Niagara Transit
Encyclopedia
Niagara Falls Transit operates the public transport
bus services in Niagara Falls
, Ontario
, Canada
.
Established in 1960, Niagara Transit originally operated ten routes. The current service now provides 14 regular routes and four shuttle services for Brock University, Niagara College (Welland and Glendale) and the Niagara Falls tourist area. In 2007 the operation of Niagara Transit was taken over by the transportation department of the City of Niagara Falls, the following year it changed its name to Niagara Falls Transit. The motto for Niagara Falls Transit is "The way to go".
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 Falls Transit offers five shuttle bus routes, the Brock Rapid, Niagara College/Glendale Campus, Niagara College/Welland Campus, Fort Erie to Niagara Falls and Falls Shuttle. The Brock Rapid, Niagara College and Fort Erie shuttles operate during the academic school year, 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 Falls Transit.
Chair-A-Van carries disabled passengers on Niagara Falls Transit.
The Brock Rapid and Fort Erie Rapid, as well as the Niagara College shuttles operate according to the academic semester (day after Canadian Labour Day until April 30 of the following year). They will not operate when colleges and universities are not in session (May 1 until Labour Day).
The Falls Shuttle routes operate seven days a week during the peak travel season (from around Victoria Day until Labour Day), and to weekends only from early spring to the peak travel season, and then to late autumn.
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Public transport
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bus services in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
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Established in 1960, Niagara Transit originally operated ten routes. The current service now provides 14 regular routes and four shuttle services for Brock University, Niagara College (Welland and Glendale) and the Niagara Falls tourist area. In 2007 the operation of Niagara Transit was taken over by the transportation department of the City of Niagara Falls, the following year it changed its name to Niagara Falls Transit. The motto for Niagara Falls Transit is "The way to go".
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 Falls Transit offers five shuttle bus routes, the Brock Rapid, Niagara College/Glendale Campus, Niagara College/Welland Campus, Fort Erie to Niagara Falls and Falls Shuttle. The Brock Rapid, Niagara College and Fort Erie shuttles operate during the academic school year, 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 Falls Transit.
Chair-A-Van carries disabled passengers on Niagara Falls Transit.
Roster
- General Motors Diesel Division Buses TGH - retired
- General Motors Diesel Division Buses TDH - retired
- General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H - retired
- Motor Coach IndustriesMotor Coach IndustriesMotor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
Classic - Orion Bus IndustriesOrion Bus IndustriesOrion 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...
Orion V - Girardn step van - for Dial-A-Van
- Orion Bus IndustriesOrion Bus IndustriesOrion 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...
Orion VII - ElDorado NationalElDorado NationalElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...
EZ-Rider II MAX - Equipped with bike racks - Nova BusNova BusNova 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...
Nova LFS - Equipped with bike racks
Routes
Each of the numbered routes operates once hourly Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 7:15 pm, Evening and Sunday and holiday service is modified among four routes; the 2, 5, 6, and 10. Monday to Saturday evening service runs from 6 pm to midnight and Sunday and holiday service runs from 7 am to 7:30 pmThe Brock Rapid and Fort Erie Rapid, as well as the Niagara College shuttles operate according to the academic semester (day after Canadian Labour Day until April 30 of the following year). They will not operate when colleges and universities are not in session (May 1 until Labour Day).
The Falls Shuttle routes operate seven days a week during the peak travel season (from around Victoria Day until Labour Day), and to weekends only from early spring to the peak travel season, and then to late autumn.
