Oakville Transit

Oakville Transit

Bus 5103 at Oakville GO Station
Founded	1972[1]
Headquarters	480 Wyecroft Road
Service area	Oakville, Ontario
Service type	Bus service, Paratransit
Annual ridership	3 million (2014)[2]
Operator	Town of Oakville
Website	Official Website

Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the town and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.^[1] It offers the typical conventional bus service, and a para-transit service, called care-A-van, for those unable to use the conventional service. The care-A-van takes riders directly to the address they desire.

Routes and connections

Oakville Transit connects with Burlington Transit to the west, and MiWay 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.

Regular routes:^[3]

No.	Name	Inner Terminal	Outer Terminal	Notes
1	Trafalgar	Oakville GO Station	Uptown Core Terminal	Via Sheridan College.
2	Lakeshore	Bronte GO Station	Dundas & Hampshire	Via Downtown Oakville. Eastbound terminus is nearby MiWay bus stops.
3	Third Line	South Oakville Centre	Third Line & Dundas	Via Bronte GO Station.
4	Speers-Cornwall	Bronte GO Station	Clarkson GO Station	Via Oaktown Plaza, Oakville GO Station, and Maple Grove Village. Travels to Mississauga.
5	Dundas	Uptown Core Terminal	Dundas & Bronte
6	Upper Middle	Bronte GO Station	Dundas & Hampshire	Via Upper Oakville Shopping Centre. Eastbound terminus is nearby MiWay bus stops.
10	West Industrial	Bronte GO Station	Oakville GO Station.	Clockwise loop west of Fourth Line during morning rush; counterclockwise loop during afternoon rush. Weekday peak service only.
11	Linbrook	Oakville GO Station	Maple Grove Village	Weekday peak service only
13	Westoak Trails	Bronte GO Station	Oakville GO Station	Via Halton Government Centre and Oakville Place Mall
14	Lakeshore West	Oakville GO Station	Burloak & Rebecca	Via Downtown Oakville and South Oakville Centre
15	Bridge	Oakville GO Station	South Oakville Centre
17	Kerr	Oakville GO Station	Church & Dunn	Via Downtown Oakville.
18	Glen Abbey South	Oakville GO Station	Glen Abbey & Third Line	Via Dorval Crossing. Weekday peak service only.
19	River Oaks	Oakville GO Station	Uptown Core Terminal
20	Northridge	Oakville GO Station	Uptown Core Terminal	Via Upper Oakville Shopping Centre.
21	Clearview	Clarkson GO Station	Maple Grove Village	Travels to Mississauga. Weekday peak service only.
22	Upper Glen Abbey	Bronte GO Station	Pine Glen & Proudfoot	Weekday peak service only.
24	South Common	Oakville GO Station	South Common Centre	Via Sheridan College and Upper Oakville Shopping Centre. Travels to Mississauga.
25	Aspen Forest	Clarkson GO Station	Maple Grove Village	Travels to Mississauga. Weekday peak service only.
26	Falgarwood	Oakville GO Station	Lancaster & Grosvenor	No Sunday service.
28	Glen Abbey North	Oakville GO Station	Glen Abbey & Third Line	Via Oaktown Plaza and Dorval Crossing.
32	Burloak-Great Lakes	Bronte GO Station	RioCan Centre	Via South Oakville Centre. Connects to Burlington Transit
33	Palermo	Bronte GO Station	Bronte & Pine Glen	Weekday peak service only.
102	Winston Park	Clarkson GO Station	Bristol & Dover Gate	Travels to Mississauga. Weekday peak service only.
120	East Industrial	Oakville GO Station	Winston Park & Bristol Circle	Weekday peak service only.
190	River Oaks Express	Oakville GO Station	Glenaston & Trafalgar	Weekday peak service only.

School Specials:^[3]

• Route 71 White Oaks S.S. (afternoon special to River Oaks)
• Route 80N Holy Trinity North special (to and from Iroquois Ridge)
• Route 80S Holy Trinity South special (to and from Falgarwood)
• Route 81A/B Abbey Park/Loyola (morning special from Palermo and Westoak Trails)
• Route 81N Abbey Park/Loyola North (afternoon special to Westoak Trails and Palermo)
• Route 81S Abbey Park/Loyola South (afternoon special to Glen Abbey)
• Route 82 Loyola North (afternoon special to Westoak Trails and Palermo)
• Route 83 Blakelock (afternoon specials to Oakville GO station and Bridge/Third Line)
• Route 86 Garth Webb S.S. (to and from Westoak Trails and Palermo)

All Oakville Transit buses are Easier Access

Terminals

• Oakville GO Station
• Bronte GO Station
• Oakville Bus Terminal, located at Dunn and Church Streets.
• South Oakville Centre (formerly known as Hopedale Mall).
• Uptown Core, where the Crosstown route meets the Uptown Core route. (New terminal building under construction at Trafalgar Rd. & Dundas St.)
• Maplegrove Village, at Maplegrove Dr. and Cornwall Rd.
• Sheridan College, Trafalgar Campus.
• Clarkson GO Station
• South Common Centre Bus Terminal (with connections to Mississauga's MiWay service).

Fleet

Oakville Transit has a fleet of 89 low-floor, fully accessible conventional buses and ten care-A-van (para transit) buses.^[4]

Fares

As of January 1, 2014, cash fare is $3.50. Passengers using GO Transit can show the driver their single or multi-ride ticket and pay a reduced fare of 75 cents. Tickets, monthly passes, and day passes are also available. Different discounts are available for the following: children (0 to 5 years), students (6–19 years of age) attending elementary/secondary school, and seniors (65 years of age and older). Oakville Transit also issues time-expired transfers, valid for any direction of use for 2 hours after the time of issue^[5]

The Presto card was added in late 2008.

References

1. Oakville Transit: About Us
2. "Oakville Transit celebrates more than three million rides in 2014".
3. "Schedules & Maps]". Oakville Transit. Retrieved October 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. "Did you know?". Oakville Transit. Retrieved October 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. Oakville Transit: Fares

External links

Media related to Oakville Transit at Wikimedia Commons

• Oakville Transit website
• Drawings and photos of Oakville Transit buses