MetroExpress (Halifax)
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MetroExpress is Halifax Regional Municipality
's Rural express bus service, operated by Metro Transit
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The system consists of one limited-stop fully accessible express route, connecting downtown Halifax
, with Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.
; those highways being Highway 102, Highway 103 and Highway 107. At the end of August, 2009, MetroX service began with weekday service from Tantallon, Nova Scotia to Downtown Halifax. The remaining phases of the project will rollout over the next four years.
The MetroExpress service has its own fare structure, separate from the rest of the Metro Transit
system. Cash fares cost an extra one dollar over and above the regular fares. MetroExpress has its own monthly bus pass, the MetroX Pass, which can be used on any Metro Transit service (excluding Community Transit). Passengers may use regular transit tickets or monthly bus passes (MetroPass), but must deposit an additional one dollar into the farebox. If MetroLink passes or transfers are used an additional fifty cents must be deposited
, Porters Lake and Musquodoboit Harbour
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Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...
's Rural express bus service, operated by Metro Transit
Metro Transit (Halifax)
Metro Transit is a Canadian public transport agency operating buses and ferries in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality .Owned by the HRM, Metro Transit's operations area is the urban core in the western part of the municipality, namely the Halifax and Dartmouth Metropolitan Areas, along...
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The system consists of one limited-stop fully accessible express route, connecting downtown Halifax
Downtown Halifax
Downtown Halifax is the city centre of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern-central portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour, it serves as the business, entertainment, and tourism hub of the region.- Municipal:...
, with Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.
History
The MetroX service began on August 31st, 2009. MetroExpress was developed designed with the weekday commuter in mind. When fully rolled out MetroX will bring express transit to Park & Ride lots along 100-series highways within HRM, along the three 100-series highways that lead into the Halifax Regional MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...
; those highways being Highway 102, Highway 103 and Highway 107. At the end of August, 2009, MetroX service began with weekday service from Tantallon, Nova Scotia to Downtown Halifax. The remaining phases of the project will rollout over the next four years.
330 Tantallon
The route 330 Tantallon provides express service between Hubley Center and St. Margaret’s Centre in Tantallon and Downtown Halifax, along Highway 103. The route is a limited-stop service, with stops at Hubley Center and St. Margaret’s Centre in Tantallon and in Downtown Halifax. The route over the next two years will expand to include a stop in the community of Timberlea.Fare Structure
Effective August 31, 2009The MetroExpress service has its own fare structure, separate from the rest of the Metro Transit
Metro Transit (Halifax)
Metro Transit is a Canadian public transport agency operating buses and ferries in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality .Owned by the HRM, Metro Transit's operations area is the urban core in the western part of the municipality, namely the Halifax and Dartmouth Metropolitan Areas, along...
system. Cash fares cost an extra one dollar over and above the regular fares. MetroExpress has its own monthly bus pass, the MetroX Pass, which can be used on any Metro Transit service (excluding Community Transit). Passengers may use regular transit tickets or monthly bus passes (MetroPass), but must deposit an additional one dollar into the farebox. If MetroLink passes or transfers are used an additional fifty cents must be deposited
| Category | Cash Fare | MetroX Pass | Regular ticket, MetroPass, UPass or transfer | MetroLink MetroLink (Halifax) MetroLink is Halifax Regional Municipality's BRT express bus service, operated by Metro Transit.The system consists of three limited-stop fully accessible express routes, connecting downtown Halifax's Scotia Square bus terminal, with the Portland Hills terminal in Cole Harbour on the Dartmouth... Pass or transfer |
| Adult | $3.25 | $100.00 | +$1.00 | +$0.50 |
| Senior/Child | $2.50 | N/A | +$1.00 | +$0.50 |
| Student | $3.25 | N/A | +$1.00 | +$0.50 |
320 Enfield / Highway 102 corridor
The Highway 102 corridor MetroX route when implemented will serve Fall River, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, and Enfield.370 Musquodoboit Harbour / Highway 107 corridor
The Highway 107 corridor MetroX route when implemented will serve Preston, Lake EchoLake Echo, Nova Scotia
Lake Echo is a community that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth...
, Porters Lake and Musquodoboit Harbour
Musquodoboit Harbour
Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuary measuring about 2 km wide at its southern end and narrowing to less than 100 m wide at the...
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