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Burlington Transit

Public transport agency in Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Burlington Transit is the public transit agency in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and from Toronto once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit along Lakeshore Road (Highway 2). Burlington Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association, and their union is run by Canadian Union of Public Employees Local #2723.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 1975Founded1

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Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Burlington Transit is the public transit agency in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Services began in September 1975, after the city had been served by neighbouring systems including Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) and former subsidiary Canada Coach Lines, as well as "local" services to and from Toronto once provided by Gray Coach Lines and GO Transit along Lakeshore Road (Highway 2).2

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Routes

All regular routes are serviced by accessible low-floor buses, which all feature priority designated seating & additionally wheelchair ramps at the front doors.

Connecting transit

Oakville Transit routes:

14 Lakeshore West – runs along the eastern perimeter of Burlington on Burloak Drive into the Appleby GO.

5 Dundas – runs along Dundas Street into the GO 407 Carpool.

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Hamilton Street Railway routes:

11 Parkdale – runs from Downtown Transit Terminal, via Beach Boulevard, Parkdale Avenue and the Red Hill Valley Parkway to Valley Park Loop in the Stoney Creek area of southeastern Hamilton.

18 Waterdown – runs north from Aldershot GO Station to provide service to Waterdown.

GO Transit routes:

Burlington Transit connects with GO Transit at Appleby, Burlington, Aldershot stations and at the Highway 407 carpool lot.

Via Rail and Amtrak routes:

Burlington Transit and Hamilton Street Railway buses connect with Via Rail (Canada's national passenger inter-city train services) and Amtrak trains to the United States at Aldershot station.

Paratransit

Burlington Transit operates door-to-door service for people with physical disabilities, which is called "Handi-Van".

From Wikipedia’s article on Burlington Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Sep 1975Founded Founded1

Sources

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