Greater Sudbury Transit
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Greater Sudbury Transit is a public transport
authority that operates bus
es in Sudbury, Ontario
, Canada
.
, Chelmsford, Lively and Falconbridge. The average yearly ridership is approximately 4.8 million passengers. Greater Sudbury Transit also provides door-to-door services for persons with physical disabilities known as Handi-Transit.
The bus fleet consists of 40' low floor buses from Orion
with the Orion VI, NovaBus
LFS and New Flyer
D40LF buses that are in active service. 60' articulating buses will soon arrive in the Greater Sudbury Transit fleet soon after the new larger bus garage is constructed. The articulated buses would be primarily used during rush hour periods only and help ease congestion on the city's busiest routes. Routes 301, 401, 500 & 703 are the routes that would see the use of these buses. they may even be used for Shuttle service between the Transit Terminal and Science North for the Canada Day and New Year's Eve celebrations.
As of August 2010, the Greater Sudbury Transit bus fleet is compromised entirely of low floor "wheelchair accessible" buses - making Greater Sudbury Transit the first Transit Authority in Northern Ontario and all of Ontario to have an "Easier Access" bus fleet.
In 2006 Greater Sudbury Transit introduced five 40' coach-style buses from Nova Bus into its fleet. These buses service the city's longest routes, such as routes 701-Lively, 702-Azilda/Chelmsford, and 703-Val Caron/Hanmer/Capreol, providing increased comfort for those riders travelling long distances. These buses, which are described as having a "suburban-style interior", luggage racks, LED reading lights above each seat, and comfortable bucket seats with added cushioning.
Most routes meet at the Transit Centre in downtown Sudbury (the 103-Coniston and 303-Garson/Falconbridge depart from the New Sudbury Centre Monday to Saturday), and service is provided from 6:15 am to 12:30 am 7 days a week 363 days a year. Bus service is limited to 6:15 pm on Christmas Eve. There is no bus service on Christmas Day. Private charters can also be arranged.
Greater Sudbury Transit also operates a Trans-Cab service for any outlying area which does not receive bus service (including Long Lake, Richard Lake, Radar Base, Skead, Wahnapitae, Whitefish & Dowling which provides a taxi from the individual's home to a transit bus stop.
As of December 1, 2009, Greater Sudbury Transit buses feature a fully operational Audio/Visual Stop Announcement System for passengers who are Hearing and or Visually impaired.
The Stop Announcement System also helps nondisabled passengers who are not familiar with a bus route of the transit system if they are not sure where it is they need to get off at to reach their destination.
(11 November 1915 - Fall 1951). The SCCSER acquired a secondary system, City Bus Lines (1947–1950), in 1950. In the fall of 1951, the company reorganized as Sudbury Bus Lines Limited (1951–1966). This later became an umbrella corporation, Laurentian Transit (Sudbury) Limited (1966–1972), for the joint operation of transit in Sudbury by Nickel Belt Coach Lines, Local Lines Limited, and DeLongchamp Cartage Company. Until 1972 the system was privately operated, but in that year it was taken over by the City of Sudbury Community Services Department under the name of Sudbury Transit (1972–2000). Sudbury Transit served an area population of 92,000 with a vehicle fleet of 33 buses and employed 103 workers (1991).
The transit system in and around Sudbury today was formed in 2000 during the amalgamation of the cities and towns of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury by combining the existing Sudbury bus service with the surrounding commuter bus lines of Rayside-Balfour
, Valley East
, and Walden
. Thus, Greater Sudbury Transit has an enormous service area for its fleet.
Transfers are provided to passengers paying with cash or a ride card, and are good for exactly 45 minutes.
The rates for a 31-day bus pass are $72.00 for adults, $66.00 for students, and $44.00 for seniors and disabled. Full-time undergraduate students at Laurentian University
qualify for the U-Pass which offers unlimited bus service on Greater Sudbury Transit during the months of September through May.
Public transport
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authority that operates bus
Bus
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es in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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.
