Transportation-related agency responses to COVID-19 pandemic

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This article is being used to display the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting transit-related agencies throughout the world. The pandemic became world-wide in early March, 2020, and is still active to this day.

The notes section includes transportation-related notes only. Washing of hands, sanitizing, and terminal closings are not expected to be included in this article. In addition, extra cleaning of vehicles at terminals is expected, thus not included.

Different locales have different responses, and are listed below. When agencies affect a larger area (i.e. Greyhound or Trailways), they will be added to the "Intercity bus/rail" section.

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Aviation

Intercity bus/rail

  • Coach Canada/Megabus
  • Greyhound Canada
    • Cross-border services cancelled effective March 20, 2020.
    • Service reductions occurring on March 25 and April 5, 2020.
    • All service temporarily suspended effective May 13, 2020.[1]
  • Mahihkan Bus Lines:
    • The Pas-Thompson and Winnipeg-Thompson routes suspended for a two-week period starting March 18, 2020; Creighton-Winnipeg route reduced to Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday.
    • All service suspended starting April 16, 2020.
    • Creighton-Winnipeg route resumed May 5, 2020, operating Tuesday/Thursday only.
  • Maple Bus Lines: Winnipeg-Swan Lake route cancelled effective March 23, 2020.[2]
  • Maritime Bus:
    • Service levels reduced to 3 days a week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) effective March 30, 2020.[3]
    • Screening process while crossing provincial borders.
  • Ontario Northland:
    • Motor coach service reduced and Polar Bear Express passenger train service reduced to two round trips per week effective March 25, 2020.
    • Health checks for all customers prior to train boarding implemented on March 30, 2020.
    • Polar Bear Express (Cochrane-Moosonee) passenger train service suspended until further notice beginning April 7, 2020.
  • Pacific Western Transportation:
    • Red Arrow service in Alberta suspended after March 29, 2020.[4]
    • eBus service in BC suspended after April 5, 2020.
    • BC Bus North continues to operate; vehicles restricted to 13 passengers.
  • VIA Rail service reductions effective March 17, 2020:
    • Service suspended on The Canadian, Ocean, Jasper-Prince Rupert, and Maple Leaf cross-border service.
    • Quebec City-Windsor corridor routes reduced to one daily round trip.
    • Montréal-Jonquière, Montréal-Senneterre, and Sudbury-White River service reduced to one round trip per week.
    • Health checks for all customers prior to train boarding implemented on March 30, 2020.

Marine

  • BC Ferries:[5]
    • Reduced service on Tsawwassen - Swartz Bay route, with one Spirit Class vessel in service from April 6 to May 7, 2020. Beginning May 8, both vessels will operate until 5:00 pm sailing from Swartz Bay from Sunday to Friday.
    • Horseshoe Bay - Departure Bay route suspended from April 6 until at least June 2, 2020.
    • Some sailings on Tsawwassen - Duke Point route provided by Queen of Alberni converted to cargo-only effective April 6, 2020; starting May 8, 2020, four midday sailings are open to public access. All sailings provided by Coastal Inspiration are open to the public.
    • Service on Horseshoe Bay - Langdale route reduced from eight to six sailings during peak periods.
    • Service to Southern Gulf Islands operating on a modified schedule: Salish Raven providing service between Tsawwassen and Southern Gulf Islands from Swartz Bay, with two round trips daily. Queen of Cumberland providing four trips between Swartz Bay and Southern Gulf Islands. Mayne Queen restricted to Dangerous Cargo sailings only. Long Harbour terminal closed. These changes are in effect from April 10 to at least June 2, 2020.
    • Mill Bay - Brentwood Bay route suspended from April 6 until at least June 2, 2020.
    • Northern routes remain on winter schedule.
    • All routes passengers are advised to essential trips only until Province Government of British Columbia removes the State of Emergency.
    • Screening measures on all trips longer than 30 minutes introduced by Transport Canada starting on April 5, 2020.
    • Transport Canada and BC Ferries recommend all vehicle passengers should remain in their vehicles, including those in fully enclosed decks. This change does not apply to Northern routes.
    • Food service and amities suspended on board all vessels and in terminals effective March 18, 2020.
  • Bay Ferries/Northumberland Ferries Limited:
    • Start of Wood Islands, PE - Caribou, NS route delayed until at least June 1, 2020.[6]
    • Saint John, NB - Digby, NS route reduced to 1 daily crossing from May 12 to June 18, 2020.[7]
    • Start of Yarmouth, NS - Bay Harbor, ME likely to be delayed from planned June 26, 2020 start date.
  • Coopérative de transport Maritime et Aérien:
    • 2020 cruise season cancelled.[8]
    • Effective March 28, 2020, all passengers on Cap-aux-Meules, PQ - Souris, PE route must obtain prior approval to travel through New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island before boarding; all passengers restricted to cabins during crossing.[9]
  • Owen Sound Transportation Company:
    • All passengers required to wear face masks, and vessel capacity reduced.
    • Start of Tobermory-South Baymouth route delayed until June 1, 2020; restricted to essential travel from June 1 until June 30, 2020.[10]
    • Leamington-Pelee Island sailings operates with reduced capacity on a modified schedule, including some cargo-only sailings.[11]
    • Pelee Island, ON-Sandusky, OH route suspended until June 30, 2020.[11]
  • Traverse Rivière-du-Loup Saint-Siméon: Start of season delayed until May 18, 2020, with a reduced schedule in place. Passengers required to wear face masks, and restaurant is closed.[12]
  • Marine Atlantic
    • Passenger on board the vessels limited to 100 effective April 1, 2020.
    • Passenger are required to self isolate in cabins plus certain lounges effective April 1, 2020.
    • Passenger required to answer questions about symptoms before boarding effective April 1, 2020.
    • Pre package lunch is provide to passengers effective April 1, 2020.[13]
    • Argentia Service has been canceled for summer tourist season.[14]

