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Grand River Transit

Grand River Transit
Bus Transit information
NameGrand River Transit
Founded2000
Headquarters250 Strasburg Rd., Kitchener
Service areaCambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, St. Jacobs, Elmira
Service typeBus service, Paratransit
Fleet196 buses
Daily ridership40,000
OperatorRegion of Waterloo

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Grand River Transit, or GRT, is the public transport operator for the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It operates daily bus services in the region, primarily in the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge.

It was named for the Grand River, which flows through the Region; the naming also echoes the Grand River Railway, a former electric railway which served the area in the early twentieth century. GRT is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

Grand River Transit Video

This is a 1991 MCI Classic model TC40-102A (ex-Cambridge Transit). The first bit of the video was filmed when it was on route 66 Winston, while the rest was filmed when it was on route 53 Franklin Blvd., back to the Ainslie St. terminal in Cambridge.
6.17 min. | 5.0 user rating
a short clip taken on iXpress in Summer 2007 on University Ave West to Waterloo Uptown.This Grand River Transit (GRT) Nova Bus LFS is the second Nova generation with Fleet no. 2418
3.90 min. | 4.75 user rating
Grand River transit ixpress bus
0.32 min. | 0 user rating
Various GRT buses travelling along their respective routes at Dunbar and Hespeler.
0.40 min. | 5.0 user rating
Ride on a 1992 MCI Classic #525, operated by Grand River Transit as it operates on a chartered run in Kitchener. You can see that we are trailing a GM New Look in Kitchener Transit colours - this is numbered 808.
8.08 min. | 5.0 user rating
2008 LFS 8022 and 8027 are seen departing Charles St Terminal in Kitchener. Powertrain: ISL/Ep40
0.47 min. | 5.0 user rating
Enjoy a ride video onboard a Grand River Transit 1990 ex-Kitchener Orion V 05.501, #9005, on 12 Fairview Park/Conestoga Mall, heading southbound to Highland Hills Mall. This vehicle has a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine and a Voith D863.3 transmission. This video was taken on Fischer-Hallman Road South, between Erb Street West and Victoria Street West. 9005 was retired in September 2010.
5.82 min. | 5.0 user rating
After taking some photos @ the Ainslie Terminal in Cambridge (Galt), Ontario, Grand River Transit (GRT) 2414 pulled out, and was running back to the garage, Out Of Service. GRT 2414 is a NovaBus LFS 40102, that is utilized on the iXpress line, a limited-stop service between Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge
1.70 min. | 0 user rating
Enjoy a front ride video of a Grand River Transit 2004 Nova Bus LFS, #2408, on iXpress, heading southbound to Ainslie Street Terminal. This vehicle has a Cummins ISL engine and a ZF 5HP552C transmission. This video was taken on Highways 8 and 401, between Fairway Road and Hespeler Road.
7.28 min. | 4.0 user rating
Enjoy a ride video onboard a Grand River Transit 1994 ex-Cambridge Orion V 05.501, #526, on 61 Conestoga College, heading northbound to Conestoga College. This vehicle has a Cummins L10 engine and a ZF 4HP500 transmission. This video was taken on Fountain Street, between King Street East and Highway 401. Note: 526 has been transferred to Strasburg Garage in Kitchener by December 2010. Therefore seeing this bus on 61 will now be extremely rare.
6.00 min. | 4.5 user rating

