Belleville Transit

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Belleville Transit
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FoundedMay 1960
Headquarters400 Coleman Street
Locale Belleville, Ontario
Service type Bus service
Routes10
HubsPinnacle Terminal
Fleet18 buses
Daily ridership4,200
Operator City of Belleville
Website Belleville Transit

Belleville Transit is the public transit operator in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and is one of the services provided by the city's Engineering & Public Works Department. Buses operate between 5:00am and 10:30pm on Monday to Friday, with reduced service on the weekend; from 6:50am to 6:15pm on Saturday and 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday. There is no service on statutory holidays. [1]

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History

The current Belleville Transit was created in 1960, taking over operations from Rawson Bus Lines who operated service in Belleville from 1920-1960

Service connects with Deseronto Transit and Quinte Transit.

Fares

The standard adult and concession fares costs $3.00 when paid in cash. For electronic tickets, concession fares costs $2.75, and adult fares is $3.00. For a monthly pass, the adult pass is $70.00/month, and the concession pass is $65.00/month. Children aged 4 and younger ride free of charge. Local high school students ride free of charge when a school Identification Card is shown to the Operator. [2]

Effective January 1st, 2025, fares will increase. Single rides will now cost $3.25, and the monthly pass will cost $75/month. For concession fares, single rides will cost $3.25 or $3 if it is a mobile ticket. The monthly pass will remain at $70/month.

Services

Belleville Transit operates 10 conventional routes [3]

Fleet

As of 2024, Belleville Transit's fleet consists of 17 Nova Bus LFS (mostly former demonstrator buses) 40' buses and 3 specialized buses. [4]

Belleville Transit began transitioning to a greener fleet in 2024, purchasing an ex-demonstrator Nova Bus LFS HEV numbered #2284. Three additional hybrid New Flyer XDE40 buses were ordered later in 2024, and are expected to be placed in service the following year.. replacing vehicles 0660 and 0761, and one for additional growth in fleet.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Belleville Transit". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Fares and Passes". www.belleville.ca. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Routes and Schedules". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Us". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 10 March 2021.
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