Burlington Transit

Burlington Transit

Founded	1975
Headquarters	3332 Harvester Road
Locale	Burlington, Ontario
Service area	Burlington, Ontario
Service type	bus service
Stations	Downtown Bus Terminal 430 John Street
Fleet	67
Operator	City of Burlington
Website	Official website

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

New Flyer Invero #7009-03 enters the Burlington GO station on Route 2 Brant

Regular routes

All regular routes are serviced by accessible buses.^[1]

No.	Name	Inner Terminal	Outer Terminal	Notes
1	Plains	Burlington GO Station	Downtown Hamilton	Via Mapleview Centre, and Aldershot GO Station.
2	Brant	Burlington Bus Terminal	Autumn Hill & Driftwood	Via Burlington GO Station.
3	Guelph	Burlington Bus Terminal	Autumn Hill & Driftwood	Via Burlington Mall, Super Centre Mall.
4	Central	Burlington Bus Terminal	Pinedale & New	Via Burlington Mall, Appleby Mall. Off-Peak & Saturday service only.
4A	Central	Burlington Bus Terminal	Appleby GO Station	Via Burlington Mall, Appleby Mall. Weekday rush hour service only.
4B	Central	Burlington Bus Terminal	Prospect & Guelph.	Hourly Sunday service between Burlington Mall & Downtown terminal.
5	Francis	Burlington Bus Terminal	King & Townsend	Via Ontario Street & Surrey Lane.
6	Headon Forest	Burlington GO Station	Walkers & Dundas.	Via Super Centre Mall & Mainway.
10	New	Burlington GO Station	Appleby GO Station	Via Burlington Bus Terminal, Mapleview Mall.
10A	New	Burlington GO Station	Appleby GO Station	Rush hour service via Pinedale drive & Hampton Heath road.
11	Sutton	Appleby GO Station	Appleby & Harrison	Via Upper Middle road & Appleby line. No Sunday service.
12	Upper Middle	Burlington GO Station	First Pro Shopping Centre	Via Super Centre Mall, Mount Forest drive & Itabashi way.
15	Walkers	Appleby GO Station	Appleby & Harrison	Via Alton Village & Dundas GO Park & Ride. No Sunday service.
15A	Walkers	Appleby GO Station	Appleby & Harrison	Weekday rush hour service. Similar to route 15, but does not stop at Dundas GO Park & Ride.
21	Fairview	Appleby GO Station	Burlington GO station.	Indirect route between the Appleby and Burlington GO stations via Prospect.
62	Headon	Appleby GO Station	Super Centre Mall	Via Headon Forest, Headon & Walkers . Rush hour service only.
80	Harvester	Burlington GO Station	Appleby GO Station	The only direct route between the Appleby and Burlington Go Stations operated by Burlington Transit. Weekday service only.
81	North Service	Burlington GO Station	Appleby GO Station	Weekday rush hour service only. Via Heritage drive.
101	Plains Express	Burlington GO Station	Downtown Hamilton	Weekday Express service.

Connecting transit

Oakville Transit Routes

• 14 Lakeshore West and 32 Burloak - Great Lakes both run along the eastern perimeter of Burlington on Burloak Drive.

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 specialized for high school students and have only two trips each day.

• 5 - To and from Aldershot High School.
• 6 - To and from Corpus Christi, Notre Dame and Pearson High Schools.
• 10 - To and from Robert Bateman and Nelson High Schools.
• 2 - To and from Notre Dame and M.M. Robinson Schools.

Dial-a-Ride

Burlington Transit replaces bus service with a Dial-a-Ride cab on portions of route 50D, 51D, 52D, 53D, 54D, 55D, 57D, 59D 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.^[2]

Fares

Fares shown here are effective May 1, 2015.^[3]

Age group	Individual Fare	10 tickets	Monthly Pass	PRESTO
Children aged 0-5	Free	Free	Free	Free
Children aged 6-12	$3.50	$18.50	N/A	$1.85
Students aged 13-19	$3.50	$19.00	$71.00	$1.85
Adults aged 20-64	$3.50	$27.50	$97.00	$2.70
Seniors 65+	$3.50	$19.00	$59.25	$1.85

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

Fleet

Current Conventional Fleet List^[5]

Fleet numbers	Year	Make/model	Engine/transmission	Fleet size	Notes
7062, 7063-90	1990	Orion Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA/Allison HTB-748	2
7065, 7067-91	1991	Orion Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA/Allison HTB-748	2
7077, 7079 and 7080-94	1994	Orion Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA/Voith D863.3	3
7009-03, 7017-03, 7019-03-7025-03	2003	New Flyer D40i "Invero"	Cummins ISC/Allison B400R	10	7024-03 Burnt in a fire in June 2008, Repaired and back in service. 7018-03 damaged in a fire and retired.
7027 to 7032-06	2006	Blue Bird Ultra LF	Cummins ISB/Allison B300R	6
7033 to 7035-06	2006	New Flyer D40LF	Cummins ISL/Allison B400R6	3
7036 to 7041-07	2007	New Flyer D40LF	Cummins ISL/Allison B400R6	6
7043 to 7045-08	2008	New Flyer D40LF	Cummins ISL/Allison B400R6	3
7001-09 to 7008-09, 7010-09 and 7011-09	2009	New Flyer D40LF	Cummins ISL/Allison B400R6	10	All buses from here on have rear destination signs.
7046 to 7053-10	2010	New Flyer D40LF	Cummins ISL9/Allison B400R6	8	Buses fitted with CLASS Announcement system for the doors.
7054 to 7059-12	2012	New Flyer XD40 "Xcelsior"	Cummins ISL9/Allison B400R6	6	7057-12 Damaged in a major fire, fate unknown.

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 Transit Carpool Lot^[6]
• Main garage: Burlington Transit Facility on Harvester Road

Bus Terminal

Burlington Bus Terminal
Location	430 John St, Burlington
Coordinates	43°19′32.5″N 79°47′48″W / 43.325694°N 79.79667°W
Bus stands	6
Bus operators	Burlington Transit Hamilton Street Railway Greyhound Canada

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,^[7] it is also the Greyhound bus depot.^[8] GO Transit buses do not stop here, because of frequent train and bus service to the railway stations within the city.

References

1. "Accessible-Transit". City of Burlington. Retrieved April 2016. All regular routes are serviced by accessible buses.
2. "Handi-Van". www.burlington.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
3. "Fares". www.burlington.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
4. "Transit systems making fall changes". The Hamilton Spectator. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
5. Burlington Transit fleet on the CPTDB Wiki
6. Burlington Carpool Lot (Dundas St. & Hwy. 407)
7. Hamilton Street Railway - Route 11 Parkdale
8. Greyhound Canada Station Locator

External links

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