Belleville Transit is the public transit operator in Belleville, Ontario, Canada and is one of the services provided by the city's Engineering & Public Works Department. Buses operate between 5:00am and 10:30pm on Monday to Friday, with reduced service on the weekend; from 6:50am to 6:15pm on Saturday and 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday. There is no service on statutory holidays.[1]

Belleville Transit
FoundedMay 1960
Headquarters400 Coleman Street
LocaleBelleville, Ontario
Service typeBus service
Routes10
HubsPinnacle Terminal
Fleet18 buses
Daily ridership4,200
OperatorCity of Belleville
WebsiteBelleville Transit

History

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The current Belleville Transit was created in 1960, taking over operations from Rawson Bus Lines who operated service in Belleville from 1920-1960

Service connects with Deseronto Transit and Quinte Transit.

Fares

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The standard adult and concession fares costs $3.00 when paid in cash. For electronic tickets, concession fares costs $2.75, and adult fares is $3.00. For a monthly pass, the adult pass is $70.00/month, and the concession pass is $65.00/month. Children aged 4 and younger ride free of charge. Local high school students ride free of charge when a school Identification Card is shown to the Operator.[2]

Services

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Belleville Transit operates 10 conventional routes[3]

    • Route 1
    • Route 2
    • Route 3
    • Route 4
    • Route 5A
    • Route 5B
    • Route 6
    • Route 7
    • Route 8
    • Route N

Fleet

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The fleet as of 2024 consists of 18 Nova Bus LFS and 3 specialized buses.[4]

One of the 18 buses is a 2022 Nova Bus LFS HEV numbered #2284. Three 2024 New Flyer XDE40's are on order, they are expected to be numbered #2485-2487.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Belleville Transit". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ^ "Fares and Passes". www.belleville.ca. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  3. ^ "Routes and Schedules". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ "About Us". www.belleville.ca. City of Belleville. 10 March 2021.
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