Cornwall Transit
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| Founded | 1971 |
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| Headquarters | 863 Second St. West, Cornwall ON |
| Service area | Cornwall, Ontario |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 6 regular routes Community bus Industrial specials |
| Fleet | 25 |
| Operator | City of Cornwall |
| Web site | TheBus cornwall transit |
Cornwall Transit serves the City of Cornwall, Ontario with 25 buses that transport about 538,833 passengers per year.[1] Founded in 1971 and originally operated under contract by A.J. McDonald Limited the system has been city run since 1974.[2]
A comprehensive service review conducted in 2000[3] focused on the needs of three specific groups: students, industrial employees, and seniors. The report, based on one primary principle: transit should directly and conveniently take passengers where they want to go, was approved by council in November 2000, and many of the recommendations were immediately implemented. Several types of service are now provided, including conventional bus routes, community bus, paratransit service, supplementary industry area service and charters.[4]
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[edit] Services
- Conventional fixed route service
- 1 Pitt Street
- 1 McConnell Street
- 2 Sunrise
- 2 Riverdale
- 3 Brookdale Avenue
- 3 Montreal Road
- Handi-Transit paratransit service for physically challenged individuals
- Community bus service
- Eastern Route, Bus # 61
- Western Route, Bus # 62
- Industrial Area service
- Supplementary 1 (A.M. & P.M.)
- Supplementary 2 (A.M.)
- Supplementary 3 (P.M.)
- Supplementary 4 (Midnight)
- Charter services within the city
[edit] Fleet
The fleet consists of MCI Classics, Orion II and Orion V buses, and totals about 25 buses.[5] Some of the Orion buses, comprising about one third of its total fleet,[1] run on Compressed Natural Gas.
[edit] History
Timeline of public transportation in Cornwall.[6]
- 1896 to 1902 - Cornwall Electric Street Railway Company
- 1902 to 1970 - Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited
- 1971 to current - Cornwall Transit
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mid-Sized Transit Service Helps Change Thinking About Natural Gas
- ^ All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt
- ^ Cornwall Transit, Comprehensive Service Review
- ^ About Cornwall
- ^ Tom’s Bus Page
- ^ "100 Years of Service" by Karen Carter-Edwards, Cornwall Electric 1987, ISBN 0-9692908-0-2
