Milton Transit is the

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system in the town of

Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

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. Milton is in

Halton Regional Municipality The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality in Ontario, Canada, located in the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. It comprises the city of Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hi ...

, part of the

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. Milton Transit began its present service on August 16, 2004 and expanded from 3 fixed routes to 5 fixed routes on September 5, 2005. It replaced the former dial-a-bus and

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local connector, which used school buses. The fixed route service was operated in partnership with

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 A bus (contracted ...

, which, however, never provided services connecting the municipalities. Oakville Transit also originally stored and maintained the buses at their garage. Buses were later stored and serviced at the

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(MTB) facility, in Milton. That eliminated unnecessary travel to/from Oakville, as the buses previously had been deadheaded to and from Oakville each day. Prior to the agreement with MTB, Milton's buses were stored at GO Transit's Milton garage. The Town of Milton extended the contract for conventional transit services with Oakville Transit for a further three years, effective March 1, 2008. In early 2010, the Town of Milton announced that it would be ending its agreements with Oakville Transit and Mississauga Truck and Bus, and that

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would be taking over all aspects of service beginning March 8, 2010. Since the inauguration of the service, there have been major adjustments in order to connect with the growing population of this town, and to the

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commuter train and bus routes operated by

Routes

Regular

Drop-off service

As the last train from

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along the

arrives at the

Milton GO Station Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate in Economics, author ...

, drivers will create a routing based on passengers' destinations within the designated zone.

Community Bus

Milton Transit also provides community buses for people with seniors as well as those with mobility issues.

Trans-cab

Trans-cab is a supplementary service that replaces Route 1 between the Milton GO Station and the Milton Hwy 401 Park and Ride facility at Martin Street. Fares are the same as regular Milton Transit Fares, plus an additional 50 cents.

Connecting transit

Milton Transit connects with the following transit agencies: *

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(Mississauga Transit)

Access+

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and A1 Taxi2009-2013 Strategic Plan Study for Transit Services
had the contract for accessible services which operate on demand until sometime in 2015.

which also holds the contract for conventional service took over operations of Access+ using a Milton branded bus.

Roster

Milton Transit's fleet consists of 10

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D40LF (Three purchased in 2009, two in 2010 and 5 used ones in 2014 and 2015), 3

XD40's (purchased in 2012) and 3

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Arboc SOM26D's in 2013 and two more in 2015, two 2016 Nova Bus LFS for service expansion along with three 2017 and one 2018 Nova Bus LFS. For a detailed fleet summary, se
Milton Transit on the CPTDB Wiki

Terminals

References

External links

Official website
{{Public transit systems in Canada Transport in Milton, Ontario Transit agencies in Ontario Transport in the Regional Municipality of Halton