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! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | <big>200 iXpress [[Image:Wc15.JPG]] </big>
|route=200 iXpress
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|type=[[Grand River Transit iXpress|iXpress]]
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|area=Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo
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|span=Daily
| '''Operating Division''' || [[Grand River Transit Strasburg Road Transit Operations Centre|Strasburg]], [[Grand River Transit Conestoga Boulevard Transit Operations Centre|Conestoga]]
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| '''Buses Used''' || [[Nova Bus LFS]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII'|Orion VII]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|New Flyer D40LF]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], <br> [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VI'|Orion VI]] [[Image:Wc15.JPG]], [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'|Orion V]], [[Classic|MCI Classic]]
'''200 iXpress''' was an [[Grand River Transit iXpress|iXpress]] express route operated by [[Grand River Transit]].
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'''200 iXpress''' is a rapid transit bus route operated by [[Grand River Transit]], connecting the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge via the Central Transit Corridor. It is coloured orange on maps.


===Features===
==Route Details==
This route has some additional features that others do not have. They include transit priority measures along fifteen intersections, which would allow to make red lights shorter and/or green lights longer for buses, allowing for increased speed of travel. The shelters have the distinctive iXpress logo with the stop name, and real-time information on when the next bus shows up. In transit terminals, the real-time information is shown under the distinctive flags that show the iXpress logo. Automated announcements were initially launched only for the iXpress vehicles, but has since spread to all other vehicles under 13 years old.
Route 200 provided express service along the King Street and Hespeler Road corridors, also referred to as the Central Transit Corridor. It also served [[Grand River Transit Conestoga Station|Conestoga Mall Terminal]], [[Grand River Transit University of Waterloo Station|University of Waterloo]], Wilfrid Laurier University, [[Grand River Transit Charles Street Terminal|Charles Street Terminal]], [[Grand River Transit Fairview Park Terminal|Fairview Park Terminal]], SmartCentres Cambridge, [[Grand River Transit Cambridge Centre Station|Cambridge Centre Station]], and [[Grand River Transit Ainslie Street Terminal|Ainslie Terminal]].


===History===
From Conestoga Mall, buses operated via north on King Street, west on Northfield Drive, south on Parkside Drive, south and west on Wes Graham Way, south on Hagey Boulevard, east, south, and west on Ring Road, east on University Avenue, south and east on King Street, south on Francis Street, east on Charles Street, through Charles Street Terminal, east on Charles Street, east on King Street, south on Dixon Street, east on Eckert Street, north on First Street, east and south on Kingsway Drive, through Fairview Park Terminal, north on Fairway Road, east on Highway 8, east on Highway 401, south on Hespeler Road, loop through Cambridge Centre Station, south on Hespeler Road, and south on Ainslie Street to Ainslie Terminal. Buses in the opposite direction follow the reverse routing.
The Region of Waterloo was selected as one of eight municipalities across the country to receive funds from Transport Canada. The Region is eligible for up to $3 million in funding, one-third the development cost of the iXpress service. The Region submitted the idea of a Central Transit Corridor Express bus service to Transport Canada’s Urban Transportation Showcase Program (UTSP) in Spring 2003. The UTSP was a five-year program created to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in Canadian cities.


The iXpress bus service is a key component of the Region of Waterloo’s Growth Management Strategy. Regional Council developed this strategy in 2001 to plan how future residential and employment growth should occur. As one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, the Region of Waterloo plans to develop the community efficiently - in a way that allows community members to travel by public transit, by cycling and by walking.<ref>[http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20070903052926/http://www.grt.ca/web/transit.nsf/5f22897663adffc585256e5a005c53df/27789ac92c83035085256f4e005b7ec4!OpenDocument Routes and Schedules of GRT]</ref>
===Branches===
Route 200 had 3 branch:
*'''200''' [[Grand River Transit Conestoga Station|Conestoga Mall Terminal]] - [[Grand River Transit Ainslie Street Terminal|Ainslie Terminal]]
*'''200''' [[Grand River Transit Conestoga Station|Conestoga Mall Terminal]] - [[Grand River Transit Fairview Park Terminal|Fairview Park Terminal]]
*'''200''' [[Grand River Transit Conestoga Station|Conestoga Mall Terminal]] - Wilfrid Laurier University (Sundays)


The iXpress began service in 2005, to address growing demand due to the implementation of the U-Pass for Wilfrid Laurier University students, and general corridor growth throughout the Central Transit Corridor (King Street). It was originally called the CTC Express Bus Service. Service operated during weekdays only, operating every 15 minutes during rush hour and every 30 minutes midday.
Additional trips operates as necessary between major destinations.