Transit

Municipality Province Agency Date start Date end Fares Service hours Notes
Airdrie Alberta Airdrie Transit April 1, 2020 No fares Local service suspended; ICE service reduced
  • Routes 1 and 3 suspended effective April 6, 2020. Local service to be provided by Dial-A-Bus.
  • ICE routes 901 and 902 suspended; route 900 to operate on a 2 hour frequency.
Banff, Canmore Alberta Roam March 28, 2020 No fares Reduced service frequency and hours
  • Service reduced starting March 28, 2020 with earlier end times.[15]
Barrie Ontario Barrie Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Hourly service
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.[16]
  • Service reduced to hourly service on April 6, 2020.
British Columbia BC Transit
(all systems)
March 20, 2020 No fares Service reductions in select communities
  • Province-wide rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Bus capacity limited beginning March 27, 2020.
  • Vinyl panels installed around driver's area on all buses during May 2020; fare collection to resume June 1, 2020.[17]
Belleville Ontario Belleville Transit March 28, 2020 Unknown On-Demand only
  • Fixed-route service cancelled effective March 28, 2020. All service moved to On-Demand, 7 days a week.[18]
  • Rear door boarding and bus capacity limited to 20 passengers implemented on March 28, 2020.
Brampton Ontario Brampton Transit March 18, 2020 No fares Enhanced Saturday Service frequency implemented
  • Rear-door only boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Bus capacity limited to encourage distancing
  • Zum branded articulated buses moved to higher traffic conventional routes for distancing purposes.
Brandon Manitoba Brandon Transit April 6, 2020 May 1, 2020 Fares collected Regular service
  • Rear door boarding implemented April 6, 2020.
  • Transit Information Centre closed from April 6, 2020 to April 27, 2020.
  • Plexiglas barriers installed in all buses during April 2020; front door boarding resumed May 1, 2020.
Brantford Ontario Brantford Transit No fares Hourly service
  • Transit Terminal building closed except for pass purchases.[19]
  • Rear door boarding and bus capacity limited to 15 passengers implemented on March 25, 2020.[20]
  • Hourly service on all routes with extra shuttles implemented on April 6, 2020.[21]
Brockville Ontario Brockville Transit March 30, 2020 Modified service Fares collected
  • Modified service consisting of evening "Yellow" route every 30 minutes during the day starting March 30, 2020.[22]
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 8 riders effective April 15, 2020.[22]
Burlington Ontario Burlington Transit March 29, 2020 No fares Reduced service and modified schedule
Cape Breton Nova Scotia Transit Cape Breton March 23, 2020 No fares Reduced service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented by March 23, 2020.
  • Revised schedules effective March 23, 2020.[23]
Chatham-Kent Ontario Chatham-Kent Transit April 14, 2020 Reduced service hours
  • Service hours reduced to operate from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday-Saturday (8:30am to 5:30pm for route 5).[24]
  • 6:45pm departures for Inter Urban routes A, C, D cancelled.
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 6 passengers.
Cold Lake Alberta Cold Lake Transit March 26, 2020 n/a Regular service
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 26, 2020.
  • Certain seats signed for use to allow for social distancing.
Collingwood Ontario Collingwood Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Sunday service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Sunday schedules implemented 7 days a week starting March 23, 2020.
Cornwall Ontario Cornwall Transit March 23, 2020 No fares Enhanced Saturday service
  • Service reduced to enhanced Saturday service levels effective March 23, 2020.
Courtenay, Comox British Columbia BC Transit
(Comox Valley Transit System)
April 6, 2020 No fares Summer service levels[25]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Vinyl panels installed around driver's area on all buses during May 2020; fare collection to resume June 1, 2020.[17]
Calgary Alberta Calgary Transit March 20, 2020 Required, no cash accepted Trips cancelled
  • Rear door boarding in effect starting March 20. Every other seat was taped off, and no standees were allowed.
  • All school special runs were cancelled on March 16 dues to the Alberta-wide school closures.
  • Many regular trips were cancelled in the following weeks, with the bulk of them being cancelled on April 6.
    • Due to the reduced demand for buses, Stoney Garage was closed indefinitely.

