Timmins Transit provides public transportation services to the City of Timmins in north eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The system is operated as a department of the City of Timmins, which also owns and operates the Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport. Over the past few years, after a decade of decline, Timmins Transit has experienced some of the fastest ridership growth in the country.[2][needs update]
Most of the regularly scheduled routes, like many small cities, connect at the centrally located transit terminal transfer point.[3]
Daytime & Saturday serviceedit
5 Westmount
9 Schumacher
16 South Porcupine/Porcupine
31 Howard/Brousseau
32 Lee/Rea South
36 Porcupine Community
37 Riverside-Melrose: service to The Home Depot via Riverside;return via Park Ave & Melrose
38 Melrose-Riverside: service to the Home Depot via Melrose and Park ave; return via Riverside
Evening & Sunday serviceedit
6 Riverside
7 Park Avenue
901 Porcupine East-West
902 Timmins North-South
Handy-Transitedit
Service is provided by fully accessible minibus for those with disabilities who cannot use the regular bus transit service. As a prerequisite clients must register and be approved to use this service.
Facilitiesedit
Office and Garageedit
Address: 171 Iroquois Road, Timmins
Facilities: Administration offices, bus maintenance, body and paint shop and storage for the entire bus fleet
More than half of the full sized buses and all of the minibuses are fully accessible vehicles. Over the next few years plans call for older vehicles to be replaced with accessible, low floor transit buses. [needs update]
Several of the buses have been personalized by naming them, just like ship names.[5]
34 - Spirit of Schumacher
74 - Spirit of South Porcupine
75 - Spirit of Victoria
79 - Spirit of Porcupine
80 - Spirit of Northern Ontario
82 - Spirit of St. Eustache
83 - Spirit of Guildford
84 - Spirit of North Bay
85 - Spirit of Timmins
Historyedit
Commuter bus services in the Timmins area were operated by John Dalton from about 1926. Another early company, Hamilton and Dwyer, operated an hourly service from Timmins to Schumacher with a fleet of two buses. [6]
The ancestry of those enterprises is carried on today under the banner of Schumacher Bus Lines Ltd, operating out of the Dwyer building on First Avenue, with school bus and bus charter services, and Dalton's Bus Line Ltd, on Dalton Road, providing similar services. Timmins, in 1975, was the last of Northern Ontario's five major cities to get public transit, which previously had been a privately run service partially funded by the city.[2]
timmins, transit, provides, public, transportation, services, city, timmins, north, eastern, ontario, canada, system, operated, department, city, timmins, which, also, owns, operates, timmins, victor, power, airport, over, past, years, after, decade, decline, . Timmins Transit provides public transportation services to the City of Timmins in north eastern Ontario Canada 1 The system is operated as a department of the City of Timmins which also owns and operates the Timmins Victor M Power Airport Over the past few years after a decade of decline Timmins Transit has experienced some of the fastest ridership growth in the country 2 needs update Timmins TransitFounded1976Headquarters220 Algonquin Blvd EastLocaleTimmins OntarioService areaTimmins South Porcupine Porcupine SchumacherService typeBus service ParatransitStationsTimmins Transit TerminalDepots171 Iroquois Road TimminsOperatorCity of TimminsWebsiteTimmins Transit Online Contents 1 Services 1 1 Scheduled routes 1 1 1 Daytime amp Saturday service 1 1 2 Evening amp Sunday service 1 2 Handy Transit 2 Facilities 2 1 Office and Garage 2 2 Timmins Transit Terminal 2 3 Schumacher 2 4 South Porcupine 3 Fleet 4 History 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksServices editScheduled routes edit Most of the regularly scheduled routes like many small cities connect at the centrally located transit terminal transfer point 3 Daytime amp Saturday service edit 5 Westmount 9 Schumacher 16 South Porcupine Porcupine 31 Howard Brousseau 32 Lee Rea South 36 Porcupine Community 37 Riverside Melrose service to The Home Depot via Riverside return via Park Ave amp Melrose 38 Melrose Riverside service to the Home Depot via Melrose and Park ave return via Riverside Evening amp Sunday service edit 6 Riverside 7 Park Avenue 901 Porcupine East West 902 Timmins North South Handy Transit edit Service is provided by fully accessible minibus for those with disabilities who cannot use the regular bus transit service As a prerequisite clients must register and be approved to use this service Facilities editOffice and Garage edit Address 171 Iroquois Road Timmins Facilities Administration offices bus maintenance body and paint shop and storage for the entire bus fleet Coordinates 48 27 32 N 81 19 44 W 48 45889 N 81 32889 W 48 45889 81 32889 Timmins Transit Terminal edit This building originally the T amp NO Railway Station 4 also serves as Ontario Northland s intercity bus terminal Address 54 Spruce Street South Timmins Facilities waiting area wicket drivers area dispatching Coordinates 48 28 30 N 81 19 37 W 48 47500 N 81 32694 W 48 47500 81 32694 Schumacher edit Address 41 Father Costello Drive Schumacher Facilities waiting area leased from Schumacher Bus Lines Ltd Coordinates 48 28 35 5 N 81 18 00 W 48 476528 N 81 30000 W 48 476528 81 30000 South Porcupine edit Address 73 Main Street South Porcupine Facilities small waiting area at the Maurice Londry Community Centre Coordinates 48 28 42 5 N 81 12 36 3 W 48 478472 N 81 210083 W 48 478472 81 210083Fleet editMore than half of the full sized buses and all of the minibuses are fully accessible vehicles Over the next few years plans call for older vehicles to be replaced with accessible low floor transit buses needs update Several of the buses have been personalized by naming them just like ship names 5 34 Spirit of Schumacher 74 Spirit of South Porcupine 75 Spirit of Victoria 79 Spirit of Porcupine 80 Spirit of Northern Ontario 82 Spirit of St Eustache 83 Spirit of Guildford 84 Spirit of North Bay 85 Spirit of TimminsHistory editCommuter bus services in the Timmins area were operated by John Dalton from about 1926 Another early company Hamilton and Dwyer operated an hourly service from Timmins to Schumacher with a fleet of two buses 6 The ancestry of those enterprises is carried on today under the banner of Schumacher Bus Lines Ltd operating out of the Dwyer building on First Avenue with school bus and bus charter services and Dalton s Bus Line Ltd on Dalton Road providing similar services Timmins in 1975 was the last of Northern Ontario s five major cities to get public transit which previously had been a privately run service partially funded by the city 2 See also edit nbsp Transport portal nbsp Ontario portal Public transport in CanadaReferences edit About Timmins Transit a b Timmins Daily Press article by Don McHoull on Monday January 22 2007 Schedules amp Route Maps Timmins ONR Railway Station Timmins Ontario 8 August 2017 Timmins Transit Fleet Gallery permanent dead link Canadian Transit Systems Timmins OntarioExternal links editTimmins Transit official website Drawings and photos of Timmins Transit buses Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Timmins Transit amp oldid 1160799862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
