Parent | Niagara Region Transit City of Welland |
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Founded | 1973 as Metro Niagara Transit 1977 as Welland Transit |
Defunct | December 31st, 2022 |
Headquarters | 75 Federal Road |
Locale | Welland, |
Service area | Niagara Region |
Service type | Bus service, Paratransit |
Alliance | Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1633 |
Routes | 8 daytime routes in Welland |
Hubs | Downtown Terminal Port Colborne City Hall Niagara College Welland campus Seaway Mall |
Stations | Welland Transit Terminal |
Fleet | 16 30-40 ft units, 8 accessible 28.5 ft units |
Fuel type | Diesel, Gasoline, HEV |
Operator | City of Welland |
Website | Welland Transit [www.facebook.com/wellandpublictransit] |
Welland Transit was a public transportation agency in Welland, Ontario, Canada from 1977 to 2022. Upon its inception in 1973 the bus service was operated by a private company, known as "Metro Niagara Transit," funded by the city of Welland, which assumed full operation of the transit system in 1977.[1] On January 1, 2023, it was merged with St. Catharines Transit and Niagara Falls Transit to form Niagara Region Transit.[2]
Eight scheduled routes provided Monday to Sunday daytime service with staggered services during off-peak times and evening service (between 6-11 pm Monday to Saturday). Weekday service was provided on three routes to destinations outside the city to Port Colborne, Niagara Falls, and St. Catharines, under Niagara Region Transit. For outlying areas of the city, a service called Trans-Cab offered taxi connections to the conventional bus service for a small additional fee. Accessible services for people unable to make use of regular buses were available within the city or across the region.