Saturday service was added on June 30, 2007, operating every 30 minutes throughout the whole length. September 4, 2007 showed the implementation of the U-Pass for University of Waterloo students. This, in return, introduced Sunday service and weekday evening service across the whole length, also operating every 30 minutes. 2009 saw service increases to every 15 minutes during weekday middays, and every 15 minutes on Saturdays between Conestoga Mall and Fairview. 2011 saw service increases to every 10 minutes between 7:00am and 7:00pm weekdays, weekend evening service, and every 15 minutes on Saturdays on its whole length.<ref>[http://www.grt.ca/web/transit.nsf/$All/B346999EEDB409A38525784F006A3520/$file/2011_Service_Improvements_info_Centres.pdf?openelement Proposed 2011 Service Improvements and Fare Change Information], grt.ca</ref>
===History===
 
*'''Spring 2003''' - Idea of an express bus route along the Central Transit Corridor submitted to Transport Canada.
Initially this route was simply called the 'iXpress'. However, with the introduction of the [[Grand River Transit route 201 'iXpress'|201 iXpress]] operating along Fischer-Hallman Road in September 2011, it only made sense for this route to be given a number as well in order to distinguish between the rapid transit routes. Since the iXpress was internally known as route 200, it was given that designation.
*'''2005''' - Route begins operation. Service initially operates every 15 minutes during rush hour (replacing former route [[Grand River Transit route 101 'University of Waterloo/Fairview Park Express|101]]) and every 30 minutes during weekday middays.
 
*'''June 30, 2007''' - Saturday service introduced, operating every 30 minutes.
===Route Details===
*'''September 2007''' - Sunday service introduced, operating every 30 minutes.
The route starts at Conestoga Mall Terminal in Waterloo, where it goes north on King Street, west on Northfield Drive, and south on Parkside Drive, serving the McCormick community. It then continues south on Parkside Drive until it enters Wes Graham Way, and the David Johnston Research and Technology Park. Continuing south and west, the route turns south at Hagey Boulevard, serving the R&T Park stop. After serving the stop, the route continues south until it enters the UW campus. It travels along the east side of Ring Road, stopping at the Davis Centre bus stop.
*'''2009''' - Weekday midday service increased to every 15 minutes; Saturday service increased to every 15 minutes between [[Grand River Transit Conestoga Station|Conestoga]] and [[Grand River Transit Fairview Park Terminal|Fairview Park]].
 
*'''2011''' - Weekday daytime service increased to every 10 minutes; Saturday service increased to ever 15 minutes along entire route; additional trips added on Sundays between Conestoga Mall and Wilfrid Laurier University.
South of UW, the route continues on Ring Road until the exit to University Avenue by the South Gateway. It turns east on University Avenue until King Street, serving Laurier in between. The route turns south on King Street (entering Kitchener), mirroring the local route [[Grand River Transit route 7 'Mainline'|7]] until Victoria Street (while serving Uptown Waterloo and Grand River Hospital). Drivers use either Victoria Street or Francis Street to access Charles Street and Charles Street Terminal, depending on traffic.
*'''September 2011''' - Assigned route number '''200''' following introduction of new iXpress route [[Grand River Transit route 201 'iXpress Fischer-Hallman'|201]].
 
*'''2012''' - Saturday service extended to 11:30pm; Sunday service hours expanded to operate from 8:00am to 9:00pm.
Passing Downtown Kitchener, the route continues east on Charles Street (serving Ottawa) until it meets back with King Street east of Ottawa Street, where it follows the 7A/7F routing around the Highway 7/8 interchange. It continues along Kingsway Drive after the interchange and enters Fairview Park Terminal from the west side. However, trips that short-turn at Fairview go straight down King Street to Highway 8, and continues until the exit at Fairway Road, turning south on Fairway Road and entering Fairview Park Terminal from the east side.
*'''June 21, 2019''' - Route discontinued following opening of [[Ion]] system; replaced by routes [[Grand River Transit route 301 'ION Light Rail'|301]] and [[Grand River Transit route 302 'ION Bus'|302]].
 
The route enters Highway 8 after serving Fairview by going north on Fairway Road. It goes the entire length down to Highway 401, then continues east on the 401 (entering Cambridge) until the Hespeler Road exit. Exiting the highway, the route goes down an overpass which leads to Smart!Centres Cambridge. It exits the power centre by heading south on Conestoga Boulevard, passing by the garage just before the turn to Dunbar Road (and Cambridge Centre Terminal). The rest of the routing to Ainslie Street Terminal mirrors route [[Grand River Transit route 51 'Hespeler Road'|51]].
 
It is designed so it strategically connects with the major nodes in the transit system, which include the two universities (University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University), the three major shopping malls (Conestoga Mall, Fairview Park Mall, and Cambridge Centre), and the two major transit terminals (Charles Street Terminal and Ainslie Street Terminal).


