Welland Transit

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Welland Transit
Welland Transit logo.svg
ParentNiagara Region Transit
City of Welland
Founded1973 as Metro Niagara Transit
1977 as Welland Transit
Headquarters75 Federal Road
LocaleWelland,
Service areaNiagara Region
Service typeBus service, Paratransit
AllianceAmalgamated Transit Union, Local 1633
Routes8 daytime routes in Welland
HubsDowntown Terminal
Port Colborne City Hall
Niagara College Welland campus
Seaway Mall
StationsWelland Transit Terminal
Fleet16 30-40 ft units, 8 accessible 28.5 ft units
Fuel typeDiesel, Gasoline, HEV
OperatorCity of Welland
Chief executiveEdward Zahra (Supervisor), Frank Campion (mayor), Chris Moore (union representative)
WebsiteWelland Transit
[www.facebook.com/wellandpublictransit]

Welland Transit provides public transport services in Welland,Ontario, Canada. Upon its inception in 1973 the bus service was operated by a private company, known as "Metro Niagara Transit," funded by the city of Welland, which assumed full operation of the transit system in 1977. [1]

Eight scheduled routes provide Monday to Sunday daytime service with staggered services during off-peak times and evening service (between 6-11 pm Monday to Saturday). Weekday service is provided on three routes to destinations outside the city to Port Colborne, Niagara Falls, and St. Catharines, under Niagara Region Transit. For outlying areas of the city not on current transit routes, a service called Trans-Cab offers taxi connections to the conventional bus service for a small additional fee. Accessible services for people unable to make use of regular buses are available within the city or across the region.

Facilities[]

Transit Offices and Garage[]

Address: 75 Federal Road
Coordinates:
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42°58′07″N 79°15′28.5″W / 42.96861°N 79.257917°W / 42.96861; -79.257917
Functions: Operations and administration, bus charters and bus maintenance/storage. [2]

Transit Terminal[]

Address: 160 East Main St.
Coordinates:
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42°59′34″N 79°14′47″W / 42.99278°N 79.24639°W / 42.99278; -79.24639
Opened: January 19th, 1994
Functions: Hub for all city bus routes and provision of intercity services

Services[]

Bus routes[]

Welland Transit operates the following routes;[3]

Regular service[]

Core routes operate Monday through Friday from approximately 6:30AM to 11:00PM, on Saturday from approximately 7:00AM to 10:00PM, and Sunday from 10:00AM to 6:00PM.

  • 501 Broadway
  • 502 Rice Road
  • 503 First Avenue
  • 504 Fitch Street (a trans cab was used from July 2012 to July 2, 2013)
  • 505 Lincoln-Wellington
  • 506 Ontario Road
  • 508 Woodlawn Road
  • 509 Niagara Street

Former Services[]

  • 23. Brock University Link provided September to May service between Niagara College in Welland and Brock University in St. Catharines, where there are bus connections available to St. Catharines, Thorold and Niagara Falls at the Brock University Hub. The route was taken over by Niagara Region Transit in September 2019, and renamed 70/75A - St Catharines Express via Pelham.
  • 34. Niagara-on-the-Lake Link provided September to May service between the two campuses of Niagara College. This route was taken over by Niagara Region Transit in September 2019, renamed 40/45A - Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) Express.
  • 701/702. Port Colborne Community routes were offered until December 31, 2021. The routes have been scrapped in favour of the Niagara Region's new "NRT On Demand" microtransit service.

Special Services[]

  • Route 25 - Port Colborne Link makes trips daily (except Sundays) and operates as a flag stop route as it connects downtown Port Colborne with downtown Welland.

Trans-Cab[]

Extends service to areas with insufficient traffic to warrant a regular bus route by means of a taxi connection to the existing bus network. Suburbs served are Cooks Mills, Dain City, , and Quaker Road Trans Cab Connections.

Well-Trans[]

Well-Trans (formerly Handi-Trans), provides accessible service for those not able to use a regular transit bus, for qualified pre-registered clients. The service operates between 7:15 am and 7:00 pm on weekdays and from 9:30 am to 6:15 pm on Saturdays, with service from 10 am to 6 pm on Sunday. [4]

Niagara Specialized Transit[]

This service, operated by the Canadian Red Cross, is for eligible residents of Niagara Region who need to travel between municipalities for medical appointments, employment or education purposes.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Welland Transit History
  2. ^ Municipal Handbook, as of January 17, 2008
  3. ^ Routes and Schedules (PDF), retrieved 2009-01-15
  4. ^ Cityof Welland, WellTrans
  5. ^ Niagara Specialized Transit

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