- Source: Oakville Transit
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. It offers the typical conventional bus service, a para-transit service called care-A-van, and two on-demand shared ride services in North and Southeast Oakville; Home to Hub and the Ride On-Demand Pilot program. The care-A-van and Ride On-Demand services take riders directly to a specific address while the Home to Hub service takes riders to designated transit hubs near their location.
The original logo for Oakville Transit, no longer in use, was by renowned designer Stuart Ash.
Services
Oakville Transit operates mainly fixed-route bus services, but has slowly grown its on-demand service offerings since 2022.
The Oakville GO rail and bus station, located at 214 Cross Avenue, is the main bus terminus. Oakville Transit connects with Burlington Transit in Burlington to the west, MiWay in Mississauga to the east, GO Transit rail services to the south, and GO Transit bus services to the south and east. Bus routes service Oakville, Bronte, Appleby, and Clarkson GO stations, along with Via Rail and Amtrak services that operate out of Oakville GO Station. Bus services also service Highway 407 carpool parking lots at Trafalgar Road and Walkers Line in Burlington. East–west routes terminate service at their destination while loop routes maintain their service until returning to their starting terminal.
= School Specials
=Oakville Transit operates several routes known as 'School Specials'. School specials operate weekdays only based on the start and finish times of local schools.
Routes do not run on holidays, March Break or during the summer.
Senior Specials Routes
Before March 2020, Oakville Transit operated Senior Specials routes that travelled between local nursing homes and commercial centres throughout Oakville.
Fleet
Oakville Transit has a fleet of 101 low-floor, fully accessible conventional buses and 24 home to hub/care-A-van (para transit) buses. All conventional busses are wheelchair-accessible with capacity for up to two wheelchair passengers per bus. All buses are equipped with Wi-Fi access and real-time bus tracking. By 2028, 50% of the Oakville Transit bus fleet will be converted to electric vehicles to help the Town of Oakville's meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Fares
As of 1 May 2023, cash fare is $4.00 for everyone ages 13 and older. Passengers using GO Transit can transfer onto Oakville Transit free of charge so long as the passenger can show the driver their single, multi-ride GO ride ticket or by swiping the Presto card or contactless credit or debit card. Children ages 0–12 can ride all Oakville Transit bus services free of charge as long as the child is accompanied by a fare-paying passenger. Children travelling alone - even though they ride fare-free - however are required to swipe their "child" Presto card when boarding the Oakville bus. Students/youths (13–19 years of age), and seniors (65 years of age and older) can ride fare-free when using their student, youth or senior Presto card, (these customers travelling without a Presto card are required to pay a fare). Customers can also pay their Oakville Transit bus fares through the Presto e-tickets mobile application via smartphone or by using a contactless credit/debit card (VISA, Mastercard, American Express and Interac) and their associated mobile wallets and pay the equivalent of the current Oakville Transit cash fare price by tapping it onto a PRESTO fare reader. Oakville Transit also issues time-based transfers, valid for any direction of use for 2 hours from the time of boarding (including transfers to/from Burlington Transit and Miway (Mississauga Transit) services.
Facilities
= Terminals & Junctions
=Oakville Terminals
Oakville GO Station - via routes 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14/14A, 15, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28, 120, and 190
Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
Connects with GO Transit bus routes 22 & 56/56B
Connects with Via Rail Québec City–Windsor Corridor services, and Amtrak Maple Leaf service to the United States.
Bronte GO Station - via routes 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 18, 28, and 34
Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
Connects with GO Transit bus routes 18A/18C/18F/18J
South Oakville Centre (formerly known as Hopedale Mall) - via routes 3, 14/14A, 15, and 83
Uptown Core, located near the intersection of Trafalgar & Dundas Street - via routes 1, 5, 19, 20, 24, and 37
Sheridan College (Trafalgar Road Campus) - via routes 1, 5, 6, and 24
Connects with GO Transit bus routes 22 & 56/56B
Mississauga Bus Terminals
All Mississauga bus terminal stops connect to Mississauga's MiWay bus service.
Clarkson GO Station - via routes 4, 11, and 12
Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
Connects with MiWay routes 13, 14/14A, 23, 29, 45/45A, and 110
South Common Centre Bus Terminal - via route 24
Connects with MiWay routes 1C, 13, 26, 29, 36, 48, 101, and 110
Laird & Ridgeway - via route 6 & 12
Connects with MiWay routes 1 and 36
Burlington Bus Terminals
All Burlington bus terminal stops connect to Burlington Transit bus services.
Appleby GO Station - via routes 14/14A
Connects with GO Transit Lakeshore West line
Connects with GO Transit bus routes 18/18A/18C/18F/18J
Connects with Burlington Transit routes 1, 4, 10, 11, 25, 80, and 81
Dundas & 407 GO Carpool Lot - via routes 5/5A
Connects with GO Transit bus routes 12, 40, 41, and 47
Connects with Burlington Transit routes 2, 3, 6, 11, and 25
Routes and connections
= Regular fixed routes
== School Specials
== Late Night Service Routes
=Late-night routes are on-demand and drop-off only. Departs from Oakville GO Station.
= Former Routes
=Senior Specials Routes
Senior Special routes were discontinued indefinitely due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
See also
Public transport in Canada
References
External links
Media related to Oakville Transit at Wikimedia Commons
Oakville Transit website
Drawings and photos of Oakville Transit buses
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- Oakville, Ontario
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- Oakville GO Station
- Milton Transit
- Bronte GO Station
- Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
- Burlington Transit
- Oakville, Ontario
- Lakeshore West line
- Presto card
- Dundas Street