Burlington Transit is the

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

provider in the city of

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, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including

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(HSR) and former subsidiary ''Canada Coach Lines'', as well as "local" services to and from

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once provided by

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and

GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...

along Lakeshore Road ( Highway 2). Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It connects with Hamilton Street Railway to the south and west and

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to the east. In addition, the Appleby,

, and

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GO Transit stations on the

Lakeshore West line Lakeshore West is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Union Station in Toronto to Hamilton, with occasional trips extending to St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. Hi ...

are also connected. The bus terminal, located in downtown at 430 John Street, close to Lakeshore Road ( Highway 2), is the main bus terminal. The transit yard and administration centre is situated at 3332 Harvester Road.

Bus services

Regular routes

All regular routes are serviced by accessible buses.

Connecting transit

routes: * 14 Lakeshore West – runs along the eastern perimeter of Burlington on Burloak Drive into the Appleby GO. * 5 Dundas – runs along Dundas Street into the GO 407 Carpool.

routes: * 11 Parkdale – runs from Burlington Bus Terminal, via Beach Boulevard, Parkdale Avenue and the

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to Valley Park Loop in the Stoney Creek area of southeastern Hamilton. * 18 Waterdown – runs north from Aldershot GO Station to provide service to

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routes: * Burlington Transit connects with

at Appleby, Burlington, Aldershot stations and at the Highway 407 carpool lot.

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and

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routes: * Burlington Transit and Hamilton Street Railway buses connect with

(Canada's national passenger inter-city train services) and

trains to the United States at Aldershot station.

Paratransit

Burlington Transit operates door-to-door service for people with physical disabilities, which is called "Handi-Van".

Fares

Sale of paper tickets to the general public ended on August 31, 2019, and were no longer accepted as payment after December 31, 2019. Fares shown here are effective January 1, 2020. Seniors 65+ ride free between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm. Children aged 12 and under ride fare free year-round. Note that monthly bus passes have been suspended until further notice. Riders paying by cash (or, in some cases, special purpose paper tickets) can request a paper transfer from the bus driver; for riders using Presto cards, the transfer is automatically recorded on the card. Both are valid for two hours from the time of boarding the first bus and can be used to transfer between Burlington Transit (BT) buses in any direction – as well as to transfer to neighbouring

and

buses – without having to pay another fare. Riders transferring from GO Transit to BT buses receive free admission when they show their valid GO ticket or transit pass to the driver (at connecting GO stations only) or when swiping the

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. Passengers transferring from BT to GO Transit services will be reimbursed the difference between the BT fare and the co-fare discount upon disembarking GO Transit.

Stations, terminals and garages

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Appleby GO Station Appleby GO Station is a railway station and bus station in the GO Transit network located in the 5000 block of Fairview Street in Burlington, Ontario in Canada near Appleby Line. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line Lakeshore West is one ...

* Aldershot GO Station *

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Plaza at First Pro Centre * Dundas St. @ Highway 407 Park & Ride (Burlington Carpool Lot) * Main garage: Burlington Transit Facility on Harvester Road

Burlington Bus Terminal

The bus terminal is located in downtown Burlington on John Street, just north of Pine Street. The terminal is an on-street facility with northbound and southbound curbside bus bays and a customer service building on the west side of the street. The terminal is an important central transfer location for Burlington Transit and a terminus for

services.

References

External links

Burlington Transit website (includes route maps)

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