| Halifax Transit | |
|---|---|
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 Clockwise from top-left: Halifax Transit bus, view of Halifax from the deck of the Stannix, Access-a-Bus vehicle, warning on Halifax III railing, new entrance to Dartmouth Alderney terminal | |
| Overview | |
| Area served | Urban Transit Service Area[1] |
| Locale | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Transit type | Bus, ferry |
| Number of lines | 72 bus routes 2 ferry routes |
| Daily ridership | 95,816 (average weekday, 2023/24)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 30.2 million (2023/24)[2] |
| Key people | Dave Reage, Director |
| Headquarters | 200 Ilsley Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Website | http://halifax.ca/transit |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1981[3] |
| Operator(s) | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Number of vehicles | 369 buses[4] 5 ferries[4] 47 paratransit buses[4] |
Halifax Transit is a Canadian public transport service operating buses and ferries in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded as Metro Transit in March 1981, the agency runs two ferry routes, 66 conventional bus routes (including corridor, local, and express services), three regional express routes (called MetroX), and three rural routes. Halifax Transit also operates Access-a-Bus, a door-to-door paratransit service for senior and disabled citizens.
Total ridership in the 2023/24 fiscal year was about 30.2 million, with the system carrying an average of 95,816 on weekdays.[2] According to the 2016 census, Halifax had the seventh-highest proportion of workers taking transit to work among Canadian cities.[5]
- ^ Regional Plan 2014 Urban Transit Service Boundary Map (PDF) (Map). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "2023/24 – Year End Performance Measures Report" (PDF). Halifax Transit. 2024.
- ^ Wyatt, David. "Halifax, Nova Scotia". All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Halifax Transit Budget & Business Plan 2022/23" (PDF). Halifax Transit. February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Commuters using sustainable transportation in census metropolitan areas". Statistics Canada. November 29, 2017.