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High cost of trains will delay better buses - Waterloo Record Tweet this news
Waterloo Record--The revision represents the first attempt to combine all estimated costs for rapid transit, bus upgrades and road improvements. It proposes to: • Delay up to 60 per cent of planned -Grand River Transit- upgrades until after rail transit - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:45:47 GMT+00:00
GRT wants to put cameras on buses - Cambridge Times Tweet this news
Cambridge Times--A staff member from -Grand River Transit- talks with a group of young riders about proposed installation of security cameras on buses. Ray Martin, Times Staff The Ainslie Street Bus Terminal has always had security cameras in place to kee - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:36:06 GMT+00:00
TriTAG doesn't think GRT should eavesdrop on your conversations - Exchange Morning Post Tweet this news
Exchange Morning Post--WATERLOO - -Grand River Transit- is poised to conclude less than a week of information sessions and a comment period, which had not been publically announced. The Tri-Cities Transport Action Group is concerned about details of the p - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:58:23 GMT+00:00
City wants trains - Cambridge Times Tweet this news
Cambridge Times--The plan is a solid one and is backed up by the region's Official Plan, he said. The key to the system's success will be its integration with the overall transit system. If -Grand River Transit- buses are well linked to LRT, it - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:55:17 GMT+00:00
Speak up about your transit needs - Cambridge Times Tweet this news
Cambridge Times--In fact, the number of complaints -Grand River Transit- receives are low. If you believe this is an issue though, you can trace it back to media reports of overcrowding on campus routes in Waterloo, after university students paid a reduce - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:40:29 GMT+00:00
Bullas Sculptures find new home at Centre in the Square - Exchange Morning Post Tweet this news
Exchange Morning Post--Sculptor Helen Waimel Robertson was commissioned around 1940 by Roy Bullas to create the sculptures for installation in a fountain in front of his furniture store on Charles Street, located where the -Grand River transit- station no - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:49:23 GMT+00:00
Canadian transit service to install cameras on buses - SecurityInfoWatch Tweet this news
SecurityInfoWatch--You should practise smiling on the bus - -Grand River Transit- still intends to install surveillance cameras on its buses, ... - Date : Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:36:43 GMT+00:00
Big transit bus not coming to local streets - Waterloo Record Tweet this news
Waterloo Record---Grand River Transit- has no plans to use stretch buses at this time, transit director Eric Gillespie said, explaining they would be too big for too much of ... - Date : Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:26:07 GMT+00:00
Bus security cameras delayed - Cambridge Times Tweet this news
Cambridge Times--A passenger boards a -Grand River Transit- bus on University Avenue. Greg MacDonald, Times Staff -Grand River Transit- has backed away from a plan that would ... - Date : Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:38:57 GMT+00:00
What's open and closed over the holiday weekend - Waterloo Record Tweet this news
Waterloo Record---Grand River Transit- � service changes through Jan. 2 are listed at GRT.ca. Free service will be offered on New Year's Eve from 6 pm to the end of service, ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:49:27 GMT+00:00

Conventional Transit Fares :
Item Cost (CAD) Comments
Cash Fares $2.50 Children under 5 (alternately: 4 and under) ride FREE to a maximum of 3 children per paying adult customer
Adult Tickets $9.75 ($1.95 x5) Sold in strips of 5, valid for Adults, College Students and University Students
Reduced Tickets $8.25 ($1.65 x5) Sold in strips of 5, valid for Seniors, Elementary and High School Students; GRT Bus Operators may request customers show a GRT Student or Senior Photo ID at the time the fare is paid to prove elgibility for the use of reduced tickets
Adult Monthly Pass $63.00 Valid for Adults, College Students and University Students ONLY; GRT Photo ID Required
Reduced Monthly Pass $52.00 Valid for Seniors, Elementary and High School Students ONLY; GRT Photo ID Required
College Pass $209.00 Valid for 4-month term
UPASS (Universal Pass) $52.94 (Effective Sept. 1/10) Cost deducted for each semester directly through tuition paid by University Students
Day Pass/Sunday & Holiday Family Pass $5.00 Valid for 1 Customer for Regular Weekday and Saturday Service; valid for 2 Adults and up to 3 Children, or 1 Adult and up to 4 children on Sundays and Statutory Holidays
Student Summer Pass $92.00 Valid July and August for Elementary and High School Students; GRT Photo ID Required and included in the price
Corporate Pass $51.05 Payroll deduction for employees of participating major employers

MobilityPLUS Urban Area Fares :
Item Cost (CAD) Comments
Cash Fare & Ticket Price 2.50 Permanent registered MobilityPLUS users ride conventional transit for free

