Oakville Transit

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Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the city, and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It offers the typical bus service, and a special service, called care-A-van, for those unable to use the normal bus. care-A-van takes riders directly to address they desire.

1 Routes and Connections
2 Terminals
3 Current Fleet
4 Fares
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Routes and Connections

It connects with Burlington Transit to the west, and Mississauga Transit to the east. In addition, Oakville, Bronte, and Clarkson GO stations are also connected.

The Oakville GO rail and bus station — located at 214 Cross Avenue — is the main bus terminus, and those routes serving this station are noted below;

Route 10 West Industrial (formerly route 100)
Route 11 Linbrook
Route 13 West Oak Trails
Route 14 Lakeshore West, connects with Burlington Transit, and runs at all hours Monday-Saturday (and Sundays as of July 2006).
Route 15 Bridge
Route 16 Speers
Route 17 Kerr-Eastlake
Route 18 Glen Abbey South
Route 19 River Oaks, (and Sunday service as of July 2006).
Route 20 Iroquois Ridge
Route 22 Upper Middle Glen Abbey West, serving Bronte (GO Station)
Route 24 South Common Mall, connects with Mississauga Transit, and Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus. Service runs Monday-Saturday (and Sundays as of July 2006) at all hours.
Route 26 Falgarwood
Route 27 White Oaks
Route 28 Glen Abbey North
Route 29 Uptown Core

The following routes do not service the Oakville GO Station

Route 12 Bronte GO, serving Bronte (GO Station)
Route 21 Clearview, serving Clarkson (GO Station) in Mississauga,
Route 23 Heritage Way, serving Bronte (GO Station)
Route 25 Aspen Forest, serving Clarkson (GO Station) in Mississauga,
Route 30 Crosstown, does not serve any GO Station, but is in close proximinty to Bronte (GO Station).
Route 31 Lakeshore Woods, started July 2006, serves Bronte (GO Station)
Route 102 Winston Park, serving Clarkson (GO Station) in Mississauga
Community Bus--special service for seniors during the daytime, doesn't serve the GO stations..

Off-Peak Service: During the late evenings, and on Sundays, most of the fixed routes are replaced by the Zone Express. The southern area of the city is divided into 4 zones (basically east and west of Oakville GO/Trafalgar Road, and north and south of the Queen Elizabeth Way). While the operators will accept riders at the key transfer points, there is telephone (905-849-ZONE) correspondence in order to pick up and drop off riders at designated Oakville Transit stops, or transfer onto the other buses at the Oakville GO Station. After Midnight, the Zone Express will only drop off riders connecting from the last Lakeshore West GO Trains.

Oakville Transit also offers three peak hour express routes which all terminate at Oakville GO.

Route 180, Glen Abbey Express.
Route 190, River Oaks Express.
Route 200, Northridge.

Accessible services () are provided on the following routes:

Community Bus Route Blue
Community Bus Route Red
Community Bus Route Green
Community Bus Route Yellow
care-A-Van

All Oakville Transit buses are Easier Access, but the low floor buses and routes do not display the logo.

[edit] Terminals

Oakville (GO Station)
Bronte (GO Station)
Oakville Bus Terminal, located at Dunn and Rebecca Streets.
Hopedale Mall, including a peak hour Burlington Transit route, and the Crosstown route.
Uptown Core, where the Crosstown route meets the Uptown Core route.
Maplegrove Village, at Maple Grove and Cornwall.
Sheridan College, Trafalgar Campus.
Clarkson (GO Station)
South Common Centre

[edit] Current Fleet

Blue Bird Ultra LF (2005)
Ford/Giradian Minibus (2003)
New Flyer D40 (1989)
New Flyer D40LF (1995, 2005, 2006)
OBI Orion I 01.506/01.508 (1984-1988)
OBI Orion II 02.502 (1988, 1989)
OBI Orion V 05.501 (1990, 1992)
OBI Orion VI 06.501 (1999, 2001)
OBI Orion VII 07.501 (2003)
New Flyer Industries D40LF - 4 ordered in 2006 with options for 7 more

Some of the Minibuses are also used in nearby Milton, as Milton Transit. There is no connecting service between these two communities at present.

denotes wheelchair accessibility

[edit] Fares

As of June 6, 2005, cash fare is $2.25. Passengers using GO Transit can show the driver their single or multi-ride ticket and pay a reduced fare of 50 cents. Tickets, monthly passes, and day passes are also available. Different discounts are available for the following: children, students attending elementary/secondary school, and seniors (65 years of age and older).

In June 2005, the provincial Minister of Transportation has announced plans to introduce the GTA Farecard, an unified smartcard-based payment system for the entire Greater Toronto Area similar to the Octopus Card used in Hong Kong.