Overview
Greater Sudbury Transit features over 90 buses on 28 regular routes servicing the city centre and outlying neighbourhoods such as CapreolCapreol, Ontario
Capreol is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. From 1918 to 2000, Capreol existed as an independent town, situated on the Vermilion River....
, Chelmsford, Lively and Falconbridge. The average yearly ridership is approximately 4.8 million passengers. Greater Sudbury Transit also provides door-to-door services for persons with physical disabilities known as Handi-Transit.
The bus fleet consists of 40' low floor buses from Orion
Orion Bus Industries
Orion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975...
with the Orion VI, NovaBus
Nova Bus
Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market...
LFS and New Flyer
New Flyer Industries
New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...
D40LF buses that are in active service. 60' articulating buses will soon arrive in the Greater Sudbury Transit fleet soon after the new larger bus garage is constructed. The articulated buses would be primarily used during rush hour periods only and help ease congestion on the city's busiest routes. Routes 301, 401, 500 & 703 are the routes that would see the use of these buses. they may even be used for Shuttle service between the Transit Terminal and Science North for the Canada Day and New Year's Eve celebrations.
As of August 2010, the Greater Sudbury Transit bus fleet is compromised entirely of low floor "wheelchair accessible" buses - making Greater Sudbury Transit the first Transit Authority in Northern Ontario and all of Ontario to have an "Easier Access" bus fleet.
In 2006 Greater Sudbury Transit introduced five 40' coach-style buses from Nova Bus into its fleet. These buses service the city's longest routes, such as routes 701-Lively, 702-Azilda/Chelmsford, and 703-Val Caron/Hanmer/Capreol, providing increased comfort for those riders travelling long distances. These buses, which are described as having a "suburban-style interior", luggage racks, LED reading lights above each seat, and comfortable bucket seats with added cushioning.
Most routes meet at the Transit Centre in downtown Sudbury (the 103-Coniston and 303-Garson/Falconbridge depart from the New Sudbury Centre Monday to Saturday), and service is provided from 6:15 am to 12:30 am 7 days a week 363 days a year. Bus service is limited to 6:15 pm on Christmas Eve. There is no bus service on Christmas Day. Private charters can also be arranged.
Greater Sudbury Transit also operates a Trans-Cab service for any outlying area which does not receive bus service (including Long Lake, Richard Lake, Radar Base, Skead, Wahnapitae, Whitefish & Dowling which provides a taxi from the individual's home to a transit bus stop.
As of December 1, 2009, Greater Sudbury Transit buses feature a fully operational Audio/Visual Stop Announcement System for passengers who are Hearing and or Visually impaired.
The Stop Announcement System also helps nondisabled passengers who are not familiar with a bus route of the transit system if they are not sure where it is they need to get off at to reach their destination.
History
Transit services in Sudbury began with the Sudbury & Copper Cliff Suburban Electric RailwaySudbury & Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway
The Sudbury & Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway is a historic Canadian railway that operated in Sudbury, Ontario.The S&CCSER was incorporated in 1912 and operated until 1950. The company was reorganized as Sudbury Bus Lines, Ltd. in the fall of 1951 and discontinued rail service.-External...
(11 November 1915 - Fall 1951). The SCCSER acquired a secondary system, City Bus Lines (1947–1950), in 1950. In the fall of 1951, the company reorganized as Sudbury Bus Lines Limited (1951–1966). This later became an umbrella corporation, Laurentian Transit (Sudbury) Limited (1966–1972), for the joint operation of transit in Sudbury by Nickel Belt Coach Lines, Local Lines Limited, and DeLongchamp Cartage Company. Until 1972 the system was privately operated, but in that year it was taken over by the City of Sudbury Community Services Department under the name of Sudbury Transit (1972–2000). Sudbury Transit served an area population of 92,000 with a vehicle fleet of 33 buses and employed 103 workers (1991).
The transit system in and around Sudbury today was formed in 2000 during the amalgamation of the cities and towns of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury by combining the existing Sudbury bus service with the surrounding commuter bus lines of Rayside-Balfour
Rayside-Balfour, Ontario
Rayside-Balfour was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury...