Buses pulled from service:

Durham Region Ontario Durham Region Transit March 18, 2020 No fares Enhanced Saturday Service frequency implemented Monday to Friday
  • Rear-door only boarding implemented March 19, 2020.
  • Bus capacity limited to encourage distancing
Edmonton Alberta Edmonton Transit Service March 16, 2020 No fares Enhanced Saturday service level
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 21, 2020.
  • Weekday service reduced to enhanced Saturday schedules:[26]
    • Saturday schedules implemented on most routes effective March 16, 2020.
    • Additional buses added to busy routes on March 17, 2020 and April 8, 2020. Ten additional routes without Saturday service were added effective March 17, 2020.
    • Regional routes and route 747 continue to operate on weekday schedule.
  • Vicinity buses removed from Community routes and replaced with 40' buses; some diversions required to accommodate larger vehicle.
Fort Erie Ontario Fort Erie Transit March 24, 2020 Reduced service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 24, 2020.[27]
  • Service reduced effective April 20, 2020: route 751 East Green Line temporarily cancelled, and service on routes 750 East Blue Line and 760 West Yellow Line end at 7pm daily.[28]
Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Fort Saskatchewan Transit March 27, 2020 No fares Reduced local service
  • Fares suspended effective March 27, 2020.
  • Local routes 582/583 reduced to hourly service effective April 14, 2020.
Fredericton New Brunswick Fredericton Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Reduced service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Service levels reduced: departures from Kings Place for most routes at 7:15am, 8:15am, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, 5:15pm, 8:15pm, 9:15pm only.
    • Routes 18/20 depart at 7:32am and 5:32pm only.
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 9 passengers effective March 20, 2020.
Grande Prairie Alberta Grande Prairie Transit No fares Reduced frequency and service hours on select routes; on-demand by-reservation service during evenings
  • Rear door boarding implemented circa April 2020.
  • Service changes effective April 13, 2020:
    • Routes 1, 2, 3 reduced to 60 minute frequency during peak hours.
    • All routes end 1 hour earlier on weekdays, 2 hours earlier on Saturdays.
    • Evening service converted to on-demand by-reservation pilot for essential trips only.
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Ontario GO Transit March 18, 2020 Fares charged, however, cash is not accepted; payment by PRESTO only. Reduced or suspended service
  • GO train service reduced on all lines and all express rush-hour trips cancelled.
  • Toronto-Niagara Falls train service suspended.
Greater Sudbury Ontario GOVA Transit March 23, 2020 No fares Regular service
  • Downtown Transit Hub building and kiosk closed effective March 23, 2020.
  • Rear-door only boarding implemented March 26, 2020.
Guelph Ontario Guelph Transit March 18, 2020 No fares Saturday Service (Sunday & Holiday service not affected)
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 18, 2020.
Halifax Nova Scotia Halifax Transit No fares Reduced weekday service on select routes
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 18, 2020.[29]
  • Service reduced to Saturday levels on select routes effective March 23, 2020; total of 30% reduction in service.[29]
  • Reduction in seating capacity; 25 person maximum on board ferries.[30]
Hamilton Ontario Hamilton Street Railway March 18, 2020 No fares Saturday Service frequency implemented
  • Articulated buses moved to route 1, 2 and 10 for distancing purposes.
  • Number of seats reduced and individual seats received special "Seat Closed" signage
  • Maximum passenger loads were implemented in the following way:

