Oakville Transit is the public transportation provider in Oakville, Ontario, Canada since 1972. It is a department of the town and a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association. It offers the typical conventional bus service, a para-transit service called care-A-van, and two on-demand shared ride services in North and Southeast Oakville; Home to Hub and the Ride On-Demand Pilot program. The care-A-van and Ride On-Demand services take riders directly to a specific address while the Home to Hub service takes riders to designated transit hubs near their location.[1][3][4]
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 Bus 5103 driving the former Route 16 at Oakville GO Station | |
| Founded | 1972[1] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 430 Wyecroft Road |
| Service area | Oakville, Mississauga, Burlington, Ontario |
| Service type | Bus service, Paratransit |
| Routes | 21 Regular 1 Express 8 School |
| Stops | 1,111 |
| Fleet | 101 buses, 24 small capacity transit vehicles |
| Annual ridership | 2,167,452 (2022)[2] |
| Operator | Town of Oakville |
| Website | Official Website |
The original logo for Oakville Transit, no longer in use, was by renowned designer Stuart Ash.[citation needed]
Services
Oakville Transit operates mainly fixed-route bus services, but has slowly grown its on-demand service offerings since 2022.[5]
The Oakville GO rail and bus station, located at 214 Cross Avenue, is the main bus terminus. Oakville Transit connects with Burlington Transit in Burlington to the west, and MiWay in Mississauga to the east. Bus routes service Oakville, Bronte, Appleby, and Clarkson GO stations, along with Via Rail and Amtrak services that operate out of Oakville GO Station. Bus services also service Highway 407 carpool parking lots at Trafalgar Road and Walkers Line in Burlington. East–west routes terminate service at their destination while loop routes maintain their service until returning to their starting terminal.
School Specials
Oakville Transit operates several routes known as 'School Specials'. School specials operate weekdays only based on the start and finish times of local schools.
Routes do not run on holidays, March Break or during the summer.
Senior Specials Routes
Before March 2020, Oakville Transit operated Senior Specials routes that travelled between local nursing homes and commercial centres throughout Oakville.[6]
Fleet
Oakville Transit has a fleet of 101 low-floor, fully accessible conventional buses and 24 home to hub/care-A-van (para transit) buses. All conventional busses are wheelchair-accessible with capacity for up to two wheelchair passengers per bus.[7][8] All buses are equipped with Wi-Fi access and real-time bus tracking.[9] By 2028, 50% of the Oakville Transit bus fleet will be converted to electric vehicles to help the Town of Oakville's meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.[10]
Fares
As of 1 May 2023, cash fare is $4.00 for everyone ages 13 and older. Passengers using GO Transit can transfer onto Oakville Transit free of charge so long as the passenger can show the driver their single, multi-ride GO ride ticket or by swiping the Presto card or contactless credit or debit card.[11] Children ages 0–12 can ride all Oakville Transit bus services free of charge as long as the child is accompanied by a fare-paying passenger. Children travelling alone - even though they ride fare-free - however are required to swipe their "child" Presto card when boarding the Oakville bus. Students/youths (13–19 years of age), and seniors (65 years of age and older) can ride fare-free when using their student, youth or senior Presto card, (these customers travelling without a Presto card are required to pay a fare). Customers can also pay their Oakville Transit bus fares through the Presto e-tickets mobile application via smartphone or by using a contactless credit/debit card (VISA, Mastercard, American Express and Interac) and their associated mobile wallets and pay the equivalent of the current Oakville Transit cash fare price by tapping it onto a PRESTO fare reader.[12] Oakville Transit also issues time-based transfers, valid for any direction of use for 2 hours from the time of boarding (including transfers to/from Burlington Transit and Miway (Mississauga Transit) services.[13][14][15]
Facilities
Terminals & Junctions[16]
Oakville Terminals
- Oakville GO Station (with connections to Via Rail and Amtrak rail services in the United States).
- Bronte GO Station
- South Oakville Centre (formerly known as Hopedale Mall).
- Uptown Core, located near the intersection of Trafalgar and Dundas Street.
