| Milton Transit | |
| Founded: | February 2, 1972 |
| Headquarters: | 43 Brown St., Milton, ON |
| Service Area: | Milton, Ontario |
| Service Type: | Bus service |
| Routes: | 9 Regular 3 School Special 3 Drop-Off |
| Hubs: | Milton GO Station |
| Fleet: | 22 |
| Operator: | Pacific Western Transportation |
| Website: | Official website |
Milton Transit is the public transit system in the town of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Milton is in Halton Regional Municipality, part of the Greater Toronto Area.
Milton Transit began its present service on August 16, 2004 and expanded from 3 fixed routes to 5 fixed routes on September 5, 2005. It replaced the former dial-a-bus and GO Transit local connector, which used school buses. The fixed route service was operated in partnership with Oakville Transit, which, however, never provided services connecting the municipalities.
Oakville Transit also originally stored and maintained the buses at their garage. Buses were later stored and serviced at the Mississauga Truck and Bus Collision (MTB) facility, in Milton. That eliminated unnecessary travel to/from Oakville, as the buses previously had been deadheaded to and from Oakville each day. Prior to the agreement with MTB, Milton's buses were stored at GO Transit's Milton garage. The Town of Milton extended the contract for conventional transit services with Oakville Transit for a further three years, effective March 1, 2008.[1]
In early 2010, the Town of Milton announced that it would be ending its agreements with Oakville Transit and Mississauga Truck and Bus, and that Pacific Western Transportation would be taking over all aspects of service beginning March 8, 2010.[2]
Since the inauguration of the service, there have been major adjustments in order to connect with the growing population of this town, and to the Milton line commuter train and bus routes operated by GO Transit.
Milton Transit connects with the following transit agencies:
| Route | Routing | Direction & Terminus | Via | Availability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | Directional(North/South) | NB | Conestoga College Milton Campus | SB | Milton GO Station | Ontario Street & Bronte RoadUntil 9:30 p.m(Weekdays)On-Demand Only(Saturday and after 7:30 p.m. supplementary service weekdays) | ||
| 2 | Main | Directional(East/West) | WB | Milton District Hospital | EB | Milton Crossroads Centre (Walmart Milton) | Bronte Road - Main Street - Milton GO Station - Maple Avenue - Steeles Avenue | Until 10:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 3 | Trudeau | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Milton Public Library - Beaty Branch | IN | Milton GO Station | Derry Road & Trudeau Drive | Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 4 | Thompson / Clark | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Fourth Line &Louis St. Laurent | IN | Milton GO Station | Thompson Road - Clark Drive - Louis St. Laurent Avenue | Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 5 | Yates | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Hepburn Road &Philbrook Drive | IN | Milton GO Station | Ontario Street - Laurier Avenue - Holly Avenue - Yates Drive | Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 6 | Scott | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Scott Boulevard & Derry Road | IN | Milton GO Station | Main Street - Scott Boulevard - Pringle Avenue | Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 7 | Harrison | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Dymott Avenue & Savoline Boulevard | IN | Milton GO Station | Thompson Road - Derry Road - Milton District Hospital - Scott Boulevard - Dymott Avenue | Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 8 | Wilmott | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Bronte Street &Louis St. Laurent | IN | Milton GO Station | Milton GO Station - Ontario Street - Derry Road - Bronte Street - Milton Sports Centre - Santa Maria Boulevard | Until 8:45 p.m (excluding Sundays) | |
| 9 | Ontario South | Loop(In/Out) | OUT | Farmstead Drive & Britannia Road | IN | Milton GO Station | Ontario Street - Etheridge Avenue - Farmstead Drive - Britannia Road - Whitlock Avenue (9A only) | Until 9:15 p.m (Weekdays)Peak hours(Saturdays) | |
| 9A | Elsie MacGill S.S. | 8:10 a.m and 3:10 p.m only.(School year weekdays only) | |||||||
| 21 | Steeles | Directional(East/West) | WB | Milton GO Station | EB | Lisgar GO Station | Thompson Road - Main Street - James Snow Parkway South - Steeles Avenue - Toronto Premium Outlets - Winston Churchill Boulevard | Until 10:17 p.m (Saturday) Until 7:30 p.m (Saturdays) | |
| Route | Notable Stops | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | School Special | Scott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Pringle Avenue - Derry Road - Jean Vanier CSS - Milton District HS | Before & after school hours | |
| 51 | School Special | Scott Boulevard - Savoline Boulevard - Derry Road - Jean Vanier CSS - Milton District HS | Before & after school hours | |
| 52 | School Special | Jean Vanier CSS - Louis St. Laurent Avenue - Thompson Road - Craig Kielburger SS - Milton GO Station | Before & after school hours | |
| 53 | School Special | Elsie MacGill S.S. - Downtown Milton - Derry Road - Saint Francis Xavier Catholic S.S - Milton GO Station | Before & after school hours | |
As the last train from Union Station along the Milton line arrives at the Milton GO Station, drivers will create a routing based on passengers' destinations within the designated zone.
| No. | Name | Major roads and landmarks served | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Milton West Zone | Milton urban area west of Bronte Street | Evening |
| 31 | Milton Central Zone | Milton urban area between Thompson Road and Bronte Street | Evening |
| 32 | Milton East Zone | Milton urban area east of Thompson Road | Evening |
Trans-cab is a supplementary service that replaces Route 1 between the Milton GO Station and the Milton Hwy 401 Park and Ride facility at Martin Street. Fares are the same as regular Milton Transit Fares, plus an additional 50 cents.[5]
First Canada and A1 Taxi[6] had the contract for accessible services which operate on demand until sometime in 2015. Pacific Western Transportation which also holds the contract for conventional service took over operations of Access+ using a Milton branded bus.
Milton Transit's fleet consists of 10 New Flyer D40LF - three purchased in 2009, two in 2010 and 5 used ones (ex-Orange County Transportation Authority and later Pacific Western) in 2014 and 2015, 3 New Flyer XD40's (purchased in 2012) and 3 Chevrolet Arboc SOM26D's in 2013 and two more in 2015, two 2016 Nova Bus LFS for service expansion along with three 2017 and one 2018 Nova Bus LFS. For a detailed fleet summary, see Milton Transit on the CPTDB Wiki.