Burlington Transit

Burlington Transit is the public transport provider in the city of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway (H.S.R), and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and from Toronto once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit along Lakeshore Road (Highway 2).

Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

It connects with Hamilton Street Railway on the south and west and Oakville Transit on the east. In addition, the Appleby, Burlington, and Aldershot GO Transit stations on the Lakeshore West line are also connected. The Bus Terminal, located in downtown at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road (Highway 2), is the main bus terminal, and the Greyhound Canada bus stop in Burlington. The transit yard and administration centre is situated at 3332 Harvester Road

Bus services

Regular routes

Connecting transit

Oakville Transit Routes

• 14 Lakeshore West - provides half-hourly bus service along Lakeshore Road from Oakville GO Station, via Hopedale Mall, Bronte Village Mall and Lakeside Village, to Burlington Downtown Bus Terminal.
• 32 Burloak North - runs along the eastern perimeter of Burlington on Burloak Drive operating between Hopedale Mall and RioCan Centre.

Hamilton Street Railway Routes

• 11 Parkdale - runs from Burlington Bus Terminal, via Beach Boulevard, Parkdale Avenue and the Red Hill Valley Parkway to Valley Park Loop in the Stoney Creek area of southeastern Hamilton.
• 18 Waterdown - runs north from Aldershot GO Station to provide service to Waterdown.

School Specials

These routes are not accessible for wheelchair users.

• 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.)

Dial-a-Ride

Burlington transit replaces bus service with a Dial-a-Ride cab on portions of route 7, 8A, 9, 11, 11A, 15, and 15A 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.\

Paratransit

Burlington Transit operates door-to-door service for people with physical disabilities, which is called Handi-Van.

Fares

Fares shown here are effective January 4, 2009.^[1]

The use of ComboCards was officially stopped at 12:01 AM on September 4, 2007^[2] in favor of the Presto card system to be implemented in late 2008.

Fleet

Denotes wheelchair access

Note: Retired buses will be removed from roster when scrapping is confirmed.

Stations, terminals and garages

• Burlington GO Station
• Appleby GO Station
• Wal-Mart Plaza at First Pro Centre
• Hwy. 407 Go Bus loop
• Main garage - Burlington Transit Facility on Harvester Road

Bus Terminal

The bus terminal is located in downtown Burlington on John Street, just north of Pine Street. The terminal is an on-street facility with northbound and southbound curbside busbays and a customer service building on the west side of the street. As well as being an important central transfer location for Burlington Transit and a terminus for Hamilton Street Railway service^[5], it is also the Greyhound bus depot.^[6] GO Transit buses do not stop here, because of frequent train and bus service to the railway stations within the city.

References

External links

• Burlington Transit website (includes route maps)
• Drawings and photos of Burlington Transit buses by Peter McLaughlin