===Destination Signs===
===Route Maps===
* IXPRESS AINSLIE ST. TERMINAL
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* IXPRESS CONESTOGA MALL
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* IXPRESS FAIRVIEW
* IXPRESS TO UW
* IXPRESS CHARLES TERMINAL
* IXPRESS MCCORMICK


===Service Summary===
==Service Summary==
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
!
|rowspan=2 align="center"|'''Date'''
!Frequency
|colspan=5 align="center"|'''Weekdays'''
!Notes
|colspan=3 align="center"|'''Saturday'''
|colspan=3 align="center"|'''Sunday'''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|'''Weekday AM Peak'''
|'''AM Peak'''
|10
|'''Midday'''
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|'''PM Peak'''
|'''Early Evening'''
|'''Late Evening'''
|'''Early AM'''
|'''Day'''
|'''Evening'''
|'''Early AM'''
|'''Day'''
|'''Evening'''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|'''Weekday Midday'''
!2005-2007
|10
|15
|
|30
|15
|colspan=8|n/a
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|'''Weekday PM Peak'''
!June 2007
|10
|15
|
|30
|15
|colspan=2|n/a
|colspan=2|30
|colspan=4|n/a
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|'''Weekday Evening'''
!Sept 2007-2009
|15
|30
|15
|colspan=4|30
|colspan=2|n/a
|30
|n/a
|- align="center"
!2009-2011
|colspan=3|15
|colspan=3|30
|15-30
|15-30
|
|colspan=2|n/a
|30
|n/a
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|'''Saturday'''
!2011-2012
|colspan=3|10
|colspan=3|30
|15
|15
|
|colspan=2|n/a
|- align="center"
|'''Sunday/Holiday'''
|30
|30
|
|n/a
|}
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Day
!Span of Service
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|'''Monday to Friday'''
!2012-2019
|5:40 AM - 11:09 PM
|colspan=3|10
|- align="center"
|15
|'''Saturday'''
|colspan=2|30
|7:25 AM - 9:27 PM
|15
|- align="center"
|colspan=4|30
|'''Sunday/Holiday'''
|10:00 AM - 6:27 PM
|}
|}


===References===
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[[Category:Grand River Transit routes|200]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 16 March 2024

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200 iXpress
Route type iXpress
Service area Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo
Service span Daily
Division Conestoga, Strasburg

200 iXpress was an iXpress express route operated by Grand River Transit.

Route Details

Route 200 provided express service along the King Street and Hespeler Road corridors, also referred to as the Central Transit Corridor. It also served Conestoga Mall Terminal, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Charles Street Terminal, Fairview Park Terminal, SmartCentres Cambridge, Cambridge Centre Station, and Ainslie Terminal.

From Conestoga Mall, buses operated via north on King Street, west on Northfield Drive, south on Parkside Drive, south and west on Wes Graham Way, south on Hagey Boulevard, east, south, and west on Ring Road, east on University Avenue, south and east on King Street, south on Francis Street, east on Charles Street, through Charles Street Terminal, east on Charles Street, east on King Street, south on Dixon Street, east on Eckert Street, north on First Street, east and south on Kingsway Drive, through Fairview Park Terminal, north on Fairway Road, east on Highway 8, east on Highway 401, south on Hespeler Road, loop through Cambridge Centre Station, south on Hespeler Road, and south on Ainslie Street to Ainslie Terminal. Buses in the opposite direction follow the reverse routing.

Branches

Route 200 had 3 branch:

Additional trips operates as necessary between major destinations.

History

  • Spring 2003 - Idea of an express bus route along the Central Transit Corridor submitted to Transport Canada.
  • 2005 - Route begins operation. Service initially operates every 15 minutes during rush hour (replacing former route 101) and every 30 minutes during weekday middays.
  • June 30, 2007 - Saturday service introduced, operating every 30 minutes.
  • September 2007 - Sunday service introduced, operating every 30 minutes.
  • 2009 - Weekday midday service increased to every 15 minutes; Saturday service increased to every 15 minutes between Conestoga and Fairview Park.
  • 2011 - Weekday daytime service increased to every 10 minutes; Saturday service increased to ever 15 minutes along entire route; additional trips added on Sundays between Conestoga Mall and Wilfrid Laurier University.
  • September 2011 - Assigned route number 200 following introduction of new iXpress route 201.
  • 2012 - Saturday service extended to 11:30pm; Sunday service hours expanded to operate from 8:00am to 9:00pm.
  • June 21, 2019 - Route discontinued following opening of Ion system; replaced by routes 301 and 302.

Route Maps

Service Summary

Date Weekdays Saturday Sunday
AM Peak Midday PM Peak Early Evening Late Evening Early AM Day Evening Early AM Day Evening
2005-2007 15 30 15 n/a
June 2007 15 30 15 n/a 30 n/a
Sept 2007-2009 15 30 15 30 n/a 30 n/a
2009-2011 15 30 15-30 n/a 30 n/a
2011-2012 10 30 15 n/a 30 n/a
2012-2019 10 15 30 15 30

References


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Facilities
Divisions Strasburg (Kitchener) - Conestoga (Cambridge) - Northfield (Waterloo)
Stations Ainslie - Conestoga - Conestoga College - Cambridge Centre - Fairway - Sportsworld - Sunrise Centre - The Boardwalk - University of Waterloo
Former Stations Charles Street - Fairview Park - Forest Glen Plaza - Highland Hills Mall - Stanley Park Mall
Bus Stops 1000-1999 - 2000-2999 - 3000-3999 - 4000-4999 - 6000-6999 - 7000-7999
Vehicles Active Fleet - Retired Fleet
Routes
Rapid Transit 301 302
Limited-Stop 201 202 203 204 205 206
Conventional 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 50 51 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 63 65 67
busPLUS 72 76 77 79
Express 110
Specials Industrial - Oktoberfest - School - University - University Exam
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