-15 for articulated buses -10 for 40 foot buses -5 for 30 foot buses

Kamloops British Columbia BC Transit
(Kamloops Transit System)
April 5, 2020 No fares Reduction in service on select routes[31]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Vinyl panels installed around driver's area on all buses during May 2020; fare collection to resume June 1, 2020.[17]
Kawartha Lakes Ontario Lindsay Transit March 23, 2020 On-demand only
  • All service suspended effective March 23, 2020.
  • On-demand service resumed May 3, 2020.[32]
Kelowna British Columbia BC Transit
(Kelowna Regional Transit System)
April 5, 2020 No fares Summer service levels implemented, further reductions on some routes[33]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Vinyl panels installed around driver's area on all buses during May 2020; fare collection to resume June 1, 2020.[17]
Kings County, Annapolis County, Digby County Nova Scotia Kings Transit April 4, 2020 No fares Service in Kings and Annapolis County cancelled
  • Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 cancelled beginning April 4, 2020.[34]
  • Route 5 running reduced hours.
Kingston Ontario Kingston Transit March 26, 2020 No fares Modified Sunday service level
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 18, 2020.[35]
  • Sunday schedules implemented on March 26, 2020.
  • Dedicated shuttle bus for Kingston General Hospital workers added.[36]
Laval Quebec Société de transport de Laval March 16, 2020 No access to farebox, however customers are still required to have a valid ticket. Saturday Service levels with limited peak hour additions and earlier start times on some routes. All routes that don't run on Saturdays are not running with the notable exception of routes 36, 402, 404 and 925.[37]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 16, 2020.
  • Schedule changes were effective March 28, 2020
  • Routes 41, 252, 901, 902 and 942 out of service indefinitely.
Leduc Alberta Leduc Transit March 23, 2020 No fares Reduced service levels
  • Schedules reduced effective March 23, 2020.
Lethbridge Alberta Lethbridge Transit March 23, 2020 n/a By reservation only
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 23, 2020; no fares collection.
  • Conventional service network suspended effective April 8, 2020; changed to a by-reservation system for essential trips only.[38]
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 14 passengers.
London Ontario London Transit Commission March 19, 2020 No fares Reduced service
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Express (90, 91, 92, 93) and University (102, 104, 106) routes suspended beginning March 22, 2020; reduced frequency on select other routes.
  • Further service reductions introduced April 22, 2020:
    • Monday-Friday service operated using modified Saturday schedules; Industrial routes to continue running.
    • Saturday service operated using Sunday schedules.
    • Sunday service operated using Christmas Day schedules.
Medicine Hat Alberta Medicine Hat Transit March 30, 2020 No fares Reduced service
  • Rear door boarding, no fares, and some seats blocked off; effective March 30.
  • Weekday service follows the Saturday schedule; Weekend, Sunday schedule starting on April 6.
Milton Ontario Milton Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Regular service, no on-demand routes
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • AM Pick-up and Evening GO Drop-off services suspended effective March 26, 2020.
Mississauga Ontario MiWay March 23, 2020 No fares Reduced/cancelled service
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 21, 2020.
  • Service reductions/cancellations on some routes effective March 23, 2020.
  • Additional reductions beginning on April 6, 2020. Some routes to receive additional service to promote physical distancing.
Moncton New Brunswick Codiac Transpo March 29, 2020 No fares Reduced service
  • Service reduced effective March 30, 2020 to operate Monday to Saturday, 6:30am to 11:00am and 2:30pm to 7:00pm. All Sunday service cancelled.
  • Rear door boarding implemented.
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 6 passengers effective March 30, 2020.
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Transit March 30, 2020 Fares charged Reduced service hours
  • Service hours reduced to operate from 9:55am to 5:15pm. Dial-A-Ride available from 7am to 7pm.
Nanaimo British Columbia BC Transit
(Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System)
March 25, 2020 No fares Summer service level[39]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 19, 2020.
Niagara Falls Ontario Niagara Falls Transit No fares Sunday service frequency
  • 30 minute peak service eliminated
  • Service reduced to Sunday schedule (hourly) effective March 22, 2020.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario Niagara-on-the-Lake Transit April 9, 2020 n/a All service suspended
