Welland Transit

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 1st, 2023, it was merged with St. Catharines Transit and Niagara Falls Transit to form Niagara Region Transit.[2]

Welland Transit
ParentNiagara Region Transit
City of Welland
Founded1973 as Metro Niagara Transit
1977 as Welland Transit
DefunctDecember 31st, 2022
Headquarters75 Federal Road
LocaleWelland,
Service areaNiagara Region
Service typeBus service, Paratransit
AllianceAmalgamated Transit Union, Local 1633
Routes8 daytime routes in Welland
HubsDowntown Terminal
Port Colborne City Hall
Niagara College Welland campus
Seaway Mall
StationsWelland Transit Terminal
Fleet16 30-40 ft units, 8 accessible 28.5 ft units
Fuel typeDiesel, Gasoline, HEV
OperatorCity of Welland
WebsiteWelland Transit
[www.facebook.com/wellandpublictransit]

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.

Facilities

Transit Offices and Garage
Address: 75 Federal Road
Coordinates: 42°58′07″N 79°15′28.5″W
Functions: Operations and administration, bus charters and bus maintenance/storage.[3]

Transit Terminal
Address: 160 East Main St.
Coordinates: 42°59′34″N 79°14′47″W
Opened: January 19th, 1994
Functions: Hub for all city bus routes and provision of intercity services

Former Services

Bus routes

Welland Transit operated the following routes;[4]

Regular service

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.

  • 501 Broadway
  • 502 Rice Road
  • 503 First Avenue
  • 504 Fitch Street (a trans cab was used from July 2012 to July 2, 2013)
  • 505 Lincoln-Wellington
  • 506 Ontario Road
  • 508 Woodlawn
  • 509 Niagara
  • 23. Brock University Link provided September to May service between Niagara College in Welland and Brock University in St. Catharines, where there are bus connections available to St. Catharines, Thorold and Niagara Falls at the Brock University Hub. The route was taken over by Niagara Region Transit in September 2019, and renamed 70/75A - St Catharines Express via Pelham.
  • 34. Niagara-on-the-Lake Link provided September to May service between the two campuses of Niagara College. This route was taken over by Niagara Region Transit in September 2019, renamed 40/45A - Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) Express.

Special and Contracted Services
  • Route 25 - Port Colborne Link made trips daily (except Sundays) and operated as a flag stop route as it connected downtown Port Colborne with downtown Welland.
  • 701/702. Port Colborne Community routes were offered until December 31, 2021 until they were scrapped for the Niagara Region Transit On-Demand Service.

Trans-Cab

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

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.[5]

Niagara Specialized Transit

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.[6]

See also

References
  1. Welland Transit History
  2. "Niagara Transit Commission - Niagara Region, Ontario". www.niagararegion.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. Municipal Handbook, as of January 17, 2008
  4. Routes and Schedules (PDF), retrieved 2009-01-15
  5. Cityof Welland, WellTrans
  6. Niagara Specialized Transit
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