St. Thomas Transit

Infobox Bus transit
name = St. Thomas Transit

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parent = Environmental Services,
City of St. Thomas
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headquarters = 614 Talbot Street
locale = St. Thomas, Ontario
service_area = St. Thomas, Ontario
service_type = Bus service, Paratransit
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routes = 4 regular
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operator = Aboutown Transportation
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website = [http://www.stthomastransit.com www.stthomastransit.com]

St. Thomas Transit Services include both conventional city transit buses and paratransit vehicles owned by the City of St. Thomas, Ontario and staffed and operated by Aboutown Transportation. [ [http://www.lfpress.com/perl-bin/publish.cgi?x=articles&p=216221&s=aboutown The London Free Press: Aboutown ...is transportation] ]

Private companies have provided a variety of transportation services to the city since the intoduction of horse drawn street railways in 1879, which were subsequently electrified and ultimately replaced by buses about 1927. Although the city assumed responsibilty for transit in the mid 1960's, these bus services have always been privately operated. [ [http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/saint-thomas-on.html Canadian Transit Systems: St. Thomas, Ontario] ]

The bus terminal, located downtown at 614 Talbot Street, is also the bus depot for Greyhound and for Aboutown's Northlink private bus service to London and Owen Sound.

cheduled Service

Hours of operation

Monday to Friday 7:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., Saturdays from 9:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., with no Sunday or holiday service.

Fares

Exact cash fare is $2.50 for all riders, with advance tickets costing $2.00 for adults and $1.50 for students, children and seniors, and a monthly pass priced at $60.00 for adults and $50.00 for students, children and seniors

Routes

The central transfer point is centrally located at Talbot Street and First Avenue, which is where all the routes begin and connect. [ [http://www.downtownstthomas.com/web/pages/about-us/bus-routes.php St. Thomas Downtown Development Board - Bus Routes] ]
*Route 1 - Northside
*Route 2 - Elgin Mall
*Route 3 - Talbot
*Route 4 - Hospital

Paratransit

People who are physically unable to use the regular transit bus can use this service, but must be registered with the city.

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