  • All service suspended effective April 9, 2020.
  • System operator Community Transport Group to provide free delivery of essential items.[40]
Niagara Region Ontario Niagara Region Transit No fares Saturday service frequency
North Bay Ontario North Bay Transit March 30, 2020 Saturday service level
  • Weekday service reduced to Saturday schedules effective March 30, 2020.
Oakville Ontario Oakville Transit March 23, 2020 No fares Hourly service
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 19, 2020.
  • Initial reduction to Sunday service levels on March 23, 2020; service after 7:40pm converted to Late Night on-request service.
  • Additional service reduction to hourly service on all routes and elimination of Late Night Service after 7:40pm.[41]
  • Certain seats marked unavailable to facilitate physical distancing beginning April 2020.
Ottawa Ontario OC Transpo March 30, 2020 Modified Saturday service levels
  • Service reductions effective March 30, 2020 to Saturday service levels on most routes; routes not normally running on Saturdays will run at modified service levels.[42]
  • Additional early morning trips added April 2 and 6, 2020.[43]
  • Doors closest to operator cab on Line 1 trains blocked off.
Owen Sound Ontario Owen Sound Transit No fares Regular service
Peterborough Ontario Peterborough Transit March 31, 2020 No fares Sunday service levels with by-reservation evening service
  • Service reduced to Sunday service levels (every 40 minutes from 8:00am to 7:20pm), plus Technology Drive and Community Bus routes, effective March 31, 2020.
  • Starting March 31, 2020, evening service changed to by-reservation service for travel to/from essential workplaces only.
  • Stopping locations at downtown terminal revised on April 15, 2020 to enable better physical distancing.[44]
Powell River British Columbia BC Transit
(Powell River Regional Transit System)
April 6, 2020 No fares Sunday service levels with additional trips[45]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
Prince George British Columbia BC Transit
(Prince George Transit System)
March 29, 2020 No fares Summer service levels, reduced frequency on select routes, some discontinued routes[46]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
Red Deer Alberta Red Deer Transit March 23, 2020 No cash fares; pay by pass or MiRide card Reduced service frequency
  • Rear door boarding implemented. No collection of cash fares; fares collected on "honour system".[47]
  • Service reduced effective March 23, 2020:[47]
    • Conventional routes reduced to hourly service.
    • Industrial routes continue to operate on regular schedule.
    • Service hours reduced to operate Monday to Saturday 6:45am to 7:45pm, and Sundays 8:45am to 6:45pm.
Regina Saskatchewan Regina Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Reduced service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • High school specials suspended starting on March 20, 2020.
  • Service reductions effective March 23, 2020: Weekdays operate on Saturday schedule with routes 40 and 60 continuing to operate; Saturdays operate on Sunday schedule.
Saint John New Brunswick Saint John Transit March 19, 2020 Fares charged Regular service
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 19, 2020.[48]
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 9 passengers effective March 30, 2020.[49]
  • Fares reinstated starting April 16, 2020.[50]
Sarnia Transit Ontario Sarnia Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Saturday service level
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Weekday service reduced to Saturday schedules with 6:30am start effective April 5, 2020.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan Saskatoon Transit March 23, 2020 No fares Saturday service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented.
  • School specials cut after March 19, 2020.
  • Weekday service reduced to modified Saturday schedule effective March 29, 2020.[51]
Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Transit April 1, 2020 No fares Saturday service levels
  • Rear door boarding implemented April 1, 2020.[52]
  • Weekday service reduced to hourly (Saturday schedules) effective April 1, 2020.[52]
  • Vehicle capacity limited to 10-12 passengers.
Sherwood Park Alberta Strathcona County Transit March 31, 2020 No fares Reduced peak frequency
  • Rear door boarding implemented by March 31, 2020.
  • Peak hours frequency reduced to 30 minutes on all routes effective March 31, 2020.
  • Reduced hours at transit terminals; public WiFi disabled.
Simcoe County Ontario Simcoe County LINX No fares Reduced frequency on select routes
  • Service reduced on route 1, 3 effective April 13, 2020.[53]
Smithers British Columbia BC Transit
(Smithers Regional Transit System)
April 6, 2020 No fares Altered Saturday service levels implemented[54]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
