St. Catharines Transit

St.Catharines Transit

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Founded	1961
Headquarters	2012 First Street Louth
Service area	St. Catharines and Thorold
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Stations	Downtown Terminal, 70 Carlisle Street
Operator	St. Catharines Transit Commission
Website	Transit

St. Catharines Transit provides bus service to the City of St. Catharines and the neighbouring City of Thorold. The Transit Commission took over operation of transit services within the city from Canadian National Transportation in 1961.^[1]

The Transit Operations Facility open in 1991 and the Downtown Terminal, within the headquarters building of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, opened in 1996. The bus terminal is also used by Greyhound and Coach Canada for intercity coach service to Hamilton, London, Toronto, Buffalo, New York City, ^[2] and connections to major cities throughout Canada and the United States. Template:TOCnestright

Operating hubs and main transfer points for bus services are at the Downtown Terminal, Pen Centre, Fairview Mall and Brock University.

In addition to accessible bus routes, which enable those with reduced mobility to board a 'low floor' transit bus, St. Catharines Transit also provides paratransit services for those who cannot board a regular city bus and accessible bus service is not available.

Located at Brock University this is the main interchange for bus travel within the Niagara Region and to points beyond. Connections are provided by St. Catharines, Niagara and Welland Transit Commissions and Coach Canada ^[3] Centrally located to all the local transit services and adjacent to Hwy 406, the university campus is ideal for this purpose.

Local public transportation in the area originally consisted of horse drawn cars, subsequently upgraded to electric railway service. Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company, founded in 1898, was acquired by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1908 which became Canadian National Railways in 1918 and converted to bus operations after 1931. The portion of this system operating within the City of St. Catherines was transferred to the St. Catharines Transit Commission in 1961, which adopted the current operating name of St. Catharines Transit in 1974.^[4]

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  entrance off Carlisle St.
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  exterior platforms
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  covered platforms and customer services
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  waiting room and ticket counter

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