Milton Transit is the
public transit
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, typic ...
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 ...
,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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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, Ontario, Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Onta ...
, part of the
Greater Toronto Area.
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
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 ...
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 service, and a para-tr ...
, 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
Mississauga Truck and Bus Collision
Mississauga Truck and Bus Collision is a rebuilder of buses and trucks in Southern Ontario. Located in Milton, Ontario, MTB has done work for various transit authorities in Ontario, Canada and the United States. MTB also rebuilds and resells ...
(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
Pacific Western Transportation
Pacific Western Transportation (also d/b/a P.W. Transportation) provides a variety of bus services in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Yukon. Depending on the location, it offers scheduled and charter ...
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
Milton line
The Milton line 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 Milton, by way of Mississauga.
History
The Canadian Pacific Railway strongly ...
commuter train and bus routes operated by
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 ...
.
Routes
Regular
Drop-off service
As the last train from
Union Station
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along the
Milton line
The Milton line 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 Milton, by way of Mississauga.
History
The Canadian Pacific Railway strongly ...
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 laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
, 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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Brampton Transit
Brampton Transit (BT) is a public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974. In , the system had ...
*
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 ...
*
MiWay
MiWay (pronounced "my way"; stylized miWAY), also known as Mississauga Transit and originally as Mississauga Transit Systems, is the municipal public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is responsible to the city's Tra ...
(Mississauga Transit)
Access+
First Canada
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and A1 Taxi
[2009-2013 Strategic Plan Study for Transit Services]
had the contract for accessible services which operate on demand until sometime in 2015.
Pacific Western Transportation
Pacific Western Transportation (also d/b/a P.W. Transportation) provides a variety of bus services in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Yukon. Depending on the location, it offers scheduled and charter ...
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
New Flyer
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D40LF (Three purchased in 2009, two in 2010 and 5 used ones in 2014 and 2015), 3
New Flyer
New Flyer is a Canadian multinational bus manufacturer, specializing in the production of transit buses. New Flyer is owned by the NFI Group, a holding company for several bus manufacturers. New Flyer has several manufacturing facilities in C ...
XD40's (purchased in 2012) and 3
Chevrolet 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
*
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 laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
See also
*
Public transport in Canada In the month of November 2015 ridership of Canadian large urban transit was 142.7 million passenger trips.
The following is a list of public transit authorities in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three ...
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