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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.
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Grand River Transit Video
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3.90 min. | 4.75 user rating |
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7.28 min. | 4.0 user rating |
6.00 min. | 4.5 user rating |
Conventional Transit Fares : |
Item |
Cost (CAD) |
Comments |
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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 |
Kitchener-Waterloo service area : |
Route |
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Service Limitations |
Notes |
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1 Stanley Park |
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(Service every day) |
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2 Forest Hill |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
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3 Ottawa South |
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(Service every day) |
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4 Glasgow |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
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5 Erb West |
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(Service every day) |
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6 Bridgeport |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
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7A Fairview via Connaught |
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(Service every day) |
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7B Fairview via Weber |
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(Service every day) |
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7C Conestoga Mall |
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(Service every day) |
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7D University of Waterloo via University |
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(Service every day) |
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7E University of Waterloo via Columbia |
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No Evening, Sunday/Holiday service |
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7F Fairview via Wilson |
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No Evening Sunday/Holiday service |
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91 Late Night Loop |
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No Monday-Wednesday OR Sunday/holiday service |
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8 University via Weber |
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(Service every day) |
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8 University via Westmount |
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(Service every day) |
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8 Fairview via Courtland |
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(Service every day) |
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8 Fairview via Franklin |
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(Service every day) |
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9 Lakeshore |
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(Service every day) |
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10 Conestoga College |
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(Service every day) |
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11 Country Hills |
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(Service every day) |
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12 Conestoga Mall - Fairview Park Mall |
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(Service every day) |
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13 Laurelwood |
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(Service every day) |
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14 Bathurst |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
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15 Frederick |
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No Sunday/Holiday service |
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16 Forest Glen |
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Weekday service only |
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17 Heritage Park |
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(Service every day) |
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18 Guelph Street |
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No Sunday/Holiday service |
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19 Victoria South |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
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20 Victoria Hills |
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(Service every day) |
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21 Elmira |
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No Sunday/Holiday service |
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22 Laurentian West |
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No Sunday/Holiday service |
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23 Idlewood |
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No Sunday/Holiday service |
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24 Highland |
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No Sunday/Holiday service |
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25 Queen South |
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(Service every day) |
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27 Chicopee |
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(Service every day) |
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29 Keats Way |
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Weekday service only |
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31 Lexington |
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Weekday service only |
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32 Kumpf |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
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33 Huron |
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Weekday rush-hour service only |
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35 Eastbridge |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
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52 Fairview Park Mall - Ainslie Street Terminal |
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(Service every day) |
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61 Conestoga College - Cambridge Centre |
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Weekday service only |
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72 Cherry Blossom BusPLUS |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
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73 Northlake BusPLUS |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
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110 Fairview Park Mall-Conestoga College Express |
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No Saturday, Sunday or holiday service |
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111 Ainslie Street-Conestoga College Express |
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Weekday rush-hour service only |
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116 Forest Glen-Conestoga College Express |
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Weekday rush-hour service only |
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iXpress Conestoga Mall - Ainslie Terminal |
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(Service every day) |
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Huron Industrial Special |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
Selected trips on weekday rush hours only |
Cambridge service area : |
Route |
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Service Limitations |
Notes |
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51 Hespeler Road |
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(Service every day) |
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52 Fairview Park Mall - Ainslie Street Terminal |
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(Service every day) |
Runs from Kitchener service area to Cambridge service area |
53 Franklin Boulevard |
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Weekday service only |
At the Hespeler Terminal, buses change to route 66 Winston |
54 Lisbon Pines |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 57 Blair Road |
55 St. Andrews |
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(Service every day) |
At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 59 Christopher |
56 Dunbar |
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(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 |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 54 Lisbon Pines |
58 Elmwood |
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(Service every day) |
At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 62 Woodside |
59 Christopher |
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(Service every day) |
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60 Northview Acres |
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(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 |
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Weekday service only |
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62 Woodside |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 58 Elmwood |
63 Champlain |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
At Ainslie Street Terminal, buses change to route 55 St. Andrews |
64 Langs |
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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 |
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(Service every day) |
At the Hespeler Terminal, buses change to route 51 Hespeler Road |
66 Winston |
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(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 |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
71 Melran |
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No Sunday/holiday service |
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72 Cherry Blossom BusPLUS |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
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75 Saginaw BusPLUS |
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Weekday rush hour service only |
BusPLUS route |
111 Ainslie Street-Conestoga College Express |
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Weekday rush-hour service only |
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iXpress Conestoga Mall - Ainslie Terminal |
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(Service every day) |
Express route |
Kitchener-Waterloo Division: Current Fleet : |
Numbers and Model(s) |
Special Features/Notes |
Current status |
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8501 - 8508 General Motors TC40-102N 1985 Detroit Diesel 6V71 |
Last buses with orange cushion seats |
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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 |
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In regular weekday service |
8911 - 8913 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1989 Detroit Diesel 6V92T |
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In regular weekday service |
8914 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1989 Detroit Diesel 6V92T Allison B400 |
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School specials only |
9001 - 9013 Orion Bus Industries 5.501 1990 Detroit Diesel 6V92T |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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In full service |
8022 - 8027 Nova Bus LFS HEV 2008 Cummins ISL |
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In full service |
20901 - 20913 Nova Bus LFS 2009 Cummins ISL |
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In full service |
21001 - 21009 Nova Bus LFS 2010 Cummins ISL |
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In full service |