Milton Transit

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Milton Transit
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Chevrolet Arboc SOM26D on Route 1B Industrial Special
FoundedFebruary 2, 1972
Headquarters43 Brown St., Milton, ON
Service area Milton, Ontario
Service type Bus service
Routes9 Regular
3 School Special
3 Drop-Off
Hubs Milton GO Station
Fleet22
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 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 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.

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]

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 commuter train and bus routes operated by GO Transit.

Routes

Connecting transit

Milton Transit connects with the following transit agencies:

Regular [3] [4]

RouteRoutingDirection & TerminusViaAvailability
1High PointDirectional

(North/South)

NB Conestoga College Milton CampusSBMilton GO StationOntario Street & Bronte Road

Until 9:30 p.m (Weekdays) On-Demand Only (Saturday and after 7:30 p.m. supplementary service weekdays)

2MainDirectional

(East/West)

WB Milton District Hospital EBMilton Crossroads Centre

(Walmart Milton)

Bronte Road - Main Street - Milton GO Station - Maple Avenue - Steeles AvenueUntil 10:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

3TrudeauLoop

(In/Out)

OUTMilton Public Library - Beaty BranchINMilton GO StationDerry Road & Trudeau DriveUntil 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

4Thompson / ClarkLoop

(In/Out)

OUTFourth Line &

Louis St. Laurent

INMilton GO StationThompson Road - Clark Drive - Louis St. Laurent AvenueUntil 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

5YatesLoop

(In/Out)

OUTHepburn Road &

Philbrook Drive

INMilton GO StationOntario Street - Laurier Avenue - Holly Avenue - Yates DriveUntil 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

6ScottLoop

(In/Out)

OUTScott Boulevard & Derry RoadINMilton GO StationMain Street - Scott Boulevard - Pringle AvenueUntil 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

7HarrisonLoop

(In/Out)

OUTDymott Avenue & Savoline BoulevardINMilton GO StationThompson Road - Derry Road - Milton District Hospital - Scott Boulevard - Dymott AvenueUntil 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

8WilmottLoop

(In/Out)

OUTBronte Street &

Louis St. Laurent

INMilton GO StationMilton GO Station - Ontario Street - Derry Road - Bronte Street - Milton Sports Centre - Santa Maria BoulevardUntil 8:45 p.m

(excluding Sundays)

9Ontario SouthLoop

(In/Out)

OUTFarmstead Drive & Britannia RoadINMilton GO StationOntario Street - Etheridge Avenue - Farmstead Drive - Britannia Road - Whitlock Avenue (9A only)Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)

Peak hours (Saturdays)

9AElsie MacGill S.S.8:10 a.m and 3:10 p.m only.

(School year weekdays only)

21SteelesDirectional

(East/West)

WBMilton GO StationEB Lisgar GO Station Thompson Road - Main Street - James Snow Parkway South - Steeles Avenue - Toronto Premium Outlets - Winston Churchill BoulevardUntil 10:17 p.m

(Saturday)

Until 7:30 p.m

(Saturdays)

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

Drop-off service

As the last train from Union Station along the Milton line arrives at the Milton GO Station, drivers will create a routing based on passengers' destinations within the designated zone.

No.NameMajor roads and landmarks servedAvailability
30Milton West ZoneMilton urban area west of Bronte StreetEvening
31Milton Central ZoneMilton urban area between Thompson Road and Bronte StreetEvening
32Milton East ZoneMilton urban area east of Thompson RoadEvening

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. [5]

Access+

First Canada and A1 Taxi [6] 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.

Roster

Oakville Transit 3301 Milton.JPG

Milton Transit's fleet consists of 10 New Flyer D40LF - three purchased in 2009, two in 2010 and 5 used ones (ex-Orange County Transportation Authority and later Pacific Western) in 2014 and 2015, 3 New Flyer 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, see Milton Transit on the CPTDB Wiki.

Terminals

See also

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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. "Schedules and Maps". www.milton.ca. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". milton.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. "Rider's Guide" (PDF). Milton Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. 2009-2013 Strategic Plan Study for Transit Services Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine