Kingston Transit
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| Area served | Kingston, ON |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Fleet size | 68 |
| Number of routes | 21 |
| Ridership | 13,000 (Daily) |
| Union | CUPE Local 109 |
Kingston Transit operates the transit service in the city of Kingston, Ontario, and the neighboring town of Amherstview, Ontario.
History
For a history of transit in Kingston, Ontario click here
Kingston Transit took over the system on July 1, 1962 from Kingston City Coach.
Current Routes
All of Kingston's bus routes are fully accessible. Kingston Transit currently operates the following routes:
Local routes
| Route | Name |
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| 1* | Montreal Street / Downtown / Union St. / St. Lawrence College 
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| 2* | Kingston Centre / St. Lawrence College / Downtown / Division Street
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| 3 | Kingston Centre / St. Lawrence College / Downtown
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| 4 | Cataraqui Town Centre / Princess St. / Downtown
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| 6 | Cataraqui Town Centre / Gardiners Town Centre / St. Lawrence College / Downtown
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| 7 | Clyde Industrial Park / Weller Avenue / Bus Terminal / Invista Centre / Cataraqui Town Centre
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| 10 | Amherstview / Cataraqui Town Centre
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| 11 | Cataraqui Town Centre / RIOCAN Centre / Gardiners Centre / Kingston Centre
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| 12 | Kingston Centre / Downtown / CFB Kingston (off-peak hours only) / Highway 15 / St. Lawrence Business Park
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| 14 | Cataraqui Town Centre / Cataraqui North
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| 15 | Cataraqui Town Centre / Cataraqui Woods / Cataraqui Industrial Estates / Gardiners Town Centre / Reddendale |
| 16 | Kingston Centre / Bus Terminal / VIA Train station
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| 17 | Queens University West / Main Shuttle (late night only)
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| 18 | VIA Train Station / Bus Terminal / St. Lawrence College / Downtown
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| 20 | Queen's University West Campus / Isabel/Tett Centres / Queen's University Main Campus (weekdays only)
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- Italics indicate seasonal service.
- Extra buses between Downtown and St. Lawrence College are assigned route number 8 for timekeeping purposes
Express routes
| Route | Name |
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| 501 | Cataraqui Centre / Kingston Centre / Downtown / Kingston General Hospital / St Lawrence College (clockwise direction from the Cataraqui Centre)
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| 502 | Cataraqui Centre / Kingston Centre / Downtown / Kingston General Hospital / St Lawrence College (counter-clockwise direction from the Cataraqui Centre)
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| 601 | Innovation Drive Park & Ride / Downtown / Queen's University
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| 602 | Queen's University / Downtown / Innovation Drive Park & Ride
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| 701 | Kings Crossing / Downtown / Kingston Centre / Gardiners Centre / Riocan Centre / Cataraqui Centre
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| 702 | Cataraqui Centre / Riocan Centre / Gardiners Centre / Kingston Centre / Downtown / Kings Crossing
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| 801 | Montreal Street / Downtown / Queen's-KGH
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| 802 | Queen's-KGH / Downtown / Montreal Street
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Former Routes
| Route | Name |
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| 1A | Montreal Street / Collins Bay |
| 4A | Downtown / Hillendale |
| 5 | Mall Shuttle |
| 5 | Dial-a-bus (East Kingston)
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| 7 | Cataraqui Centre / Davies Drive / Gardiners Town Centre / Henderson Place |
| 9 | Cataraqui Centre / Brock & Barrie
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| 10 | Amherstview / Gardiners Town Centre / Kingston Centre
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| 12A | Downtown / CFB Kingston
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| 19 | Montreal St Park & Ride / Queen's University
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| 23 | Train Station / Queen Mary Road / St. Lawrence College
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| 71 | Kingston Centre / Gardiners Centre / Cataraqui Town Centre
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| A | Midland Ave. / Train Station / Cataraqui Town Centre / Waterloo Davis |
| B | Reddendale / Gardiners Town Centre / Cataraqui Town Centre
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| C | Kingston Centre / Coach Canada terminal |
| E71 | Cataraqui Town Centre / Kingston Centre /Gardiners Centre / Downtown
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| EB | Gardiners Town Centre / Collins Bay Road / Cataraqui Town Centre
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Fares
Kingston Transit uses the electronic BEA Farebox to collect fares. The system is currently studying the feasibility of replacing the current farebox system with a more efficient type.
| Age group | Cash Fare | Multi-rides (Sold in multiples of 6) |
Commuter Pass (unlimited rides for 5 consecutive weekdays) |
Commuter Pass (unlimited rides for 7 consecutive days) |
Commuter Pass Weekly (Monthly unlimited rides, Monday-Friday only) |
Monthly Pass | Affordable Monthly Transit Pass (low income) |
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| Youth (15-24) | $3.00 | $12.00 | $21.50 | $20.50 | $65.50 | $56.50 | $28.25 |
| Adults (25-64) | $15.00 | $28.50 | $76.00 | $38.00 | |||
| Seniors (65+) | $12.00 | $20.50 | $56.50 | $28.25 |
- Transfers: Free, valid for 60 minutes, one continuous direction.
