Ajax Pickering Transit Authority
The Ajax Pickering Transit Authority (APTA) was formed with the merger of Ajax Transit and Pickering Transit operations. The systems were formally merged in March 2000, and service officially began on Septenber 4, 2001.[1] On January 1, 2006, APTA became part of Durham Region Transit.
Routes
The following routes were operated by APTA. Service areas were divided into APTA East (Ajax) and APTA West (Pickering).[2] Routes were identified as rush hour or mid-day service by an R or M suffix respectively. Flag Bus routes are routes which operated like a community bus and are able to be flagged down in a safe location along the route.
APTA East
- M-18 or R-18 Beach
- M-20 or R-20 Westney
- R-21 Delaney
- R-22 Shoal Point
- R-23 Nottingham
- M-24 or R-24Harwood
- R-26 or M-26 Duffins
- R-29 Elm
- M-32 or R-32 Village
- M-35 or R-35 Puckrin
- M-40 or R-40 Applecroft
APTA West
- M-1 and R-1 Industrial
- M-2/11 Liverpool & Finch/Highway 2
- R-2 Liverpool
- M2A/12 Village East/Brock Rd.
- R-2A Village East
- M-3 and R-3 Amberlea
- R-4 Glendale
- R-5 West Shore
- M-6/5 Bay Ridges/West Shore
- R-6 Bay Ridges
- M-7 or R-7 Rosebank
- R-9 Rouge Hill Shuttle
- M-10 and R-10 Ajax
- R-11 Finch/Highway 2
- R-12 Brock Rd.
- R14 Maple Ridge
Flag Bus
- Flag 1
- Flag 2
- Flag 3
Facilities
Ajax Garage
- Address: 110 Westney Rd. South, Ajax, ON L1S 2C8
Pickering Garage
- Address: 2570 Tillings Rd., Pickering, ON
All-time conventional fleet
Service vehicle roster
| Fleet Number |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | VIN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 903 | 1995 | Ford | Escort | |||||
| 948 | 1991 | Ford | F350 | |||||
| 951 | 1999 | Pontiac | Trans Sport | |||||
| 952 | 2004 | Ford | F250 | |||||
| 2047 | 2000 | Chevrolet | S-10 pickup |
References
- ↑ Free rides, souvenir tickets featured in first official day of merged transit system, archive.org, retrieved on 2009-08-07
- ↑ APTA schedules, archive.org, retrieved on 2009-08-07
- APTA official roster
- Personal notes & sightings