St. Albert Alberta St. Albert Transit March 24, 2020 No fares Modified schedule
  • Fares eliminated effective March 24, 2020.
  • Rear door boarding implemented April 13, 2020.
  • Reduced weekday service beginning April 27, 2020.
St. Catharines Ontario St. Catharines Transit March 16, 2020 No fares Weekend service level
  • Service reduced to weekend service levels (400-series routes) effective March 16, 2020.[55]
  • Service restricted to essential only trips on March 31, 2020.
  • Hourly service implemented April 5, 2020.
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Metrobus March 30, 2020 Fares charged Reduced service levels
  • Reduced service schedule effective March 30, 2020; routes 5, 13, 24, 25, 26 not operating, other routes on reduced frequency.
  • GoBus Accessible Transit replaced with operators from Newfound Cabs.
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 9 passengers.
St. Thomas Ontario St. Thomas Transit No fares Regular service
Sunshine Coast British Columbia BC Transit
(Sunshine Coast Regional Transit System)
April 6, 2020 No fares Saturday service frequency[56]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 19, 2020.
Temiskaming Shores Ontario Temiskaming Transit No fares Regular service
Thunder Bay Ontario Thunder Bay Transit April 6, 2020 No fares Enhanced Sunday service level
  • Sunday schedules implemented (45 minute frequency) with earlier start times. Routes 4, 12, 16 to operate with reduced hours; route 6 cancelled.
Tillsonburg Ontario T:GO Transit Full service
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 3 riders.
Timmins Ontario Timmins Transit March 18, 2020 No fares Sunday service level
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 18, 2020.[57]
  • Service reduced to Sunday schedules effective March 26, 2020.[58]
  • Transit terminal closed to the public.
Toronto Ontario Toronto Transit Commission March 23, 2020 Fares charged, however, tickets, tokens and cash are not accepted on buses. Enhanced regular service on crowded routes; some routes cancelled
  • All downtown express and express network service cancelled except routes 900, 903 and 927.
  • All buses on route 900 disinfected after arriving at Kipling beginning early March 2020.
  • All-door boarding implemented March 18, 2020.
  • Rear-door boarding only implemented March 23, 2020.
  • Extra buses provided on higher volume routes for better physical distancing on April 1, 2020.
  • Vinyl collapsible barriers for buses installed beginning April 8, 2020.
  • Hand sanitizers installed inside the fare-paid area of all subway main entrances on April 15, 2020.
  • Certain seats marked unavailable to facilitate physical distancing beginning mid-April 2020.
Trenton Ontario Quinte Access March 16, 2020 No fares Reduced hours on Trenton routes; Brighton and Frankford routes cancelled
  • Scheduled routes to Brighton and Frankford cancelled effective March 16, 2020.
  • Free service beginning March 24, 2020.
  • Service hours reduced on Trenton routes effective March 31, 2020.
  • Vehicle capacity restricted to 5 passengers effective April 4, 2020.
Vancouver British Columbia TransLink March 19, 2020 No fares on buses Reduced service levels
Victoria British Columbia BC Transit
(Victoria Regional Transit System)
April 5, 2020 No fares Spring service level with additional reductions, discontinuation of late-night Friday and Saturday trips[59]
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 19, 2020.
Welland Ontario Welland Transit April 10, 2020 No fares Advanced booking only
  • Local service in Port Colborne suspended effective April 10, 2020.
  • Advanced booking required for essential trips only beginning April 13, 2020.
Windsor Ontario Transit Windsor May 4th 2020 No Fare Enhanced Sunday Service
  • All Transit Windsor operations suspended ended April 30th 2020.
  • Central 3, 3W, South Windsor 7, Lauzon 10, Parent 14, Tunnel, LTW42 not operating until further notice.
Wood Buffalo Alberta RMWB Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Weekend service levels
  • Service operates using weekend schedules effective March 20, 2020; rural routes continue to use regular schedule.
Woodstock Ontario Woodstock Transit March 20, 2020 No fares Reduced service frequency
  • Rear door boarding implemented March 20, 2020.
  • Service reduced to hourly on all routes effective April 14, 2020.[60]
York Region Ontario York Region Transit March 23, 2020 Fares charged; riders must tap/purchase ticket before boarding or after departing. Enhanced Saturday service level
  • Initial service reduction on March 23, 2020 with cancellation of select rush-hour trips.
  • Additional service reductions implemented on April 5, 2020. Service changed to reduced weekday service or Saturday levels with earlier starts; some routes cancelled or converted to Dial-A-Ride only.[61]

