| Welland Transit | |
| Company Slogan: | "Going Your Way" |
| Parent: | Niagara Region Transit City of Welland |
| Founded: | 1973 as Metro Niagara Transit 1977 as Welland Transit |
| Headquarters: | 75 Federal Road |
| Locale: | Welland, |
| Service Area: | Niagara Region |
| Service Type: | Bus service, Paratransit |
| Alliance: | Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1633 |
| Routes: | 8 daytime routes in Welland |
| Hubs: | Downtown Terminal Port Colborne City Hall Niagara College Welland campus Seaway Mall |
| Stations: | Welland Transit Terminal |
| Fleet: | 16 30-40 ft units, 8 accessible 28.5 ft units |
| Fuel Type: | Diesel, Gasoline, HEV |
| Operator: | City of Welland |
| Website: | Welland Transit [www.facebook.com/wellandpublictransit] |
| Defunct: | December 31st, 2022 |
Welland Transit was a public transportation agency in Welland, Ontario, Canada from 1977 to 2022. 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] On January 1, 2023, it was merged with St. Catharines Transit and Niagara Falls Transit to form Niagara Region Transit.[2]
Eight scheduled routes provided Monday to Sunday daytime service with staggered services during off-peak times and evening service (between 6-11 pm Monday to Saturday). Weekday service was 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, a service called Trans-Cab offered taxi connections to the conventional bus service for a small additional fee. Accessible services for people unable to make use of regular buses were available within the city or across the region.
Address: 75 Federal Road
Coordinates: 42.9686°N -79.2579°W
Functions: Operations and administration, bus charters and bus maintenance/storage.[3]
Address: 160 East Main St.
Coordinates: 42.9928°N -79.2464°W
Opened: January 19th, 1994
Functions: Hub for all city bus routes and provision of intercity services
Welland Transit operated the following routes;
Core routes operated Monday through Friday from approximately 6:00AM to 11:00PM, on Saturday from approximately 6:30AM to 10:00PM, and Sunday from 10:00AM to 6:00PM.
Extended 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, Hunters Pointe, and Quaker Road Trans Cab Connections.
Well-Trans (formerly Handi-Trans), provided accessible service for those not able to use a regular transit bus, for qualified pre-registered clients. The service operated 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]
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]