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 having been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway (H.S.R), and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to/from Toronto once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit along Lakeshore Road. It is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

Burlington Transit New Flyer Invero 7009-03 on Route 2 operating into the Burlington GO Transit station.

It connects with Hamilton Street Railway on the south and west and Oakville Transit on the east. In addition, the Appleby, Burlington, and Aldershot (not directly) GO Transit stations of the Lakeshore West line are also connected. The Downtown Bus Terminal — located at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road and Lake Ontario — is the main bus terminal, and the Greyhound Canada bus stop in Burlington.

1 Fares
2 Vehicles
3 Stations/Terminals/Garages
4 Bus Routes
- 4.1 School Specials (Not Accessible)
5 Dial-a-Ride
6 External links

[edit] Fares

As of September 5, 2006 the individual transit fare is:

Adult (including university and college students)..$2.50
Students (secondary school under 21)...............$2.50
Seniors (65 and over)..............................$2.50
Children (elementary school)........................$1.50
toddlers (5 and under with paying parent)..........Free
Go Fare (With Go ticket, to/from a GO station.....$0.50

Strip of 10 tickets

Adults..................10/$20
Students................10/$16
Seniors.................10/$16
Children................10/$12

Combo card (rechargeable version) **prices are listed as though the fare would be deducted from the card

Adults..........$2.00
Students........$1.60
Seniors.........$1.60
Children........$1.20
Go Fare.........$0.50

Combo Card (31-Day Rate) **prices are listed as the price of the combo card itself

Adults........$71.00
Students......$60.00
Seniors.......$49.00

All fares are in Canadian dollars.

Burlington Transit uses a Combo Card. It feels like a credit card, and features BT LOGO on the front. There are 2 types of combo cards:

(1) Rechargeable (Minimum $10): it works likes a debit card. You load money on to the card, and scan the card at the validator when boarding a bus. The validator will deduct the bus fare from your card. For example, if one loaded $40 on to the card and traveled on a bus, the validator would deduct $2.00, the Adult combo card fare.

(2) 31-Day Rate: It works exactly like a monthly pass. For instance, if one paid the 31-Day Rate of $71, the person would have unlimited travel on Burlington transit buses for the whole month.

[edit] Vehicles

General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H-5307N
General Motors Diesel Division Buses Classic
New Flyer Industries D40i Invero
New Flyer Industries D40LF
Orion Bus Industries Orion V 05.501
Orion Bus Industries Orion VII 07.501

Denotes wheelchair access

[edit] Stations/Terminals/Garages

Main garage- Burlington Transit Facility on Harvester Road

[edit] Bus Routes

1 Plains-Fairview - West to Downtown Hamilton via Burlington Go via Mapleview Center; East to Appleby Go via Burlington Go via Mapleview Center
2 Brant - South to Downtown Burlington via Burlington Go; North to Cavendish area
3 Guelph - South to Downtown Burlington; North to Cavendish area
4 Pinedale - Both directions to Appleby Go
5 Francis - West to King & Plains; East to Downtown Burlington
6 Headon Forest - South to Burlington Go; North to Go Bus loop
7 Tyandaga - South to Burlington Go; North to Kerns & Tyadanga Park Dr.
8 Industrial - West to Burlington Go on Harvester, East to Appleby Go on North Service; West to Burlington Go on North Service, East to Appleby Go on Harvester
8A (Dial-a-Ride only)
9 (Dial-a-Ride only)
10 New/Maple - West to Burlington Go via Downtown Burlington; East to Appleby Go via Downtown Burlington
11 Appleby - South to Appleby Go; North to Wal-Mart Plaza
12 Upper Middle - West to Bulington Go via Mount Forest & Power Center; East to Wal-Mart Plaza

12A (Dial-a-Ride only)

13 New-Rebecca - West to Appleby Go; East to Hopedale Mall in Oakville **Peak hours only
15 Walkers - South to Appleby Go via Go Bus loop; North to Wal-Mart plaza via Go Bus loop
61 Orchard **Peak hours only
62 Headon Road**Peak hours only

These are complemented with these other routes:

Oakville Transit -- Route 14 Lakeshore provides half hourly service to Burlington's Downtown terminal
HSR -- Route 11 Parkdale

[edit] School Specials (Not Accessible)

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.)

[edit] Dial-a-Ride

Burlington transit replaces bus service with a Dial-a-Ride cab on portions of route 6, 8A, 9, 11, 12, 12A, 15 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.