Orangeville Transit

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Orangeville Transit
Orangeville Transit logo.png
Founded1991
Headquarters87 Broadway
Locale Orangeville, Ontario
Service type bus service
Operator First Student Canada
Website Orangeville Departments: Transit

The Orangeville Transit System provides local bus service to the Town of Orangeville in central Ontario, Canada. Approval was given by the town council, on April 28, 2008, that the current contract with First Student Canada (formerly Laidlaw) to operate and maintain the transit buses, should be extended for another year. [1] The Public Works Department administers the contract and is responsible for other non-operational functions. Town of Orangeville transit buses are all fully accessible, although less accessible First Student buses sometimes substitute.

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Fares

Cash fare is $2.00 for adults or $1.50 for seniors & students, with monthly passes costing $35.00 or $25.00 respectively. Children under 5 ride for free.

Beginning January 1, 2023 Orangeville will begin a two year free public transit pilot program. [2]

Services

Buses operate hourly on Monday to Friday from 7:15 am to 6:15 pm, and on Saturday from 8:45 am to 5:45 pm. Routes converge at the transfer point on Fourth Street and all operate along Broadway through the downtown, past the town hall municipal offices and the Mill Street library branch. [3]

RouteDescriptionNotes
BLUE ROUTESouth end of city via Orange Street, Mill Street, Church Street, Parkview Drive, Riddell Road, Centennial Road, Broadway
ORANGE ROUTECentral portion of city via Broadway, Diane Drive, Riddell Road, Montgomery Boulevard, Brenda Boulevard, Clark Street, Third Street
GREEN ROUTENorth end of city via Broadway, Rolling Hills Drive, McCannell Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Hansen Boulevard, Blind Line

GO Transit

GO Transit reached an agreement with Orangeville and the Orangeville Railway Development Corporation to construct a park & ride lot at the railway station with operation starting circa June 2008. During the week there were then six GO Bus trips in each direction. [4] Orangeville Transit offered free connecting rides for GO Transit passengers holding a valid ticket or pass.

GO Park and Ride [5] Coordinates: 43°54′49″N80°05′27″W / 43.91361°N 80.09083°W / 43.91361; -80.09083

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References

  1. Minutes of a regular meeting of Orangeville Town Council, April 28, 2008 [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Wells, Tabitha (July 29, 2022). "Fare free transit pilot coming to Orangeville: Benefits, financial impacts considered in decision". Orangeville Banner.
  3. "Transit Routes" (PDF). Orangeville, Ontario. January 2, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  4. Route 37 Orangeville GO Bus Service
  5. "GOTransit.com - Stations and stops". gotransit.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.