Stratford Transit Explained

Stratford Transit
Founded:1952
Locale:Stratford, Ontario
Service Area:Urban area
Service Type:Bus service
Routes:7
Hubs:1
Fleet:14
Operator:City of Stratford
Website:City of Stratford Transit

Stratford Transit provides the local bus service in Stratford, a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The system is owned and operated by the city as part of the Community Services Department.

Services

Seven bus routes operate on loops throughout the community on a 30-minute schedule that converge at Stratford City Hall. Service runs on Monday to Friday from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm and on Saturday from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm.[1] There are also additional industrial and school services. There is reduced service operating on Sundays on an hourly schedule.

Regular routes

No. Name Service area
1 HuronHuron Street, Stratford Coliseum, Agricultural Grounds, Stratford Northwestern Secondary School, St. Michael Catholic Secondary School and the northwest area.
2 East EndRailway station, Festival Marketplace Mall and the east end of the city, along Highway 8
3 McCarthyKiwanis Community Centre and the area of the city north of Lake Victoria
4 QueenslandCentral Secondary School, Stratford General Hospital and the southwest area, south of the Avon River
5 DevonArt Gallery, Festival Theatre, Queen's Park and the area north of Ontario Street
6 DownieDownie Street and the southeast area
7 IndustrialLorne East Business Park, and southern area

Paratransit

Parallel Transit is the name of the city service that provides door-to-door accessible transportation only for individuals who are disabled. Registration and pre-approval is needed and 48-hour advance booking is required.

Intercity service

Stratford has 1 transportation route outside of the city, operated by Via Rail Canada in the directions of Toronto to the east and London to the west from Stratford, Ontario railway station.

GO Transit operated train service on a pilot basis along the Kitchener GO Line between October 2021 and October 2023 with the western terminus in London, Ontario.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.welcometostratford.com/transportation.php Welcome to Stratford: Transportation