St. Catharines Transit
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| Slogan | driving ahead |
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| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | 2012 First Street Louth |
| Service area | St. Catharines and Thorold |
| Service type | Bus service, Paratransit |
| Stations | Downtown Terminal, 70 Carlisle Street |
| Operator | St. Catharines Transit Commission |
| Web site | www.YourBus.com |
St. Catharines Transit provides bus service to the City of St. Catharines and the neighbouring City of Thorold. The Transit Commission took over operation of transit services within the city from Canadian National Transportation in 1961.[1]
The Transit Operations Facility open in 1991 and the Downtown Terminal, within the headquarters building of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, opened in 1996. The bus terminal is also used by Greyhound and Coach Canada for intercity coach service to Hamilton, London, Toronto, Buffalo, New York City, [2] and connections to major cities throughout Canada and the United States.
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[edit] Services
[edit] Regular Routes
Operating hubs and main transfer points for bus services are at the Downtown Terminal, Pen Centre, Fairview Mall and Brock University.
[edit] Paratransit
In addition to accessible bus routes, which enable those with reduced mobility to board a 'low floor' transit bus, St. Catharines Transit also provides paratransit services for those who cannot board a regular city bus and accessible bus service is not available.
[edit] Brock Hub
Located at Brock University this is the main interchange for bus travel within the Niagara Region and to points beyond. Connections are provided by St. Catharines, Niagara and Welland Transit Commissions and Coach Canada [3] Centrally located to all the local transit services and adjacent to Hwy 406, the university campus is ideal for this purpose.
[edit] Fleet
- Vehicles currently being used are [4]
- New Flyer Industries D40LF
- New Flyer Industries D40i model also known as "Invero"
- General Motors / MCI TC40102N (slowly being retired)
- Orion Bus Industries 01.508
- Orion Bus Industries 05.501
- Orion Bus Industries 06.501
[edit] History
Local public transportation in the area originally consisted of horse drawn cars, subsequently upgraded to electric railway service. Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company, founded in 1898, was acquired by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1908 which became Canadian National Railways in 1918 and converted to bus operations after 1931. The portion of this system operating within the City of St. Catherines was transferred to the St. Catharines Transit Commission in 1961, which adopted the current operating name of St. Catharines Transit in 1974.[5]
[edit] Bus terminal gallery
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