, Valley East
Valley East, Ontario
Valley East was a city in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, and took its name from the fact that it comprised the eastern half of the Sudbury Basin....
, and Walden
Walden, Ontario
Walden was a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, existing from 1973 to 2000. Created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury when regional government was introduced, the town was dissolved when the city of Greater Sudbury was incorporated on January 1, 2001...
. Thus, Greater Sudbury Transit has an enormous service area for its fleet.
Past names
- Sudbury & Copper Cliff Suburban Electric RailwaySudbury & Copper Cliff Suburban Electric RailwayThe Sudbury & Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway is a historic Canadian railway that operated in Sudbury, Ontario.The S&CCSER was incorporated in 1912 and operated until 1950. The company was reorganized as Sudbury Bus Lines, Ltd. in the fall of 1951 and discontinued rail service.-External...
- 1915-1951 - Sudbury Bus Lines, Ltd. 1951-1966
- Laurentian Transit (Sudbury) Ltd. - 1966-1972
- Sudbury Transit (Sudbury) Ltd. - 1972-2000
Fares
As of March 1, 2010, the adult cash fare on Greater Sudbury Transit is $2.60. Children, older adults, and disabled persons pay a reduced fare of $1.95. Ride cards can also be purchased (in denominations of single, five or ten rides) at an older adult rate of $1.95 per ride. Children 4 years of age or younger ride free.Transfers are provided to passengers paying with cash or a ride card, and are good for exactly 45 minutes.
The rates for a 31-day bus pass are $72.00 for adults, $66.00 for students, and $44.00 for seniors and disabled. Full-time undergraduate students at Laurentian University
Laurentian University
Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....
qualify for the U-Pass which offers unlimited bus service on Greater Sudbury Transit during the months of September through May.
Regular Routes (Monday-Saturday service)
- 002 - Second Avenue/Shopping Centre
- 006 - West End
- 007 - North End
- 012 - McKim
- 014 - Kathleen/Collège Boréal
- 017 - Donovan
- 101 - Howey/Moonlight
- 102 - Howey/Third Avenue
- 103 - Coniston
- 141, 142 - Westmount (clockwise), Grandview (counterclockwise)
- 181, 182 - Paris/LoEllen (clockwise), Ramsey View/Algonquin (counterclockwise)
- 301 - Lasalle/Madison
- 302 - Lasalle/Cambrian
- 303 - Garson/Falconbridge
- 304 - Lasalle/Shopping Centre
- 401 - Barrydowne/Cambrian
- 403 - Barrydowne/Madison
- 500 - University via Paris
- 501 - Regent University
- 701 - Lively
- 702 - Azilda/Chelmsford
- 703 - Val Caron/Hanmer/Capreol
- 704 - Blezard/Elmview
- 819 - Copper/Four Corners
- 940 - Gatchell/Copper Cliff
- Cambrian Express (Fall & Spring semesters)
- L.U. Express (Fall & Spring semesters)
Night Routes (10PM-2AM)
- 147 - Donovan/North End/Kathleen
- 189 - LoEllen/Copper/Four Corners
- 241 - Howey Moonlight/Shopping Centre
- 300 - Lasalle/Madison/Cambrian
- 502 - Regent University/Four Corners
- 640 - West End/Gatchell/Copper Cliff
Sunday and Holiday Routes
- 103 - Coniston
- 147 - Donovan/North End/Kathleen
- 189 - LoEllen/Copper/Four Courners
- 241 - Howey Moonlight/Shopping Centre
- 300 - Lasalle/Madison/Cambrian
- 303 - Garson/Falconbridge
- 402 - Barrydowne/Shopping Centre
- 502 - Regent University/Four Corners
- 640 - West End/Gatchell/Copper Cliff
- 701 - Lively
- 702 - Azilda/Chelmsford
- 703 - Val Caron/Hanmer/Capreol