Thunder Bay Transit
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Thunder Bay Transit is the public transit operator in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] History
Thunder Bay Transit began as two railway systems in the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William Ontario, in the mid 1890s.
The Port Arthur Street Railway commenced operations in 1892 and extended it's operations to the nearby city of Fort William in 1893. It sold the Fort William section to the city of Fort William in 1908. Both systems were operated by a joint commission until 1913, under the name Port Arthur and Fort William Railway. The name was changed to Port Arthur Civic Railway in 1914, when Fort William assumed control of street cars in that city.
Electric trolley buses were introduced in 1947, and a year later the Electric Streetcars were discontinued. The service was renamed Port Arthur Transit until 1 January 1970, the day Port Arthur and Fort William amalgamated into Thunder Bay. Since then, the system has been known as Thunder Bay Transit. [1] Trolleys were discontinued in 1972, since then the city has used diesel buses.
Since 02 March 2007, Thunder Bay Transit has been 100% wheel chair accessible. Their next goal is to have all buses air conditioned by the end of Summer 2007.[2]
[edit] Current City Fleet
Thunder Bay Transit maintains 49 buses; all of them are Wheelchair Accessible[3]:
- 15 New Flyer D40LFs
- 23 NovaBus LFSs
- 7 Orion Bus Industries Orion VIs
- 4 Orion Bus Industries Orion VIIs
[edit] Current routes
Thunder Bay Transit has 17 routes.
[edit] Weekday Daytime Routes
Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm. 30 minute service.
- 1 Mainline - Current River
- 1 Mainline - Westfort
- 2 Crosstown - Water Terminal
- 2 Crosstown - Brodie Terminal
- 3 Memorial - Water Terminal (15 minute service)
- 3 Memorial - Brodie Terminal (15 minute service)
- 3 Memorial - Airport
- 3 Memorial - County Park
- 3 Memorial - Jumbo Gardens
- 3 Memorial - Northwood
- 4 Neebing (60 minute service)
- 6 Mission (Weekdays only)
- 7 Hudson
- 8 James - Brodie Terminal
- 8 James - Intercity
- 9 Junot - Water Terminal
- 9 Junot - Intercity
- 11 John
- 12 East End
[edit] Evening - Weekend Routes
Evenings: 6pm - 1am; Saturday morning: 6am - 10am; all day Sundays, holidays. 40 Minute Service.
- 1 Mainline - Current River
- 1 Mainline - Westfort
- 2 Crosstown - Water Terminal
- 2 Crosstown - Brodie Terminal
- 3 Memorial - Water Terminal
- 3 Memorial - Brodie Terminal
- 3 Memorial - Airport
- 3 Memorial - County Park
- 3 Memorial - Northwood
- 4 Neebing (60 minute service, no Sunday service)
- 7 Hudson
- 8 James - College
- 9 Junot - University
- 10 Victoria
- 11 John - Jumbo Gardens
[edit] Additional Routes
- 1 Mainline Extra
- Crosstown - Westfort (Late August to Early June, no evening, weekend or Sunday service service)
- Chippewa Park (Summer service only)
- Churchill High School Extra
[edit] Interlining
Some routes interline with another routes. Interlining means when a bus arrives at terminals, it will become another route.
[edit] Interlining at Brodie St Terminal
Weekdays
- 2 Crosstown Brodie Terminal - 12 East End
- 12 East End - 2 Crosstown Water Terminal
- 3 Memorial Brodie - 3 Memorial Airport or Northwood
- 3 Memorial Airport or Northwood - 3 Memorial Water
Sundays, Evenings and Saturday mornings
- 3 Memorial Airport - 8 James
- 8 James - 3 Memorial Airport
- 3 Memorial Brodie Terminal - 3 Memorial Northwood
- 3 Memorial Northwood - 3 Memorial Water Terminal
[edit] Interlining at Water St Terminal
Weekdays
- 2 Crosstown Water Terminal - 7 Hudson
- 7 Hudson - 2 Crosstown Brodie Terminal
- 3 Memorial - 3 Memorial County Park or 3 Jumbo Gardens
- 3 Memorial County Park or 3 Jumbo Gardens - 3 Memorial
- 9 Junot Water Terminal - 11 John
- 11 John - 9 Junot Intercity
Sundays, Evenings and Saturday mornings
- 2 Crosstown Water Terminal - 7 Hudson
- 7 Hudson - 2 Crosstown Brodie Terminal
- 3 Memorial - 3 Memorial County Park
- 3 Memorial County Park - 3 Memorial
- 9 Junot Water Terminal - 11 John Jumbo Gardens
- 11 John Jumbo Gardens - 9 Junot University
[edit] Interlining at Intercity Shopping Centre
Weekdays only
- 9 Junot Intercity - 8 James Brodie Terminal
- 8 James Intercity - 9 Junot Water Terminal
[edit] Fares
- Exact Change: $2.25 (Children under 8 ride free when accompanied by an adult.)
- 20-ride Pass: $30.00
- 10 tickets: $17.00
- Monthly Pass (Adult): $65.00
- Monthly Pass (Discount): $55.00
- Semester Pass: $190.00 (September-December or January-April)
- Family/Group Pass: $6.00 (2 adults & 3 children's/1 adult & 4 children/2 adults)
[edit] Terminals and Garages
Thunder Bay Transit has 2 terminals:
- Water St. Terminal
- Brodie St. Terminal
Thunder Bay Transit Garage is located at 570 Fort William Rd.
[edit] External links
- Thunder Bay Transit [4]
- City of Thunder Bay [5]
