St. Catharines Transit

St. Catharines Transit (SCT) is a provider of Niagara Transit which provided bus services to St. Catharines, Ontario, and the neighbouring city of Thorold. It was originally a public transit service that lasted from 1961 to 2022. The St. Catharines Transit Commission took over operation of transit services within the city from Canadian National Transportation in 1961.St. Catharines Transit - History In January 2023, St. Catharines Transit was merged with Niagara Falls Transit, Welland Transit, and Fort Erie Transit to form a single regional transit service, Niagara Region Transit.

The Transit Operations Facility opened in 1991 and the Downtown Terminal (within a regional district building of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation) opened in 1996. The bus terminal is also served by Coach Canada for intercity coach service to Toronto,St. Catharines tourism with connections to a number of major cities throughout Canada and the United States.

History Local public transportation in the area originally consisted of horse drawn cars, subsequently upgraded to electric railway service. Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company, founded in 1898, was acquired by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1908 which became Canadian National Railways in 1918 and converted to bus operations after 1931. The portion of this system operating within the City of St. Catharines was transferred to the St. Catharines Transit Commission in 1961, which adopted the operating name of St. Catharines Transit in 1974.Transit History of St. Catharines, Ontario All St. Catharines Transit services and equipment were transferred to Niagara Region Transit in January 2023 to create a single unified regional transit service that included Welland Transit and Niagara Falls Transit. However, buses in the old St. Catharines Transit livery can continue to be seen as not all have been converted to the new livery.

In 2022, the service began exploring an electrification of its existing diesel fleet.

Former Services

Regular routes The St. Catharines Transit Commission (SCT) operated most of their routes through Downtown St. Catharines, with routes meeting at the Downtown Bus Terminal. Additional main transfer points also existed at The Pen Centre, Fairview Mall, Thorold Towpath Terminal, and at Brock University.

The majority of the routes operated weekdays using one numbering scheme, while weekday evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and major holidays operated with a separate numbering scheme.

Though it may appear confusing at first glance, many routes interlined, meaning that they continued to other routes once reaching their terminus. This occurs in at the bus terminal in Downtown St. Catharines, and at both northern and southern terminals.St. Catharines Transit Commission website

Daytime Bus Routes Although the services are no longer operated by St. Catharines Transit, they continue to operate largely unchanged under Niagara Region Transit as of February, 2023. +RouteNameTerminalTerminal301HospitalDowntownPort Dalhousie302Ontario StreetDowntownLakeshore Road303Pelham RoadDowntownSmart Centre West304Oakdale AvenueDowntownThe Pen Centre305Haig StreetDowntownLinwell & Geneva306Lake StreetDowntownPort Dalhousie307Niagara StreetDowntownPort Weller308Grantham AvenueDowntownGrantham Lions Park309Geneva StreetDowntownGrantham Lions Park310Glenridge AvenueDowntownThe Pen Centre311Hartzell RoadDowntownSt Davids & Ormond312Vine StreetDowntownLakeshore Road314Scott StreetFairview MallDorchester & Sheman315West St. CatharinesDowntownThe Pen Centre316Brock-GlenridgeDowntownBrock University317Bunting RoadDowntownLinewell & Sherman318Secord WoodsDowntownThe Pen Centre320ThoroldThe Pen CentreThorold Towpath Terminal321Confederation AvenueBrock UniversityThorold Towpath Terminal322Thorold SouthThorold Towpath TerminalThorold South323West Brock CommuterBrock UniversityPelham & Louth324Tupper DriveBrock UniversityRichmond & Confederation Av331Richmond StreetBrock UniversityRichmond & Confederation Av332Brock TowpathBrock UniversityThorold Towpath Terminal335Brock-Pen CentreBrock UniversityThe Pen Centre336Brock-Pen-GlendaleBrock UniversityThe Pen Centre337ECrosstown-EastNiagara Health System Lock 3 Museum337WCrosstown-West Lock 3 MuseumNiagara Health System338GO Train ConnectionDowntown St. Catharine's GO

Weeknight, Weekend, and Holiday Bus Routes

+RouteNameTerminalTerminal401HospitalDowntownPort Dalhousie402Ontario StreetDowntownLakeshore Road403Pelham RoadDowntownSmart Centre West404Oakdale AvenueDowntownThe Pen Centre406Lake StreetDowntownPort Dalhousie408Grantham AvenueDowntownGrantham Lions Park409Geneva StreetDowntownGrantham Lions Park410Glenridge AvenueDowntownThe Pen Centre412Vine StreetDowntownLakeshore Road414Scott StreetFairview MallDorchester & Sheman415West St. CatharinesDowntownThe Pen Centre416Brock-GlenridgeDowntownBrock University417Bunting RoadDowntownGrantham Lions Park418Secord WoodsDowntownThe Pen Centre420ThoroldThe Pen CentreThorold Towpath Terminal421Confederation AvenueBrock UniversityThorold Towpath Terminal423 (Weeknights Only)West Brock CommuterBrock UniversityPelham & Louth424 (Weeknights Only)Tupper DriveBrock UniversityRichmond & Confederation Av425 (Weeknights Only)Brock BulletBrock UniversityDowntown431 (Weeknights Only)Richmond StreetBrock UniversityRichmond & Confederation Av432 (Weeknights Only)Brock TowpathBrock UniversityThorold Towpath Terminal435Brock-Pen CentreBrock UniversityThe Pen Centre436 (Weeknights Only)Brock-Pen-GlendaleBrock UniversityThe Pen Centre437ECrosstown-EastNiagara Health System Seapark Dr437WCrosstown-West Seapark DrNiagara Health System438GO Train ConnectionDowntown St. Catharine's GO

Paratransit In addition to accessible bus routes, which enable those with reduced mobility to board a 'low floor' transit bus, St. Catharines Transit also provides paratransit services for those who cannot board a regular city bus and accessible bus service is not available.

Terminals/Hubs There are many terminals/hubs throughout the system, these include:

St. Catharines Downtown Terminal Fairview Mall Hub The Pen Centre Hub Thorold Towpath Terminal Brock University Hub

Former Fleet In January 2023, St. Catharines Transit's fleet was transferred to Niagara Region Transit as part of the amalgamation of local transit services in the region.

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