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| | |area=Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo | ||
| | |span=Daily | ||
|division=[[Grand River Transit Conestoga Boulevard Transit Operations Centre|Conestoga]], [[Grand River Transit Strasburg Road Transit Operations Centre|Strasburg]] | |||
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'''200 iXpress''' was an [[Grand River Transit iXpress|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 [[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]]. | |||
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: | |||
*'''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) | |||
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 [[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. | |||
*'''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 [[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. | |||
*'''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. | |||
*'''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]]. | |||
===Route Maps=== | |||
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== | ==Service Summary== | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" | ||
|rowspan=2 align="center"|''' | |rowspan=2 align="center"|'''Date''' | ||
|colspan=5 align="center"|'''Weekdays''' | |colspan=5 align="center"|'''Weekdays''' | ||
|colspan=3 align="center"|'''Saturday''' | |colspan=3 align="center"|'''Saturday''' | ||
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|'''Evening''' | |'''Evening''' | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| | !2005-2007 | ||
|15 | |||
|30 | |||
|15 | |15 | ||
| | |colspan=8|n/a | ||
| | |- align="center" | ||
!June 2007 | |||
|15 | |15 | ||
|30 | |30 | ||
|15 | |||
|colspan=2|n/a | |||
|colspan=2|30 | |||
|colspan=4|n/a | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!Sept 2007-2009 | |||
|15 | |||
|30 | |30 | ||
|15 | |15 | ||
|colspan=4|30 | |||
|colspan=2|n/a | |||
|30 | |30 | ||
|n/a | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!2009-2011 | |||
|colspan=3|15 | |||
|colspan=3|30 | |||
|15-30 | |||
|colspan=2|n/a | |||
|30 | |30 | ||
|n/a | |||
|- align="center" | |||
!2011-2012 | |||
|colspan=3|10 | |||
|colspan=3|30 | |||
|15 | |||
|colspan=2|n/a | |||
|30 | |30 | ||
|30 | |n/a | ||
|- align="center" | |||
!2012-2019 | |||
|colspan=3|10 | |||
|15 | |||
|colspan=2|30 | |||
|15 | |||
|colspan=4|30 | |||
|} | |} | ||
==== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Grand River Transit}} | {{Grand River Transit}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Grand River Transit routes|200]] |
Latest revision as of 17:22, 16 March 2024
200 iXpress
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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:
- 200 Conestoga Mall Terminal - Ainslie Terminal
- 200 Conestoga Mall Terminal - Fairview Park Terminal
- 200 Conestoga Mall Terminal - Wilfrid Laurier University (Sundays)
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 | |||||||
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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
Facilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Divisions | Strasburg (Kitchener) - Conestoga (Cambridge) - Northfield (Waterloo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discontinued | 1 2 2 4 6 7 8 11 15 16 17 18 19 24 25 32 35 41 52 54 55 56 58 59 60 62 64 65 66 67 68 71 73 74 75 78 91 92 101 111 116 200 Kitchener GO Shuttle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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