- Sheridan College, Trafalgar Road Campus.
Mississauga Bus Terminals
All Mississauga bus terminal stops connect to Mississauga's MiWay bus service.
- Clarkson GO Station
- Via Routes 4, 11, and 12
- Connects with MiWay routes 13, 14/14A, 23, 29, 45/45A, and 110
- South Common Centre Bus Terminal
- Via Route 24
- Connects with MiWay routes 1C, 13, 26, 29, 36, 48, 101, and 110
- Laird & Ridgeway
- Via Route 6 & 12
- Connects with MiWay routes 1 and 36
Burlington Bus Terminals
All Burlington bus terminal stops connect to Burlington Transit bus services.
- Appleby GO Station (with connections to Burlington Transit service)
- Via Route 14/14A
- Connects with Burlington Transit routes 1, 4, 10, 11, 25, 80, and 81
- Dundas & 407 GO Carpool Lot
- Via Route 5/5A
- Connects with Burlington Transit routes 2, 3, 6, 11, and 25
Routes and connections
Regular fixed routes[17]
| Route | Direction & Terminus | Availability | Via | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trafalgar | IB | Trafalgar & 407 GO Carpool Lot | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Fri | Sheridan College Trafalgar Campus and Uptown Core Terminal. | |
| 3 | Third Line | IB | Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital | ↺ | OB | South Oakville Centre | All-week & Holidays | Bronte GO Station, Queenline Centre, The Abbey Plaza, Fox Creek Plaza, Sunvalley Square, and Bronte Village. | 3A does not travel through Bronte Village and enters South Oakville Centre directly from Third Line. |
| 3A | |||||||||
| 4 | Speers-Cornwall | WB | Bronte GO Station | ↔ | EB | Clarkson GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Bronte Plaza, Oakville Commons, Trafalgar Village, Oakville GO Station, Shops of Oakville South and Maple Grove Village. | EB travels to Mississauga. |
| 5 | Dundas | WB | Walkers Line (Dundas & 407 GO Carpool Lot) | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Sunvalley Square, Fox Creek Plaza, Rio Centre, Uptown Core Terminal and Sheridan College. | Travels to Burlington. 5A briefly travels along Sixteen Mile Drive and Wheat Boom Drive in North Oakville. |
| 5A | |||||||||
| 6 | Upper Middle | WB | Bronte GO Station | ↔ | EB | Laird & Ridgeway | All-week & Holidays | The Abbey Plaza, Sheridan College, Upper Oakville Shopping Centre and Oakville Entertainment Centrum | EB travels to Mississauga. |
| 10 | West Industrial | IB | Oakville GO Station | ↺ | OB | Bronte GO Station | Mon–Fri (Peak service only) | Bronte Plaza, Oakville Commons and Trafalgar Village | CW loop west of Fourth Line during morning service; CCW loop during afternoon service. |
| 11 | Linbrook | WB | Oakville GO Station | ↔ | EB | Clarkson GO Station | Mon–Fri | Oakville Trafalgar High School and Clarkson Crossing | EB travels to Mississauga. CW loop east of Ford Dr. travelling EB; CCW loop travelling WB. |
| 12 | Winston Park | IB | Laird & Ridgeway | ↺ | OB | Clarkson GO Station | Mon–Fri | Oakville Entertainment Centrum | Travels to Mississauga. CW loop IB & OB west of Winston Churchill. |
| 13 | Westoak Trails | WB | Bronte GO Station | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Halton Government Centre and Oakville Place Mall | |
| 14 | Lakeshore West | WB | Appleby GO Station | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Downtown Oakville and South Oakville Centre | Travels to Burlington. 14 uses Great Lakes Boulevard while 14A does not. |
| 14A | |||||||||
| 15 | Bridge | WB | South Oakville Centre | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Trafalgar Village | |
| 18 | Glen Abbey South | WB | Bronte GO Station & Route 28 | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Queenline Centre, Dorval Crossing, Oakville Commons and Trafalgar Village | |
| 19 | River Oaks | NB | Oakville GO Station | ↔ | SB | Uptown Core Terminal | All-week & Holidays | Oakville Place Mall and White Oaks Secondary School | |
