Chatham-Kent Transit
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| Area served | Municipality of Chatham-Kent, ON |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Fleet size | 2 buses, 16 cutaways, 5 accessible vans |
| Number of routes | 5 (Urban Routes) 3 (Inter-Urban Routes) |
| Website | chatham-kent.ca/transit |
Ride CK, previously known as Chatham-Kent Transit, serves the city of Chatham and Kent county in the province of Ontario. Operations are contracted to Intouch Connection, a division of Blenheim Bus Lines.
History
Transit service in Chatham was provided by Chatham Coach Lines beginning on July 15, 1948. In June 1977, the service adopted the name Chatham Transit. Chatham Coach Lines continued as the operator until 2002, when the contract to operate the system was awarded to Aboutown Transportation.
Chatham-Kent Council terminated the contract with Aboutown, who operated conventional and paratransit service, at the end of November 2013 after the company fell into financial and legal trouble. Council awarded a temporary seven month contract to Voyageur Transportation commencing December 1, 2013. New seven year contracts were awarded commencing July 1, 2014: conventional routes was awarded to Intouch Connection, Inter-urban routes and Wallaceburg paratransit service was awarded to Citilinx Transportation, and Chatham paratransit service was awarded to Voyago.
Beginning on July 1, 2021, the system received all new buses through a federal ICIP grant, with the system being rebranded Ride CK; a new operations contract was also awarded to Intouch Connection to operate all services.
Routes
Urban
System map (pdf)
- 1 - Northwest
- 2 - Northeast
- 3 - Southeast
- 4 - Southwest
- 5 - Round the River
- OnRequest (evening service)
Service operates every 30 minutes on routes 1-4 from 6:15 am to 7:15 pm, Monday to Saturday. Route 5 operates every 45 minutes from 6:30 am to 7:15 pm, Monday to Saturday. OnRequest service operates from 7:15 pm to 12:15 am, Monday to Friday.
Interurban
- A - Chatham, Wallaceburg, Dresden Map & schedule
- C - Chatham, Blenheim, Ridgetown Map & schedule
- D - Chatham, Tilbury, Merlin, Cedar Springs, Dealtown, North Buxton, South Buxton Map & schedule
- S1 - Chatham, Blenheim, Erieau, Mitchell’s Bay (seasonal) Map & schedule
All interurban routes depart from the downtown terminal at 6:15 am, 8:45 am, 4:15 pm, and 6:45 pm Monday to Saturday; an additional midday departure at 12:15 pm is operated Monday to Friday.
Fares
Urban Services
| Exact Cash | Cash Pass | 30-Day Urban Pass | Notes | |
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| Child (Ages 5 and under) | Free | Free with accompanying caregiver | ||
| Adult | $2.50 | $2.20* | $79.56 | |
| Student (Ages 6-17) | $62.51 | |||
| Senior (65+) | ||||
(*) - An Off-Peak Cash Pass fare of $1.68 will be applied on Chatham fixed-routes only when tapped between 6:00am–7:00am, 10:00am–1:00pm, and 4:00–7:15 pm (Monday to Friday), and all day on Saturdays.
- A top-up fee of $3.00 for adults, $2.75 for students and seniors and $1.50 for children five years of age or younger is required to transfer to a interurban route.
- Senior Citizen Transit Pass - 2016: $70, 2017: $140, 2018: $210 - non-transferable yearly unlimited pass valid each year from January 1 to December 31.
- Semester Pass - $156.46 per semester for students enrolled at either St. Clair College Thames Campus or the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus with valid student ID. Valid for both Urban and Interurban services.
- Affordable Pass - $40 per Pass
Interurban Services
| Exact Cash | Cash Pass | Notes | |
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| Child (Ages 5 and under) | Free | Free with accompanying caregiver | |
| Adult | $5.00 | $4.13 | |
| Student (Ages 6-17) | |||
| Senior (65+) |
Active fleet
Conventional/Interurban
| Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 001-010 | 
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2020 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOF 27 |
GM Vortec 6.0L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic | |
| 016-017 | 
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2020 | Alexander Dennis | Enviro200 | Cummins B6.7 | Allison B300R | |
| 018 | 
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2015 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOM26D |
GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
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| 020-022 | 2023 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOF 27 |
GM Vortec 6.0L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
Accessible Transit
| Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 011-013 | 2021 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOF 27 |
GM Vortec 6.0L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic | ||
| 014-015 | 
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2021 | Ram Creative Carriage |
ProMaster CS-2 |
Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L Gasoline | Chrysler 62TE |
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On order
| Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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Retired fleet
Conventional/Interurban
| Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 019 | 
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2013 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOM26D |
GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
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| C110 | 
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2011 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOM26D |
GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
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| C141-C146 | 
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2013-2014 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOM26D |
GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
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| C147 | 
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2011 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOM26D |
GM Duramax 6.6L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
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| 501-504 | 
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2014 | Chevrolet Arboc |
4500 SOM26G |
GM Vortec 6.0L | GM 6L90 6 speed automatic |
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| 651, 667 | 1998 | Ford Girardin |
E-450 |
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| 702 | 
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1999 | Ford Girardin |
E-450 MB-IV |
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| 704 | 
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2003 | Ford Corbeil |
E-450 Minibus |
Ford Power Stroke 7.3L Diesel | Ford 4R100 |
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| 791 | 2001 | Ford Corbeil |
E-450 Minibus |
Ford Power Stroke 7.3L Diesel | Ford 4R100 |
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| 792-796 | 
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2003 | Ford Corbeil |
E-450 Minibus |
Ford Power Stroke 7.3L Diesel | Ford 4R100 |
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| 799 | 
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2002 | Ford Corbeil |
E-450 Minibus |
Ford Power Stroke 7.3L Diesel | Ford 4R100 |
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| 5501 | 9/1990 | OBI | 01.507 (Orion I) |
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| 5502 | 12/1990 | OBI | 01.507 (Orion I) |
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Paratransit
| Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 21 | 1995 | Ford Champion |
E-350 |
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| 670-671, 677 | Ford |
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| 679 | 
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2001 | Ford Girardin |
E-450 |
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| 682 | 
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2004 | Ford Champion |
E-450 Challenger |
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| 690-691 | Ford |
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Service vehicles
| Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 559 | Chevrolet | Express |
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| 543 | 1993 | Ford Crestline |
E-450 |
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| 945 | 2002 | Dodge | Ram 1500 |
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| 983 | 1995 | Chevrolet | Astro |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Final Gas Tax Approval on Transit Vehicle Purchase, City of Chatham-Kent, published December 16, 2020.
- All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems (history)
- CPTDB
- Personal notes and sightings
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