Milton Transit

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Milton Transit
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An electric bus, converted from diesel
FoundedFebruary 2, 1972
Headquarters43 Brown St., Milton, ON
Service area Milton, Ontario
Service type Bus service
Routes11 Regular
3 School Special
Hubs Milton GO Station
Fleet41
Annual ridership609 342 (2023)
Operator Pacific Western Transportation
Website Official website

Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area.

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Milton Transit was inaugurated in 1972, and greatly expanded from 3 fixed routes to 5 fixed routes in September 2005. It replaced the former dial-a-bus and GO Transit local connector, which used school buses. The fixed route service was operated in partnership with Oakville Transit, which, however, never provided services connecting the municipalities.

An Oakville Transit minibus at Milton GO station in 2008 when that system connected with Milton Transit Oakville Transit 3301 Milton.JPG
An Oakville Transit minibus at Milton GO station in 2008 when that system connected with Milton Transit

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 (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. [1]

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 would be taking over all aspects of service beginning March 8, 2010. [2]

On September 26, 2022, Milton Transit began service to Lisgar GO station in Mississauga along Steeles Avenue via Toronto Premium Outlets, giving it a connection with Miway and Brampton Transit  the system's first connections to other municipal transit agencies since the connection with Oakville Transit ended. [3]

Since the inauguration of the service, there have been major adjustments in order to connect with the growing population of the town, and to the Milton line commuter train and bus routes operated by GO Transit.

In Summer 2025, Milton had successfully introduced an electric bus that was converted from diesel into its fleet lineup. The vehicle entered service in late July. The pilot project has been ongoing and several more buses were converted, making it Canada's first converted bus. [4]

As of September 2025, all local routes have began operating on Sundays, with a 35 minute frequency on weekdays and a 40 minute frequency on weekends. [5]

Routes

Terminals & Connections

Milton Transit connects with the following transit agencies:

Milton Terminal

  • Milton GO Station [6] - All Standard Routes + School Routes 52, 53, and 54
    • Connects with GO Transit Milton line
    • Connects with GO Transit bus routes 21, 22, and 27A

Mississauga Terminal

  • Lisgar GO Station [7] - Route 21
    • Connects with GO Transit Milton line
    • Connects with GO Transit bus route 21
    • Connects with MiWay Route 38
    • Connects with Brampton Transit regular route 11 and Züm routes 511, 511A , and 511C

Regular

Route [8] [9] RoutingDirection & TerminusVia
1High PointDirectional

(North/South)

NB Conestoga College Milton CampusSBMilton GO StationOntario Street - Industrial Drive - Parkhill Drive
2MainDirectional

(East/West)

WB Milton District Hospital EBMilton Crossroads Centre

(Walmart Milton)

Bronte Road - Main Street - Milton GO Station - Maple Avenue - Steeles Avenue
3TrudeauDirectional

(East/West)

WBMattamy National Cycling CentreEBMilton GO StationLaurier Avenue - Trudeau Dr - Louis St. Laurent Avenue
4Thompson / ClarkLoop

(In/Out)

OUTFourth Line &

Louis St. Laurent Ave

INMilton GO StationThompson Road - Clark Drive - Louis St. Laurent Avenue
5YatesLoop

(In/Out)

OUTHepburn Road &

Philbrook Drive

INMilton GO StationOntario Street - Laurier Avenue - Holly Avenue - Yates Drive
6ScottLoop

(In/Out)

OUTScott Boulevard & Derry RoadINMilton GO StationMain Street - Scott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Sherwood Community Centre
7HarrisonLoop

(In/Out)

OUTDymott Avenue & Savoline BoulevardINMilton GO StationThompson Road - Derry Road - Milton District Hospital - Scott Boulevard - Dymott Avenue
8WilmottLoop

(In/Out)

OUTBronte Street &

Louis St. Laurent Ave

INMilton GO StationMilton GO Station - Ontario Street - Derry Road - Bronte Street - Milton Sports Centre - Santa Maria Boulevard
9AOntario SouthDirectional

(North/South)

NBMilton GO StationSBElsie McGill S.S.Ontario Street - Whitlock Avenue - Bronte Street - Etheridge Avenue
9BRegional Road 25 & Britannia RoadOntario Street - Whitlock Avenue - Kennedy Circle W - Logan Drive - Britannia Road
21SteelesDirectional

(East/West)

WBMilton GO StationEB Lisgar GO Station Thompson Road - Main Street - James Snow Parkway South - Steeles Avenue - Toronto Premium Outlets - Winston Churchill Boulevard

School Specials

RouteNotable StopsAvailability
50School SpecialScott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Pringle Avenue - Derry Road - Jean Vanier CSS - Milton District HSBefore & after school hours
51School SpecialScott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Derry Road - Jean Vanier CSS - Milton District HSBefore & after school hours
52School SpecialJean Vanier CSS - Louis St. Laurent Avenue - Thompson Road - Craig Kielburger SS - Milton GO StationBefore & after school hours
53School SpecialElsie MacGill S.S. - Downtown Milton - Derry Road - Saint Francis Xavier Catholic S.S - Milton GO StationBefore & after school hours

On-Demand

Milton Transit operates on-demand services throughout the main urban core of the town. Service often overlaps with existing routes and is eligible for transfers at Milton GO Station, as well as other transfer points. There are 3 on-request areas around the urban centre:

Access+

Milton Transit operates a free accessible door-to-door service titled "Milton Access+". The service only operates in urban areas of the town, and has options to connect to Peel TransHelp and Halton Hills ActiVan. [10]

First Canada and A1 Taxi [11] had the contract for accessible services which operate on demand until sometime in 2015. Pacific Western Transportation which also holds the contract for conventional service took over operations of Access+ using a Milton branded bus.

Terminals

See also

References

  1. 2008 Conventional Transit Service Agreement with Oakville Transit Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. New company to provide Milton transit service
  3. "New Milton Transit connection in Mississauga". City of Mississauga. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. To, Michael (2025-07-14). "Milton adds Canada's first diesel-to-electric bus to local transit service". CHCH. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  5. "Fall transit service changes begin Sept. 2". www.milton.ca. 2025-08-22. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  6. "Station Details | GO Transit". www.gotransit.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  7. "Station Details | GO Transit". www.gotransit.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  8. "Schedules and Maps". www.milton.ca. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  9. "ArcGIS Web Application". milton.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  10. "Accessible Transit - Milton access+". www.milton.ca. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  11. 2009-2013 Strategic Plan Study for Transit Services Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine