CK Transit (branded as Ride CK) provides the conventional bus transportation in

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. There are five local bus routes within the urban boundaries of the old City of Chatham. Routes 1 through 4 provide services every 30 minutes Monday through Saturday, while route 5 runs on a 45-minute basis. For rail passengers, bus route 3 stops nearest

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Chatham station, at the intersection of Park Avenue West and Pine Street. CK Transit also provides bus service to outlying communities in Chatham-Kent. In October 2007, Route A, linking Chatham,

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and

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, with four trips Monday through Saturday, was introduced. Interurban service was expanded to include Route D, linking Chatham to

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and Wheatley in January 2009, and Route C, serving Blenheim and

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in January 2010. All urban and inter-urban routes stop at the Downtown Transfer Terminal at 100 Wellington Street West in Chatham. Chatham Specialized Transit Service is a personalized curb-to-curb transportation service for persons who are unable to board the Chatham Conventional public transit system. In March 2020, CK Transit launched a pilot project in which it offers on-demand transit in the urban area. A dedicated app for this service was launched in December 2021. As of 2024, CK OnRequest is offered on evenings and Sundays in Chatham and all week in Wallaceburg.

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Inter-urban routes

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Urban routes

Inter-urban routes

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