide service to WaterdownWaterdown, OntarioWaterdown is a town in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario.On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six municipalities: Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook,...
.
School Specials
These routes are not accessible for wheelchairWheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
users.
- 78 - To Aldershot High School (a.m.)
- 79 - To M.M. Robinson and Notre Dame High Schools (a.m.)
- 81 - To Notre Dame High School (a.m.)
- 83 - From Notre Dame High School (p.m.)
- 84 - From Notre Dame and M.M. Robinson High Schools (p.m.)
- 85 - From Aldershot High School (p.m.)
Dial-a-Ride
Burlington transit replaces bus service with a Dial-a-Ride cab on portions of route 7, 8A, 9, 11, 11A, 15, and 15A during hours when ridership is low. Passengers are expected to take regular bus service to transfer point closest to their destination. Burlington transit will then complete your trip with a Dial-a-Ride taxi cab, taking you on the bus route to a bus stop closest to your final destination.\Paratransit
Burlington Transit operates door-to-door service for people with physical disabilities, which is called Handi-Van.Fares
Fares shown here are effective January 4, 2009.| Age group | Individual Fare | 10 tickets | Monthly Pass | Weekly Pass | Daily Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary schoolchildren (Grades 1-8) | $1.75 | $14.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Students in secondary school |
$3.00 | $17.00 | $64.00 | $16.50 | $4.80 |
| Adults & Post-Secondary Students | $3.00 | $25.00 | $88.00 | $22.00 | $6.00 |
| Seniors (65 years of age and older) |
$3.00 | $17.00 | $54.00 | $16.50 | $4.80 |
The use of ComboCards was officially stopped at 12:01 AM on September 4, 2007 in favor of the Presto card system to be implemented in late 2008.
Fleet
| Fleet numbers | Year | Make/model | Engine/transmission | Fleet size | Notes |
| 7054 to 7055-87 | 1987 | GMDD General Motors Diesel Division General Motors Diesel Division was a unit of General Motors and was a manufacturer of locomotives, transit buses and military products.The locomotive unit was acquired by private investors, the transit bus divisions were purchased by TMC in the U.S. and MCI in Canada, and the GM Defense unit was... Classic |
Detroit Diesel Detroit Diesel As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".Detroit Diesel Corporation is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA... 6V71N Detroit Diesel Series 71 The Detroit Diesel Series 71 is a two-stroke cycle diesel engine series, available in both inline and V configurations, with the inline models including one, two, three, four and six cylinders, and the V-types including six, eight, 12, 16 and 24 cylinders... /Allison Allison Transmission Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,... V731 |
2 |
|
| 7061 to 7063-90 | 1990 | Orion Orion 05.501 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA/Allison HTB-748 | 3 | |
| 7067-91 | 1991 | Orion Orion 05.501 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA/Allison HTB-748 | 5 |
|
| 7077, 7079 to 7080-94 | 1994 | Orion Orion 05.501 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA/Voith Voith The Voith GmbH, which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations.... D863.3 |
4 |
|
| 7009-03, 7017-03 to 7025-03 | 2003 | New Flyer D40i "Invero" | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISC/Allison B400R |
10 |
|
| 7027 to 7032-06 | 2006 | Blue Bird Ultra LF | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISB/Allison B300R |
6 | |
| 7033 to 7035-06 | 2006 | New Flyer D40LF | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISL/Allison B400R6 |
3 | |
| 7036 to 7041-07 | 2007 | New Flyer D40LF | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISL/Allison B400R6 |
6 | |
| 7043 to 7045-08 | 2008 | New Flyer D40LF | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISL/Allison B400R6 |
3 | |
| 7001-09 to 7008-09, 7010-09 and 7011-09 | 2009 | New Flyer D40LF | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISL/Allison B400R6 |
10 |
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| 7046 to 7053-10 | 2010 | New Flyer D40LF | Cummins Cummins Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems... ISL9/Allison B400R6 |
8 |
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Denotes wheelchair access
Note: Retired buses will be removed from roster when scrapping is confirmed.
Stations, terminals and garages
- Burlington GO Station
- Appleby GO Station
- Wal-MartWal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
Plaza at First Pro Centre - Hwy. 407 Go Bus loop
- Main garage - Burlington Transit Facility on Harvester Road
Bus Terminal
The bus terminal is located in downtown Burlington on John Street, just north of Pine Street. The terminal is an on-street facility with northbound and southbound curbside busbays and a customer service building on the west side of the street. As well as being an important central transfer location for Burlington TransitBurlington Transit
Burlington Transit is the public transport provider in the city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway , and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and...
and a terminus for Hamilton Street Railway
Hamilton Street Railway
The Hamilton Street Railway Company is the Transit Division of the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department in Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were streetcars; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact a bus operator...
service, it is also the Greyhound bus depot. GO Transit buses do not stop here, because of frequent train and bus service to the railway stations within the city.