Brandon Transit is the municipally-operated bus service in Brandon, the second largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada.
Ridership in 2017 was over 1,000,000 passengers or 19,500 per week. Prior to the realignment of routes, the Victoria East and Richmond West had the highest ridership.
History Public transportation began in the city in 1913 when the Brandon Municipal Railway started their streetcar service, with bus operations being introduced in 1932 after the MacArthur Transportation Company Limited assumed the service. Brandon Transit started up in 1955, initially with a private operator, which the city took over two years later.
Services Fixed bus routes and Handi-Transit operate seven days a week.
Regular Routes On July 31, 2017, Brandon Transit overhauled its existing route system. All former routes, except for Route 4 (Trans Canada), were replaced with more downtown-centric routes, and Route 4 was modified, its main change being that it now returns to the Downtown Terminal via the 1st Street Bridge instead of Braecrest Ave and the 18th Street Bridge.
Route numberRoute nameNotes4Trans Canada5Assiniboine8Maryland West14Victoria West15East Hospital/ACC16South End Link17South Central22Riverheights West231st Street South(none)IndustrialService between various pick-up locations and the Industrial Hub from 5:30am to 7:00am, the Industrial Hub and Maple Leaf Foods from 2:00pm to 4:30pm every 15 minutes, and no particular destinations (route depends on riders' own destinations) from 11:45pm to 2:15am
The former routes, used since 2002, were as follows: Route numberRoute nameNotes1Richmond West4Trans Canada5Assiniboine6Victoria East918th Street South10Central Belt11Industrial12Industrial20City Circular21City Circular22N/E Festival RouteCharter route; run only during the Brandon Winter Festival23S Festival RouteCharter route; run only during the Brandon Winter Festival(none)ACC North Campus Shuttle
Handi-Transit Handi-Transit Service provides door-to-door transportation for passengers with a disability who are unable to use the regular bus service. Clients must be registered to make use of the service.
UPass All members of the Brandon University Students' Union (on the Brandon campus) and Assiniboine Community College Student Association receive an annual Universal Bus Pass (UPass) through their student card.
Bio-diesel project Originally this was a demonstration project to test one bus using fuel made entirely from waste restaurant fryer oil; the bus was running on 100% bio-diesel with no petro-diesel at all. Now that the feasibility has been proven, the goal was to eventually operate part of the fleet only using city restaurant waste products.
The Bio-Diesel test was discontinued in 2009 when the demonstration unit caught fire. The fire was not related to the Bio-diesel, it was revealed to be an electrical fire. This bus was also the last Orion I in service.
Facilities Transit Operations Address: 900 Richmond Avenue East Coordinates: Facilities: Head office and bus maintenance
Information Centre Address: 800 Rosser Avenue Coordinates: Facilities: Information, maps, tickets, passes, etc.
Downtown Bus Mall Address: 8th Street, between Rosser Ave and Pacific Ave. Coordinates: Facilities: shelters, benches Bus bays: 8
Richmond Terminal Address: Richmond Avenue, west of 18th Street Coordinates: Facilities: shelters, benches Bus bays: 4
See also
Public transport in Canada
References
External links Brandon Transit Brandon Transit Rider's Guide