McMaster University Bus Terminal
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McMaster University GO Bus Terminal is located on the campus of McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

 in Hamilton, Ontario
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...

, 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...

, between the Mary E. Keyes Residence and H.G. Thode Library. 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...

 has exclusive use of this terminal.

McMaster University has become a major destination for GO bus services, and ridership is now comparable to some GO train stations. The new accessible terminal, which opened on April 5, 2007, includes five bus bays, three heated shelters, and large platforms. The terminal will easily be able to handle an increase in the current rate of more than 2,000 rides per day.

GO Bus services

Platform assignments:
1 - Unloading
2 - Aldershot/Burlington "train meet" connection (route 15) to Lakeshore West GO Train service
3 - Hamilton GO Centre (westbound route 47)
4 - Square One
Square One Bus Terminal
Square One Bus Terminal is located on Station Gate Road, between Chapters and Playdium, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This regional GO Transit facility is conveniently situated directly across from the Mississauga City Centre Transit Terminal at 200 Rathburn Road West, the main hub for local...

/Bramalea Express (routes 47A & 47B)
5 - Hwy 407 to York University Bus Loop (eastbound route 47)

Hamilton Street Railway

HSR
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...

 has several local city bus routes that operate through the campus or on Main Street:
  • 1/1A - King
  • 5/52 - Delaware
  • 10/10A - Beeline Express (weekday service only)
  • 51 - University (no Sunday or holiday service)

Coach Canada

Coach Canada
Coach Canada
Coach Canada is the Canadian affiliate of Coach USA, and part of the North American operations of Stagecoach, the international transport group, with its headquarters in Perth, Scotland, UK....

 provides services between Hamilton & Guelph, and Hamilton & Cambridge/Kitchener/Waterloo University which stop at two McMaster locations; on Main Street at Bowman Street, and beside the Mary Keyes Residence.

Greyhound Canada

Greyhound offers direct service between McMaster and London, Ingersoll, Woodstock, Paris and Brantford. Additional routes bypass the campus and serve the downtown Hamilton GO Centre. The Greyhound bus stop on campus is beside the Mary Keyes Residence.

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