Niagara Transit

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founded = 1960
headquarters = 4320 Bridge Street
locale = Niagara Falls, Ontario
service_area = Niagara Falls, Ontario
service_type = Bus service, Paratransit
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fleet = 15 conventional buses
10 Handi-Transit vehicles
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operator = City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
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website = [http://www.niagarafalls.ca/services/transit/ transit services]

Niagara Transit operates the public transport bus services in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Established in 1960, Niagara Transit originally operated 10 routes. The current service now provides 15 routes and multiple shuttle services for Brock University, area colleges and the Niagara Falls tourist season.

Operations

Potential for growth of public transit is limited as most tourists come by car or tour buses. Hotels and the two casinos offer shuttle bus service around the Falls area. Taxis are also a common form of transportation in the city. Most commuters are locals who live away from the Falls area and need to get to their workplace. Niagara Falls Taxi is the most visible taxi carrier in the Niagara region, due to their bright yellow appearance. Another taxi carrier is 5-0 taxi, recognized by their white taxis with different shaded blue stripes on the sides of their vehicles.

5-0 is also a carrier that provides service from the Fallsview Casino and Downtown Niagara Falls area to Niagara-on-the-Lake, using a motor coach. Service operates year-round, but with a dramatically reduced schedule during winter months.

Niagara Transit offers three shuttle bus routes, the Brock Rapid, Niagara College/Glendale Campus and Falls Shuttle. The Brock Rapid and Niagara College shuttles operate during the academic school year at individual colleges, and the Falls Shuttle operates from early May to late October to service those visiting Niagara Falls during the peak tourist season. These services carry a premium fare charge, but in many cases will allow you to connect to regular services offered by Niagara Transit.

Chair-A-Van carries disabled passengers on Niagara Transit.

Roster

* Orion Bus Industries Orion V
* Orion Bus Industries Orion VII
* Motor Coach Industries Classic
* General Motors Diesel Division Buses TDH - retired
* General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H - retired
* Girardn step van - for Dial-A-Van

Routes

Each of the numbered routes operate once hourly Monday to Saturday, while Sunday and holiday service is modified among four routes; the 4, 5, 6, and 10.

The Brock Rapid, as well as other campus shuttles operate according to the academic semester, and do not operate when colleges and universities are not in session.

The Falls Shuttle routes operate seven days a week during the peak travel season (from around Victoria Day until Labor Day), and to weekends only from early spring to the peak travel season, and then to late autumn.

City Routes

* 1 Hospital
* 2 Jubilee
* 3 Westlane
* 4 Jill
* 5 Woodbine
* 6 Chippawa/Crosstown
* 10A Square-Montrose
* 10B Square-Dorchester
* 12 Thorold Stone
* 14 Stamford
* 15 Chippawa South - McLeod/Garner

Special Shuttle Service

* Brock Rapid (to Brock University)
* Niagara College - Glendale Campus
* Red Line Falls Shuttle - Lundy's Lane Route
* Green Line Falls Shuttle - Downtown Route
* Blue Line Falls Shuttle - Chippawa / Marineland Route
* Fort Erie to Niagara Falls [ [http://www.town.forterie.ca/WebSite/tofeweb.nsf/0/d845a40ee74157c985256fb600665776/$FILE/Ft%20Erie%20to%20Niagara%20Falls%20-%20FINAL%20SCHEDULE%202008-2009.pdf Niagara Falls Final Schedule] ]

Gallery

ee also

Other modes of transportation in Niagara Falls, Ontario:
* Niagara Parks Commission People Mover
* Niagara Parkway

References

External links

* [http://www.niagaratransit.com/ Niagara Transit]
* [http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/ontario/niagara/index.htm Drawings and photos of Niagara Transit buses]