Woodstock Transit

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Woodstock Transit
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Founded1962
Locale Woodstock, Ontario
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes7
HubsTransit Terminal, 623 Dundas Street
Fleet13
Annual ridership453,100 (2019) [1]
Website Transit Information

Woodstock Transit is operated by the City of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, providing both regular transit bus routes and specialized paratransit services for the community.

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Public transit service in Woodstock dates back to 1900 when the Woodstock, Thames Valley and Ingersoll Electric Railway Company began operation with electric interurban streetcars between Woodstock and Ingersoll, then replacement bus service from 1925 until 1942. Bluebird Coach Lines then ran the local transit service until the early 1950s when the City took over. [2]

Scheduled service

Regular transit buses currently operate on seven routes at half-hour intervals. Service operates between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. There is no Sunday or holiday service. [3]

Woodstock Transit 10-12 is seen leaving downtown on route 6 Southwest Woodstock Transit 10-12.jpg
Woodstock Transit 10-12 is seen leaving downtown on route 6 Southwest

All buses operate on one-way loops from the transit terminal at 623 Dundas Street.

Woodstock Transit bus routes
No.NameMajor streets servedNotes
1NortheastKent, Hughson, Warwick, Springbank, Mohawk, Finch, Clarke
2Dundas EastDundas, Bysham, Lansdowe, Cardinal, Nellis
3North CentralHuron, Highland, Leinster, Devonshire, Sprucedale, Sloane
4NorthwestGraham, Wellington, Devonshire, Vansittart, Ridgewood, Oxford, Hunter, Dundas
5SoutheastHenry, Cedar, Sunset, Longworth, Montclair, Juliana, Finkle, Spencer, Mill, Main
6SouthwestSimcoe, Mill, Park Rowe, Sixth, Sales, Athlone, Champlain, Juliana, Norwich, Fyfe, College, Victoria
7South CentralDundas, Main, Park Row, Mill, Finkle, Juliana, Ferguson, East Park, Wellington

Para Transit

Para transit service is provided by the city on Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. All users of the system must be registered. [4]

Proposed changes

A proposed change to the transit system is to use an off-street transit terminal at the corner of York and Dundas Streets. [5]

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References

  1. "Woodstock Budget 2019" (PDF). City of Woodstock. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. Wyatt, David A. "Transit History of Ontario Communities - Woodstock". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "Woodstock Transit Map" (PDF). City of Woodstock. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. "Para-transit". City of Woodstock. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. Creery, David (2009-10-07). "Statement of Completion Transit Projects" (PDF). City of Woodstock.

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