Colombia

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  • TransMilenio (Bogota): Service reduced due to less ridership.

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  • BVG (Berlin): service operated on 10-20 intervals on U-Bahn (subway), trams and buses. Some lines will operate more frequently during peak usage. U-Bahn line 55 suspended.
  • Hochbahn (Hamburg): Rear door boarding at buses, due to being unable to see tickets on board vehicles, passengers are asked to purchase tickets before boarding vehicles.
  • KVB (Cologne): Passengers use rear doors for entry, with automatic opening of doors. Customer centers are closed.
  • MVG (Munich): Where technically possible, doors will be operated by driver instead of door buttons, reducing touch surfaces. Vehicles are entry through rear doors only.
  • VGF (Frankfurt): Service frequencies added to buses and trains to accomodate social-distancing requirements. Service returns to summer and holiday schedule. Night service suspended. Sunday timetables apply to both Saturdays and Sundays.

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  • Bus Éireann and Expressway: City and town services on some lines will change to a Saturday service, weekdays, effective April 1, 2020.
  • Iarnród Éireann: Waterford to Limerick Junction and Limerick to Ballybrophy (via Nenagh) suspended from March 30. Extra cars will be offered on trains to maximize social-distancing.

Transit

  • Dublin Bus: Saturday schedule operated on Weekday services, effective from April 1, 2020.

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  • Moscow Metro: Upgraded cleaning techniques used multiple times, daily, using UV light and frequently changed filters. Some underused station entrances closed, particularily those those that are used less than fifteen times per hour. Trains will continue as scheduled, even though an eighty percent drop in usage is noted.
  • Peteburgsky Metropoliten (Petersburg Metro): Heightened disinfecting of network. Operating near as scheduled.

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  • Transport for London/London Underground: employee shortages may affect core service levels. In addition, exits and entrances may change, based on conditions. Request by the City of London to keep travel reserved for essential travel only.

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  • Buses are cleaned and disinfected daily.
  • Buses are equipped with alcohol-based sanitizer dispensers, and wipes are available for passenger use, as deemed necessary.
  • Passengers are requested to observe CDC COVID-19 prevention and treatment guidelines.
  • Significantly curtailed services on busy corridor routes, with much fewer trips.
  • Acela service suspended, with Northeast Regional trains operating in their place.
  • Regular service, with buses receiving deep cleaning daily, and sanitizing stations installed on buses.
  • Suspension of service in the north east US. Passengers are encouraged to check with Greyhound for similar services.
  • Most services on contract, either curtailed or suspended, from late-March and early-April, 2020.
  • Regular schedules
  • Service suspended for month of April.
  • Some schedules suspended, effective April 8, 2020, until further notice.
  • Many routes operating, however, with very diminished schedules offered.
  • No cross-border traffic between the United State and Canada or Mexico.
  • All college runs and casino runs suspended from March 23, 2020.
  • Service continues with extra cleaning of buses.
  • Service suspended.
  • Service suspended until April 30.
  • Service suspended from March 30, for at least the month of April, possibly early May, 2020.
  • Suspension of services from March 30 through April 30, 2020.
  • Many tickets are allowed credit to a "PERKS" account, for later use.
  • Heightened disinfecting of buses.
  • Statement of refusing service to any passengers showing symptoms of COVID-19, based on CDC guidelines.
  • In conjunction with U.S. Customs, all buses entering the United States will be screened at the border and any passengers traveling on an European, China, or Iran Passport and trying to enter the United States is subject to denial of entry and quarantine.
  • Temporary suspension of O'Hare Airport services, effective April 3, 2020.