| 20 | Northridge | NB | Oakville GO Station | ↔ | SB | Uptown Core Terminal | All-week & Holidays | Upper Oakville Shopping Centre | CW loop west of Eighth Line. |
| 24 | South Common | WB | Oakville GO Station | ↔ | EB | South Common Centre | All-week & Holidays | Sheridan College, Uptown Core Terminal and Shops on Dundas | Travels to Mississauga. CW loop at Uptown Core travelling EB; CCW travelling WB. |
| 26 | Falgarwood | IB | Lancaster & Grosvenor | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Fri | Oakville Place Mall | CW loop IB & OB near Lancaster & Grosvenor |
| 28 | Glen Abbey North | WB | Bronte GO Station & Route 18 | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Dorval Crossing, Oakville Commons and Trafalgar Village | |
33 | Palermo | IB | Colonel & Dundas | ↺ | OB | Bronte GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Halton Government Centre | Temporarily suspended. Merged with Route 34 as of April 6, 2020. CW loop IB & OB west of Bronte Road. |
| 34 | Pine Glen | IB | Pine Glen & Proudfoot and Colonel & Dundas | ↺ | OB | Bronte GO Station | Mon–Fri (Peak service only) | Halton Government Centre | Temporarily merged with Route 33 as of April 6, 2020. Large CW loop north of Upper Middle Road West. |
| 120 | East Industrial | IB | Laird & Ridgeway | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Fri (Peak service only) | Oakville Entertainment Centrum | Travels to Mississauga |
| 121 | Southeast Industrial | IB | Oakville GO Station | ↺ | OB | Industry & South Service | Mon–Fri (Peak service only) | On-demand service. | |
| 190 | River Oaks Express | NB | Oakville GO Station | ↔ | SB | Glenaston & Trafalgar | Mon–Fri (Peak service only) | No stops between River Oaks Blvd. and Oakville GO station on Trafalgar Road. Operates 6 times per day, and 3 per time of day. | |
School Specials
| Route | Route Type | Time of Day | Depart Time | Terminals | Arrival Time | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/71 | White Oaks S.S. | 19 | River Oaks | Morning | 7:30 am | Glenashton & Taunton | → | Oakville GO Station | 7:48 am (White Oaks), 7:56 am (Oakville GO) | Exit at McCraney & Montclair for White Oaks S.S. Operates as a special Route 19 service. |
| Afternoon | 2:45 pm | McCraney & Montclair | → | Uptown Core Terminal | 3:10 pm | Operates as a special Route 19 service. | ||||
| Standard School Special | Afternoon | 2:48 pm | McCraney & Montclair | → | Uptown Core Terminal | 3:23 pm | ||||
| 2:50 pm | Sixth Line & Culham | → | Westoak Trails & Bronte | 3:07 pm | ||||||
| 80 | Holy Trinity S.S. | Standard School Special | Morning | 7:39 am | Eight Line & Falgarwood | → | Holy Trinity S.S. | 8:05 am | Connects with Route 19 at stops #2887, #2899, & #2900 | |
| Afternoon | 2:40 pm | Holy Trinity S.S. | → | Eight Line & Falgarwood | 3:04 pm | |||||
| 81/82 | Abbey Park H.S. Loyola S.S. North Loyola S.S. North (82) | 81A | Abbey Park/Loyola (North) | Morning | 7:30 am | Upper Middle & Reeves | → | Loyola S.S. | 8:05 am | |
| 81B | Abbey Park/Loyola (North) | Morning | 7:35 am | Dorval & North Service | → | Loyola S.S. | 8:05 am | |||
| 81N | Abbey Park/Loyola (North) | Afternoon | 2:47 pm | Loyola S.S. | → | Bronte & Richview | 3:25 pm | Nearly identical to Route 82. Makes an additional stop at Abbey Park H.S. | ||
| 82 | Loyola (North) | Afternoon | 2:35 pm | Loyola S.S. | → | Bronte & Richview | 3:05 pm | Nearly identical to Route 81N. Skips Abbey Park H.S stop. | ||
| 81 | Abbey Park H. S. Loyola S. S. South | Standard School Special | Afternoon | 2:47 pm | Loyola S.S. | → | Dorval & North Service | 3:08 pm | ||
| 83 | T. A. Blakelock H.S. | Blakelock (West) | Afternoon | 2:50 pm | Rebecca & Lees Lane | → | Oakville GO Station | 3:10 pm | Via South Oakville Centre. | |
| Blakelock (East) | T. A. Blakelock H. S. | → | Bridge Road & Third Line | Via Church & Dunn. | ||||||
