Niagara Parks Commission People Mover

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The Niagara Parks Commission People Mover is a shuttle bus system in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The service links the various tourist sights and attractions along the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls and the gorge downstream of it.

The service is operated by the Niagara Parks Commission, and is unusual in that it is operated by two-unit buses, comprising a motor unit towing a separate trailer.

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[edit] Service

The 32 km (19 miles) system operates along the Niagara Parkway from Table Rock Point by the Horseshoe Falls, downstream to the Floral Clock in the north. The stops along the route serve attractions including:[1]

At Table Rock Point, the People Mover connects with a free shuttle bus to and from the Rapidsview parking lot, and with the Falls Incline Railway that serves the Fallsview Tourist Area, with its hotels and casinos.[1]

The service operates every 20 minutes from April to October each year. A single all-day ticket, issued as a sticker, allows passengers to hop on and off the buses along the route, and also allows the holder to ride the Falls Incline Railway. Fares are as follows:[1]

  • Adult $7.50
  • Children 6-12 $4.50
  • Children under 5 FREE

[edit] Fleet

The service is operated by an unusual fleet of eleven two-unit buses, each comprising a motor unit towing a separate trailer. The buses were built by Orion Bus Industries of Mississauga, Ontario, are powered by propane and have been in service since the mid 1980s. The fleet comprises:[2][3]

  • Orion Bus Industries IV 04.501 - motor unit
  • Orion Bus Industries IV 04.502 - trailer

[edit] Future plans

There are plans to replace the buses with a some form of fixed route transit system, although no decision has been made on the exact technology to be used, or indeed whether to proceed with the plans. Most of the discussions center around a loop service, which would combine the current route along the Niagara Parkway close to the falls and gorge, with a more inland return loop along a recently abandoned rail line serving the Clifton Hill and Fallsview tourist areas.[3]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c People Mover Buses. Niagara Parks Commission. Retrieved on March 30, 2007.
  2. ^ Niagara Parks Commission. transithub.net. Retrieved on March 30, 2007.
  3. ^ a b The Review - Remember the people mover?. Osprey Media. Retrieved on March 30.

[edit] External links

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