- Daypass: $8.00
Facilities
Terminals
- Cataraqui Centre - Princess Street and Gardiners Road
- Downtown Kingston - Bagot Street and Barrie Street
- Gardiners Centre - 460 Gardiners Road
- Kingston Bus Terminal - 1175 John Counter Boulevard
- Kingston Centre - Bath Road and Princess Street
- Kingston VIA Rail station - 1800 John Counter Boulevard
Park & Rides
Kingston Transit works with multiple local businesses, industries, and services to set up locations for drivers to park their cars and transfer to a bus for the rest of their journey.
- Centre 70 - Front Street and Days Road
- Innovation Drive - Innovation Drive and Highway 15
- INVISTA Centre
- Kingston Gospel Temple - Andersen Drive and Princess Street
- Montreal Street at Highway 401
Garage
- Address: 1181 John Counter Bvld.
- Phone: 613-546-0000
Roster
The numbering scheme used on the buses is the last two digits of the year of manufacture, followed by the unit number. All buses feature Sportworks bike racks capable of transporting at least two bikes. Conventional buses are equipped with GPS-based 'Smart Bus' trackers as well as internal and external announcement systems supplied by Mobitec.
Active
| Fleet Number Range |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Seating | Notes |
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| 0519 | 
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2005 | NFI | D40LF
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Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR | Voith D864.3 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 0620-0624 | 
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2005 | NFI | D40LF
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Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 0728-0729 | 
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2007 | NFI | D40LF
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Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 0832-0836 | 
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2008 | NFI | D40LF
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Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan | |
| 0942-0945 | 
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2009 | NFI | D40LF
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Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 1046-1051 | 
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2010 | NFI | D40LFR | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 American Seating Metropolitan |
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| 1253-1255 | 
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2012 | NFI | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 4ONE Aries |
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| 1256-1258 | 
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2012 | NFI | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 38 4ONE Aries |
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| 1359-1360 | 
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2013 | NFI | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 36 4ONE Aries |
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| 1361-1370 | 
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2013 | NFI | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 36 4ONE Aries |
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| 1477-1482 | 
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2014 | NFI | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 36 4ONE Aries |
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| 1502 | 
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2015 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 27 American Seating Vision
5 American Seating InSight |
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| 1504, 1506, 1509-1510 | 
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2015 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | 1504: Luminator Spectrum
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27 American Seating Vision
5 American Seating InSight |
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| 1683-1686 | 
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2016 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 27 American Seating Vision
5 American Seating InSight |
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| 1687-1689 | 
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2016 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Luminator Horizon | 27 American Seating Vision
5 American Seating InSight |
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| 1803-1837 | 
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2017-18 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | Luminator Horizon | 27 American Seating Vision
5 American Seating InSight |
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| 1815, 1820, 1838-1841? | 2018 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | Luminator Horizon | 27 American Seating Vision
5 American Seating InSight |
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On Order
| Fleet Number Range |
Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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Retired
Units not renumbered into main scheme (All Retired)
| Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 626 | 1988 | Ford/Goshen | E-350 | Ford V8 7.5L gasoline | Ex-Rideaucrest retirement home; donated in 1998. | ||
| 7828 | 1978 | GMDD | T6H-5307N New Look |
Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison V730 | Ex Cornwall Transit 7828; bought in 2005. | |
| 8557 | 1985 | GMDD | TC40-102N Classic |
Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison V730 |
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| 8761-8762 | 1987 | GMDD | TC40-102N Classic |
Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison V730 |
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| 8867-8869 | 1988 | MCI | TC40-102N Classic |
Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison V731 | Ex Kingston Township Transit 88071-88073. | |
| 8870 | 1988 | MCI | TC40-102N Classic |
Detroit Diesel 6V71 | Allison V731 | Ex Ernestown Township Transit 88074. | |
| 7985 | 1979 | OBI | Orion 01.501 | Detroit Diesel 6V53TA | Ex Kingston Township Transit 74179; never renumbered. |
Cancelled orders
| Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| n/a | 2010 | IC Bus ? |
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Kingston Access Bus
| Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 0720 | 2007 | Dodge | Sprinter Shuttle Bus | ||||
| 0801, 0804 | 2008 | Ford/Crestline | E450 |
See Also
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| Current Routes | |
| Local | 1 2 3 4 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 |
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| Express | 501 502 601 602 701 702 801 802 |
| Former Routes | |
| Local | 1A 4A 6R 8 9 12A 19 20 21 22 A B C |
| Properties | |
| Terminals | Bus Terminal - Cataraqui Centre - Downtown - Gardiners Centre - Kingston Centre - Train Station |
| Miscellaneous | Bus fleet |