| 84 | Oakville Trafalgar H.S. | Oakville Trafalgar H.S. | Morning | 7:45 am | Oakville Trafalgar H.S. | → | Wynten Way & Kingsway (Clearview) | 8:00 am | ||
| Afternoon | 3:05 pm | → | 3:20 pm | |||||||
| 11 | Linbrook | Morning | 7:52 am | Oakville GO Station | → | Oakville Trafalgar H.S. | 8:04 am | Departs in the afternoon from Devon & Wedgewood. Operates as a special Route 11 service. | ||
| Afternoon | 3:05 pm | Devon & Wedgewood | → | Oakville GO Station | 3:19 pm | |||||
| 86 | Garth Webb S.S. | Standard School Special | Morning | 7:50 am | Garth Webb S.S. | → | Fourth & Glen Valley | 8:15 am | ||
| A | Afternoon | 3:00 pm | → | Fourth & Glen Valley | 3:30 pm | Routes A and B diverge after Pine Glen & Postmaster. | ||||
| B | 3:00 pm | → | Westoak Trails & Glen Valley | 3:30 pm | ||||||
Late Night Service Routes[18]
Late-night routes are on-demand and drop-off only. Departs from Oakville GO Station.
| Route | Pick-up Terminal | Extent of Coverage | Availability | Route Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | East Oakville | Oakville GO Station | Winston Churchill Boulevard & Dundas Street East | Mon–Fri 11:40 pm to 6:00 am | Follows
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| 55 | West Oakville | Burloak Drive and Colonel William Parkway | Follows
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Former Routes[19]
| Route | Routing | Discontinued | Direction & Terminus | Availability | Via | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lakeshore | Directional (East/West) | September 4, 2016[20][21] | WB | Bronte GO Station | ↔ | EB | Dundas & Hampshire | All-week & Holidays | Downtown Oakville | |
| 16 | Speers | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 6, 2009[22][23] | IB | Rebecca & Bronte | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Sat | Halton Regional Centre and South Oakville Centre | |
| 17 | Kerr | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | March 2, 2019[24] | IB | Church & Dunn | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | All-week & Holidays | Downtown Oakville and Trafalgar Village | Known as Kerr/Eastlake prior to September 6, 2009. |
| 21 | Clearview | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 4, 2016[20][21] | IB | Maple Grove Village | ↺ | OB | Clarkson GO Station | Mon–Fri | Clarkson Community Centre | Traveled to Mississauga. Intended to connect with Route 11 as its outer terminal was Maple Grove village prior to the cancellation of Route 21. |
| 22 | Upper Glen Abbey | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 4, 2016[20][21] | IB | Pine Glen & Proudfoot | ↺ | OB | Bronte GO Station | Mon–Fri | Via Halton Government Centre | |
| 25 | Aspen Forest | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 4, 2016[20][21] | IB | Clarkson GO Station | ↺ | OB | Maple Grove Village | Mon–Fri | Lakeside Park | Traveled to Mississauga. Weekday peak service route. |
| 27 | White Oaks | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 6, 2009[22][23] | IB | Oxford & Upper Middle | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Sat | Via Oakville Place Mall | |
| 29 | Uptown Core | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 6, 2009[22][23] | IB | Walmart Oakville and Dundas & Postridge | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Sat | ||
| 30 | Crosstown | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 6, 2009[22][23] | IB | Uptown Core | ↺ | OB | South Oakville Centre | Mon–Sat | Queenline Centre | This route did not operate on Sundays. |
| 31 | Bridge - Great Lakes | Directional (East/West) | May 6, 2012[25][26] | WB | Rebecca & Burloak and Lakeshore & Great Lakes | ↔ | EB | Bronte GO Station | Mon–Fri | Via Bronte Village. | |