MobilityPLUS Township (Rural) Area Fares :
Item Cost (CAD) Comments
Within Township 2.50 --
First Boundary Crossed 4.75 --
Secondary Boundary Crossed 7.00 --

Cross-service area routes :
Route   Service Limitations Notes
52 Fairview Park Mall - Ainslie Street Terminal   (Service every day) Runs from Kitchener service area to Cambridge service area
61 Conestoga College - Cambridge Centre Weekday service only
72 Cherry Blossom BusPLUS Weekday rush hour service only
iXpress Conestoga Mall - Ainslie Terminal   (Service every day) Express route

Kitchener-Waterloo service area :
Route   Service Limitations Notes
1 Stanley Park   (Service every day)
2 Forest Hill   No Sunday/holiday service
3 Ottawa South   (Service every day)
4 Glasgow   No Sunday/holiday service
5 Erb West   (Service every day)
6 Bridgeport   No Sunday/holiday service
7A Fairview via Connaught   (Service every day)
7B Fairview via Weber   (Service every day)
7C Conestoga Mall   (Service every day)
7D University of Waterloo via University   (Service every day)
7E University of Waterloo via Columbia   No Evening, Sunday/Holiday service
7F Fairview via Wilson   No Evening Sunday/Holiday service
91 Late Night Loop   No Monday-Wednesday OR Sunday/holiday service
8 University via Weber   (Service every day)
8 University via Westmount   (Service every day)
8 Fairview via Courtland   (Service every day)
8 Fairview via Franklin   (Service every day)
9 Lakeshore (Service every day)
10 Conestoga College   (Service every day)
11 Country Hills   (Service every day)
12 Conestoga Mall - Fairview Park Mall   (Service every day)
13 Laurelwood   (Service every day)
14 Bathurst   Weekday rush hour service only
15 Frederick   No Sunday/Holiday service
16 Forest Glen   Weekday service only
17 Heritage Park   (Service every day)
18 Guelph Street   No Sunday/Holiday service
19 Victoria South   Weekday rush hour service only
20 Victoria Hills   (Service every day)
21 Elmira No Sunday/Holiday service
22 Laurentian West   No Sunday/Holiday service
23 Idlewood   No Sunday/Holiday service
24 Highland   No Sunday/Holiday service
25 Queen South   (Service every day)
27 Chicopee   (Service every day)
29 Keats Way Weekday service only
31 Lexington   Weekday service only
32 Kumpf   Weekday rush hour service only
33 Huron   Weekday rush-hour service only
35 Eastbridge   No Sunday/holiday service
52 Fairview Park Mall - Ainslie Street Terminal   (Service every day)
61 Conestoga College - Cambridge Centre Weekday service only
72 Cherry Blossom BusPLUS Weekday rush hour service only
73 Northlake BusPLUS Weekday rush hour service only
110 Fairview Park Mall-Conestoga College Express   No Saturday, Sunday or holiday service
111 Ainslie Street-Conestoga College Express Weekday rush-hour service only
116 Forest Glen-Conestoga College Express Weekday rush-hour service only
iXpress Conestoga Mall - Ainslie Terminal   (Service every day)
Huron Industrial Special Weekday rush hour service only Selected trips on weekday rush hours only

