Belleville Transit

Belleville Transit operates the transit service in the city of Belleville, Ontario. Belleville Transit operates 7 days a week, with 8 routes serving the urban area of the City. The fleet consists of 14 coaches travelling approximately 2,300 kilometers per day and carry 3,000 riders per day.

The employees are represented by Unifor Local 1839.

History

Transit service in Belleville was previously operated by Rawson Bus Lines from the mid-1920s until May 1960.

Routes

Current

Route maps & schedules

• 1 North Front
• 2 Sidney-Quinte Mall
• 3 Moira West-Loyalist
• 3X Moira West-Loyalist Express
• 4 Dundas West-Loyalist
• 5A Haig via Dundas East
• 5B Haig via Victoria
• 6 Industrial
• 7 Cannifton
• 8 Avondale
• N Night

Evening/Night

• 31
• 101

Special/Extras

• Loyalist College Extra (second bus added to route 7 during the busy school season)
• Quinte Mall Extra (runs on select days between the Downtown Bus Terminal and the Quinte Mall)
• Waterfront Shuttle (for Belleville Waterfront Festival)
• Loyalist College Charter Bus - (Runs Tuesdays from 6pm to midnight. Bus leaves from Loyalist College Residence and makes a stop at Mark's No Frills and The Quinte Mall)

Past

• 6 East Hill-West Hill
• 7A Loyalist-West Moira
• 8 North Park-Mall
• 9 Thurlow Ward
• 9 Loyalist/Quinte Mall (4 month trial started Sept. 2007)
• 9 Quinte Sports Centre (discontinued in Sept. 2016)
• 9 Loyalist-Quinte Mall-Walmart-Millennium (discontinued on April 21, 2023)
• 10 Industrial Park (4 month trial started Sept. 2007)
• 10 Loyalist-Quinte Mall-Walmart-Millennium (renumbered to 9 in September 2016.)

Fares

Current

Belleville Transit uses GFI CENTSaBILL fareboxes to collect its fares.

Facilities

Downtown Terminal

• Address: 165 Pinnacle St.
• Phone: 613-967-4938

Garage/Office

• Address: 400 Coleman St.
• Fax: 613-967-4721
• Phone: 613-962-1925

Conventional transit

Current roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0660		2005	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Ex-demonstrator; purchased in 2006.
0761		2006	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Ex-demonstrator; purchased in 2007.
0862-0863		2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Ex-demonstrators.
1065-1066		2010	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	First production units for Belleville. Delivered March 8, 2010.
1067-1068		2010	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	ZF 6AP1400B
1169		2011	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	ZF 6AP1400B
1370		2012	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	ZF 6AP1400B	Ex-demonstrator.
1371		2013	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	Features a heritage streetcar-inspired wrap.
1472		2014	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	ZF 6AP1400B	Ex-demonstrator L840-3; purchased in February 2016. Built as MTA 8092; never delivered.
2164		2021	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	ZF 6AP1400B	Built as Chicago Transit Authority 8350 (1st); Returned to NovaBus then purchased in 2024.
2176-2180		2021	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6
2284		2022	Nova Bus	LFS HEV			Ex-demonstrator; to be delivered in late 2023/early 2024.

On order

Fleet nuber(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes

Retired roster

Fleet nuber(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1		1963	GMC	School Bus
2		1965	GMC	School Bus			Thomas body.
3		1966	Ford	B700
5		1944	Ford	49-B			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 5.
7		1945	Ford	59-B			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 7.
8		1947	Ford	69-B			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 8.
9		1948	Ford	8-MB			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 9.
10		1947	Fitzjohn	310			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 10.
11		1948	Fitzjohn	310			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 11.
12		1949	Prevost	PI-33			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 12.
13		12/1950	Fitzjohn	Cityliner 310			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 13.
14-15		1951	Fitzjohn	Cityliner 310			Ex Rawson Bus Lines 14-15.
16-17		1962	GMC	School Bus			Oneida Starliner bodies.
18-20		1961	Mercedes-Benz	O319D
21		1963	GMC	TGH-3102 Old Look		Allison
22		1964	GMC	TGH-3501 Old Look		Allison
23		1965	GMC	TGH-3501 Old Look		Allison
24		1966	GMC	TGH-3501 Old Look		Allison
25		1968	GMC	TDH-3502 Old Look	Detroit Diesel	Allison
26		1966	GMC	TDH-3501 Old Look	Detroit Diesel	Allison	Ex Regina Transit 103.
26A		1967	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look	Detroit Diesel	Allison	Ex St. Catharines Transit 46.
27		1971	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
28-29		1967	GMC	TDH-3501	Detroit Diesel	Allison	Ex Cornwall Transit 70-71.
30		1972	GMC	TDH-3302N New Look	Detroit Diesel	Allison
31-32		1973	GMC	TDH-3302N New Look	Detroit Diesel	Allison
31A		1969	GMDD	T6H-5305 New Look	Detroit Diesel	Allison	Ex St. Catharines Transit 52.
33-34		1974	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
35, 7536		1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	7536 is ex 36.
7637		1976	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 37.
8038		1980	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 38.
39		1980	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
8341		1983	OBI	Orion 01.504	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 41.
8442		1984	OBI	Orion 01.507	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 42.
8543		1985	OBI	Orion 01.507	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 43.
8644		1986	OBI	Orion 01.507	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 44.
8845		1988	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
8946		1989	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
9147		1991	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863
9248		1992	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863
9849-9851		1998	OBI	Orion 06.501	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
0254-0256		1987	GMDD	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-DDOT 1956, 1959, 1944; purchased in 2002.
0457-0458		2003	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISC	ZF 6HP552C	Ex-demonstrators; purchased in 2004. 0457 renumbered to 5704.
0559		2005	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C	Ex-demonstrator; purchased in 2005.
1064		2010	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP554C

Mobility Bus

Active Roster

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1673-1675		2016	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II	GM Vortec
2381-2383		2023	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2

Retired Roster

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0752		02/2007	Ford StarTrans	E-450 ?

Leased Roster

All Time Roster

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model Number	Engine	Transmission	Notes
No Number		2011	Nova Bus	LFS HEV	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP	Leased from Novabus Fall 2013.
No Number		1997	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins C8.3	ZF 5HP500	Ex-OC Transpo 9725. Leased from MTB January 2015.
3932		2008	Nova Bus	LFS Suburban	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Leased from Leduc Bus Lines in July 2018 while 5704 was repaired after fire.
No number		2005	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R5	Leased as of October 2018 Ex-Guelph Transit Commission 188

Service vehicles

All-time roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0153		2001	Ford	F-250
0740		2007	Ford	F-250
4		1973	International				Unknown model.
28		1967	GMC	TDH-3501			Converted into service bus in 1984 from bus #28.
28?			Chevrolet				Unknown year and model.
28A		1982	Ford	E-350			Ex-?; Bought in 1990.
40 (1st)			International	Scout 1210			Unknown year.
40 (2nd)		1985	Chevrolet				Unknown model
52		1999	GMC				Unknown model.

See also

• Belleville Transit signs

External links

• Belleville Transit