| 32 | Burloak - Great Lakes | Directional (East/West) | September 4, 2016[20][21] | WB | RioCan Centre Burloak | ↔ | EB | Bronte GO Station | All-week & Holidays | South Oakville Centre | Route extended to Bronte GO from South Oakville Centre on July 3, 2011.[27] Known as Burloak North |
| 102 | Winston Park | Directional (North/South) | September 4, 2016[20][21] | NB | Clarkson GO Station | ↔ | SB | Bristol Circle & Dover Gate | Mon–Fri | Clarkson Crossing and Oakville Entertainment Centrum | Traveled to Mississauga. Weekday peak service route. |
| 110 | West Industrial North | Directional (East/West) | May 6, 2012[25][26] | WB | Bronte GO Station | ↔ | EB | Oakville GO Station | Express version of Route 10. | ||
| 180 | Glen Abbey Express | One-way (East) | September 6, 2009[22][23] | N/A | Monastery & Dorval | → | EB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Fri7:20 am only | Dorval Crossing | Only 3 stops along route. S-shaped route travelling west to Third Line then east to Oakville GO. |
| 200 | Northridge | Loop (Inbound/ Outbound) | September 6, 2009[22][23] | IB | Walmart Oakville and Dundas & Postridge | ↺ | OB | Oakville GO Station | Mon–Fri | Oakville Place Mall | |
| 240 | Sheridan College Express | Unknown | August 30, 2014[28][29] | WB | Sheridan College | ↔ | EB | South Common Centre | Unknown | Traveled to Mississauga. Operated three trips per day. Buses were not operated by Oakville transit. Began service September 1, 2013.[30][31] | |
Senior Specials Routes
Senior Special routes were discontinued indefinitely due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
| Route | Discontinued | Start Terminal(s) | Destination(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | John R. Rhodes Residences Special | March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023 | John R Rhodes Seniors Residence | Walmart Oakville & South Oakville Centre | Bus service would first travel to Walmart Oakville via Downtown Oakville, Oakville Commons, Trafalgar Village, and Oakville Place Mall. Following this trip, bus service would then make a round-trip directly to South Oakville Centre. Route 90 would alternate between these routes. Operated on Fridays only from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. |
| 91 | Oakville Senior Citizens Residence Special | March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023 | Oakville Senior Citizens Residence (OSCR) | Oakville Place Mall | Via Bronte Village Mall, South Oakville Centre, and Fortinos Oakville Lakeshore. Operated on Thursdays only from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Route 91 was the only senior specials service that operated similarly to a standard public bus route. |
| 92 | Knox Heritage Place Special | March 3, 2019[24] | Knox Heritage Seniors Place | Walmart Oakville & Trafalgar Village | Service alternated between two routes. One travelled directly to Walmart Oakville round-trip, while the 2nd route travelled to Trafalgar Village via Oakville Place Mall. Operated on Fridays only from 9:30 am to 2:40 pm. |
| N/A | Metro Charter | March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023 | Queen's Avenue Apartment, 350 Lynnwood Drive, 1230 & 1359 White Oaks Boulevard, Knox Heritage | Metro (Upper Oakville Shopping Centre) | Bus service was sponsored by Metro at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre. Operated on Thursdays only from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm with two round trips per location. |
| N/A | Oakville Place Charter | March 23, 2020 Indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic); Removed from the Oakville Transit website in 2023 | 6 Senior's Residences across the Bronte and Kerr Street area, Knox Heritage Place, Queen's Avenue Apartment, and 1230 & 1359 White Oaks Boulevard[32] | Oakville Place | Operated once per day on the first Tuesday of every month. |
See also
References
External links
Media related to Oakville Transit at Wikimedia Commons