Cambridge service area :
Route   Service Limitations Notes
51 Hespeler Road   (Service every day)
52 Fairview Park Mall - Ainslie Street Terminal   (Service every day) Runs from Kitchener service area to Cambridge service area
53 Franklin Boulevard Weekday service only At the Hespeler Terminal, buses change to route 66 Winston
54 Lisbon Pines   No Sunday/holiday service At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 57 Blair Road
55 St. Andrews   (Service every day) At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 59 Christopher
56 Dunbar   (Service every day) At Cambridge Centre, buses change to route 60 Northview Acres (except for 11:26 PM arrival on weekdays: route 51 Hespeler Road to Hespeler)
57 Blair Road   No Sunday/holiday service At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 54 Lisbon Pines
58 Elmwood   (Service every day) At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 62 Woodside
59 Christopher   (Service every day)
60 Northview Acres   (Service every day) At Cambridge Centre, buses change to route 64 Langs (except for Monday-Saturday arrivals at 6:30 PM and later: route 56 Dunbar)
61 Conestoga College - Cambridge Centre Weekday service only
62 Woodside   No Sunday/holiday service At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 58 Elmwood
63 Champlain   No Sunday/holiday service At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 55 St. Andrews
64 Langs   No Sunday/holiday service At Cambridge Centre, buses change to route 56 Dunbar (except for Monday-Saturday arrivals at 6:30 - 8:30 PM: route 60 Northview Acres)
65 Fisher Mills   (Service every day) At the Hespeler Terminal, buses change to route 51 Hespeler Road
66 Winston (Service every day) At the Hespeler Terminal, buses change to route 53 Franklin Boulevard, Weekdays between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM only
67 Lovell Industrial Weekday rush hour service only
71 Melran   No Sunday/holiday service
72 Cherry Blossom BusPLUS Weekday rush hour service only
75 Saginaw BusPLUS Weekday rush hour service only BusPLUS route
111 Ainslie Street-Conestoga College Express Weekday rush-hour service only
iXpress Conestoga Mall - Ainslie Terminal   (Service every day) Express route

Numbering notes :
Route before splitting Year of split Routes after splitting

Kitchener-Waterloo Division: Current Fleet :
Numbers and Model(s) Special Features/Notes Current status
8501 - 8508 General Motors TC40-102N 1985 Detroit Diesel 6V71 Last buses with orange cushion seats
8509 - 8510 General Motors TC40-102N 1985 Detroit Diesel 6V71 First buses with all new seats and interior color scheme FLEET RETIRED
8801 - 8806 Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N 1988 Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison V730 8805 Retired due to major structural failure School specials and occasional revenue runs only
8901 - 8906 Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N 1989 Detroit Diesel 6V92T Allison V731 8904 Retired due to Major Mechanical Failure School specials and occasional revenue runs only
8907 - 8910 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1989 Detroit Diesel 6V92T In regular weekday service
8911 - 8913 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1989 Detroit Diesel 6V92T In regular weekday service
8914 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1989 Detroit Diesel 6V92T Allison B400 School specials only
9001 - 9013 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1990 Detroit Diesel 6V92T In regular weekday service
9200 - 9213 New Flyer Industries D40LF 1992 Detroit Diesel 6V92T First ever low floor buses in Ontario to be in service In full service Being retired later in 2011
9400 - 9419, 9421 - 9424 New Flyer Industries D40LF 1994 Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400 9409 was fully rebuilt due to engine fire In full service Being retired later in 2011
9600 - 9622 New Flyer Industries C40LF 1996 Detroit Diesel Series 50G Allison B400 FLEET RETIRED
2200 - 2207 New Flyer Industries D40LF 2002 Cummins ISC First order delivered to Grand River Transit In full service
2300 - 2329 Orion Bus Industries 7.501 2003 Cummins ISC In full service
2400 - 2433 Nova Bus LFS 2004/2005 Cummins ISL Largest order to date for Grand River Transit In full service
2601 - 2614 Nova Bus LFS 2006 Cummins ISL In full service
2701 - 2724 Nova Bus LFS 2007 Cummins ISL First order delivered with rear LED screens In full service
8007 - 8021 Nova Bus LFS 2008 Cummins ISL In full service
8022 - 8027 Nova Bus LFS HEV 2008 Cummins ISL In full service
20901 - 20913 Nova Bus LFS 2009 Cummins ISL In full service
21001 - 21009 Nova Bus LFS 2010 Cummins ISL In full service

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

CitiesCambridge * Kitchener * Waterloo
TownshipsNorth Dumfries * Wellesley * Wilmot * Woolwich
Regional servicesGrand River Transit * Region of Waterloo International Airport * Waterloo Regional Police

Public transit systems in Canada

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Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown
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