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Headquarters
  
480 Wyecroft Road

Annual ridership
  
3 million (2014)

Operator
  
Oakville

Service types
  
Transit bus, Paratransit

Service area
  
Oakville, Ontario

Website
  
Official Website

Founded
  
1972

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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, and a para-transit service, called care-A-van, for those unable to use the conventional service. The care-A-van takes riders directly to the address they desire.

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Oakville transit introduces real time bus tracking


Routes and connections

The Oakville GO rail and bus station, located at 214 Cross Avenue, is the main bus terminus. Oakville Transit connects with Burlington Transit to the west, and MiWay to the east. In addition, Oakville, Bronte, and Clarkson GO stations are also connected. Regular routes:

School Specials:

  • Route 71 White Oaks S.S. (afternoon special to River Oaks)
  • Route 80W Holy Trinity West special (to and from McCraney)
  • Route 80E Holy Trinity East special (to and from Falgarwood)
  • Route 81A/B Abbey Park/Loyola (morning special from Palermo and Westoak Trails)
  • Route 81N Abbey Park/Loyola North (afternoon special to Westoak Trails and Palermo)
  • Route 81S Abbey Park/Loyola South (afternoon special to Glen Abbey)
  • Route 82 Loyola North (afternoon special to Westoak Trails and Palermo)
  • Route 83 Blakelock (afternoon specials to Oakville GO station and Bridge/Third Line)
  • Route 86 Garth Webb S.S. (to and from Westoak Trails and Palermo)

    • All Oakville Transit buses are Easier Access

    Terminals

  • Oakville GO Station
  • Bronte GO Station
  • Oakville Bus Terminal, located at Dunn and Church Streets.
  • South Oakville Centre (formerly known as Hopedale Mall).
  • Uptown Core, where the Crosstown route meets the Uptown Core route. (New terminal building under construction at Trafalgar Rd. & Dundas St.)
  • Maplegrove Village, at Maplegrove Dr. and Cornwall Rd.
  • Sheridan College, Trafalgar Campus.
  • Clarkson GO Station
  • South Common Centre Bus Terminal (with connections to Mississauga's MiWay service).

    • Fleet

    Oakville Transit has a fleet of 89 low-floor, fully accessible conventional buses and ten care-A-van (para transit) buses.

    Fares

    As of January 1, 2017, cash fare is $3.75. Passengers using GO Transit can show the driver their single or multi-ride ticket and pay a reduced fare of 75 cents. Tickets and day passes are also available. Different discounts are available for the following: children (0 to 5 years), students (6–19 years of age) attending elementary/secondary school, and seniors (65 years of age and older). Oakville Transit also issues time-expired transfers, valid for any direction of use for 2 hours after the time of issue

    The Presto card was added in late 2008.

    References

    Oakville Transit Wikipedia
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