Regular Routes
| Regular Routes | |||
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| No. | Name | Terminals | Service hours |
| 1 | Hospital | VIA Station Niagara Falls, Ontario railway station Niagara Falls station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is served by Via Rail trains connecting it with Toronto, and by the Maple Leaf joint Via-Amtrak train between Toronto and New York City... /Zehrs Plaza |
Mon-Sat, 6:30 am-6:30 pm |
| 2 | Jubilee | VIA Station/Jubilee & Dorchester | Mon-Sat, 6:30 am-12:00 am; Sun, 7:00 am-7:00 pm |
| 3 | Westlane | VIA Station/Niagara Square Shopping Centre | Mon-Sat, 5:45 am-6:45 pm |
| 4 | Jill | VIA Station/McLeod & Alex | Mon-Sat, 6:00 am-6:00 pm |
| 5 | Woodbine | VIA Station/Thorold Stone & Montrose | Mon-Sat, 6:15 am-11:30 pm; Sun, 7:30 am-7:30 pm |
| 6 | Chippawa - Crosstown | Town & Country Plaza/Gunning & Willoughby | Mon-Sat, 6:30 am-10:30 pm; Sun, 7:30 am-7:15 pm |
| 10A | Niagara Square via Montrose | Downtown Transfer Centre/Niagara Square Shopping Centre | Mon-Sat, 7:45 am-10:00 pm; Sun, 7:45 am-6:45 pm |
| 10B | Niagara Square via Dorchester | Downtown Transfer Centre/Niagara Square Shopping Centre | Mon-Sat, 8:00 am-5:30 pm |
| 10C | Niagara Square via Kalar | Downtown Transfer Centre/Niagara Square Shopping Centre | Mon-Sat, 6:15 pm-10:15 pm, Sun, 7:45 am-6:45 pm |
| 12 | Thorold Stone | VIA Station/Town & Country Plaza | Mon-Sat, 5:45 am-6:45 pm |
| 14 | Stamford | Town & Country Plaza/Niagara Square Shopping Centre | Mon-Sat, 6:00 am-6:30 pm |
| 15 | McLeod-Garner | Weinbrenner & Sodom/Lundy's & Kalar | Mon-Sat, 6:23 am-6:23 pm |
Express/Shuttle Routes
| Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Terminals | Service hours | Notes |
| Brock Rapid | Downtown Transfer Centre/Brock University Brock University Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is... |
8 round trips Mon-Thurs, 7 round trips Fri | Operates during Fall/Spring university sessions only. |
| Falls Shuttle | VIA Station/Falls | 7 day service | Operates Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving weekend. |
| Niagara College NOTL Campus | Zehrs Plaza/Niagara College Niagara College Niagara College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology within the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The College has four campuses: the Welland Campus in Welland, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Maid of the Mist Campus in Niagara Falls, home of the Tourism Industry... Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus |
Mon-Fri, 8:00AM-9:45PM | Operates during Fall/Spring college sessions only. |
| Niagara College Welland Campus | Zehrs Plaza/Niagara College Welland Campus | Mon-Fri, 7:15AM-10:00PM | Operates during Fall/Spring college sessions only. |
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Intercity transit connections
- GO TransitGO TransitGO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
(bus service and seasonal train service to Toronto at VIA Station) - Niagara Region TransitNiagara Region TransitNiagara Region Transit is a regional public transit system operating in the Niagara Region of Ontario. Unlike other regional transit systems in the province, Niagara Region Transit operates with, rather than replaces, the existing municipal transit systems operating in the region by connecting...
(various connection points to St. Catherines, Fort Erie, and Welland) - Coach CanadaCoach CanadaCoach Canada is the Canadian affiliate of Coach USA, and part of the North American operations of Stagecoach, the international transport group, with its headquarters in Perth, Scotland, UK....
and GreyhoundGreyhoundThe Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
(intercity service to Canada & US destinations at Niagara Falls Coach Terminal) - Via RailVIA RailVia Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
and AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(rail connections to Toronto and New York City at VIA Station)
See also
Other modes of transportation in Niagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
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- Niagara Region TransitNiagara Region TransitNiagara Region Transit is a regional public transit system operating in the Niagara Region of Ontario. Unlike other regional transit systems in the province, Niagara Region Transit operates with, rather than replaces, the existing municipal transit systems operating in the region by connecting...
- Niagara Parks Commission People MoverNiagara Parks Commission People MoverThe Niagara Parks Commission People Mover is a bus service in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The service links the various tourist sights and attractions along the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls and the gorge downstream of it....
- Niagara ParkwayNiagara ParkwayThe Niagara Parkway, formerly known as Niagara Boulevard and historically as the Niagara Road, is a scenic road in the province of Ontario that travels on the Canadian side of the Niagara River from the town of Fort Erie to Niagara-on-the-Lake...