Marine

  • Black Ball Ferry Line
    • Transport Canada required them to reduce 500 passengers per trip effective March 13.
    • Service canceled until Canada and USA border reopen effective on March 20, 2020.[62]
  • Clipper Navigation
    • Service canceled on March 17, 2020 to June 1, 2020.[63]
  • Washington State Ferries
    • Service to Sidney, BC cancelled until June 20, 2020 along with winter schedule on all routes extended to June 20, 2020 instead of April 26; which means,
      • Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth routes is operating on two boat service on weekends.
      • Anacortes/San Juan Island route has few sailing and fourth vessel (inter island) is tried up on weekends. No service to Sidney, BC.[64]
    • Seattle to Bremerton and Seattle to Bainbridge Island routes went down to one boat service and all last round trips cut on central Puget Sound routes. [65]

Transit

City State Agency Date start Date end Fares Service hours Notes
CO Bustang 03/12/2020 n/a All service suspended
  • Seasonal Snowstang service ended early.[66]
  • All service suspended effective March 29, 2020.[67]+
Washington DC WMATA
  • Metrorail operates 5:00am until 9:00pm, with drastically reduced headways, due to less ridership. Weekend trains will operate 8:00am until 9:00pm.
  • 19 stations are closed while some stations close particular entrance/exits to conserve on cleaning supplies.
  • First and last rail cars of eight-car trains closed to passengers.
  • Some bus starting and ending times curtailed due to low ridership. Most routes will continue only to 11:00pm.
  • Rear door boarding only.
Albany NY CDTA 03/27/2020 Weekday = Saturday schedule with modified service levels. Some routes furloughed.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Binghamton NY BC Transit 03/23/2020 Suspended Regular service hours.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Buffalo NY NFTA 03/27/2020 Suspended, with no expiration date (until further notice). Summer schedules implemented approximately 2 months early on April 12, following a +75% drop in ridership during the pandemic.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Ithaca NY TCAT 03/27/2020 Suspended through April 9, 2020 (planned), later extended to May 23, 2020. Deep cuts to service, while maintaining basic coverage to most places served. Some routes furloughed.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Rochester NY RGRTA 03/20/2020 Suspended to May 15, 2020. Regular service hours (§)
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
  • (§) Genesee and Wyoming county subsidiaries changed many runs temporarily to Dial-a-Ride format. (03-26-2020)
Syracuse NY CENTRO 03/24/2020 Suspended until further notice. May 8: operating on a Saturday schedule until further notice, due to lack of drivers.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
  • (§) Some college services and parking shuttles furloughed.
  • (§) Line-run services operated with conventional (two door) transit coaches, instead of commuter coaches.
Harrisburg PA CAT 03/20/2020 Suspended Route 2, 9, 23X, 27, 81X, 82X temporarily stopped. Other routes operate with modified schedules. (April 6)
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Lancaster PA RRTA 03/23/2020 Suspended Schedules weekdays changed to Saturday schedule (03/30/2020)
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Lebanon PA Lebanon Transit 04/01/2020 Fares charged, however, temporary free transfers offered to avoid cross contamination. Temporary timing changed to each route, with some specialty services suspended.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Reading PA BARTA 03/23/2020 Suspended Schedules weekdays changed to Saturday schedule (03/30/2020)
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Scranton PA COLTS 03/30/2020 Suspended Temporary furloughing of some schedules, temporarily furloughing of Saturday service. Routes 12, 18, 28, 31, 34, 41, 43, 52 sees extreme reductions to service.
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Wilke-Barre PA LCTA 03/30/2020 Suspended Curtailment of some schedules (T101, T102, 55)
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
Olympia WA Intercity Transit 03/14/2020 Service already free Service through advanced reservation only
  • Six foot social distancing recommended
  • "This Bus is Full" headsign alert to help maintain social distancing
  • Reduced schedules starting March 14, 2020; includes curtailed evening and night service, and implementation of weekend service levels on weekdays
  • Service transitioned to an "advanced reservation only" operation effective April 13, 2020.
Seattle

(King County only)

WA King County Metro 03/23/2020 Suspended Schedule reductions including complete route cuts and trip cancellations on most routes and/or reduced hours of operation
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • A "safety strap" being used to block front portion of bus seating areas restricting it to only those needing priority seating
Seattle

Central Puget Sound Regional (King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties)

WA Sound Transit 03/21/2020 Suspended Schedule reductions including complete route cuts and trip cancellations on most routes and/or reduced frequency for both bus and rail schedules
  • Back door boarding implemented.
  • A "safety strap" being used to block front portion of bus seating areas restricting it to only those needing priority seating

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