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 A Winnipeg Transit Bus | |
| Founded | Oct. 20, 1882 (141 yrs ago) |
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| Headquarters | 421 Osborne Street |
| Service area | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Service type | Public Transit |
| Routes | 87 routes (2022)[1] |
| Stops | 5,165 stops (2022)[1] |
| Depots | Fort Rouge Garage Brandon Garage North Garage |
| Fleet | 640 buses[1] |
| Daily ridership | 170,000+ (average weekdays) |
| Annual ridership | 48,409,060 (2018)[1] |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | City of Winnipeg |
| Manager | Greg Ewankiw (2020)[2] |
| Website | www |
Winnipeg Transit is the public transit agency, and the bus-service provider, of the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Established 141 years ago, it is owned by the city government and currently employs nearly 1,600 people—including approximately 1,100 bus drivers.[3]
Operating 640 low-floor easy-access buses to more than 5,000 bus stops within the city limits,[3] Winnipeg Transit carries almost 170,000 passengers on an average weekday.[3][4] Moreover, according to the 2016 Census, public transit was the main mode of commuting for 13.6% of the Winnipeg census metropolitan area.[5]
- ^ a b c d "Transit Facts". winnipeg.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Winnipeg Transit Department - City of Winnipeg Organization Charts - Chief Administrative Offices - City of Winnipeg".
- ^ a b c "Transit Facts". winnipegtransit.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Billeck, Scott (May 31, 2019). "Transit union shoots down city's second offer; threatens more job action". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ "Table 1 - Proportion of workers commuting to their usual place of work or no fixed workplace location by main mode of commuting, census metropolitan area, 2016". statcan.gc.ca. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2019.