Cobourg Transit


Area Served	Cobourg, ON
Founded	1970
Fleet size	4 buses
Number of routes	1

Cobourg Transit is the transit system serving the Town of Cobourg, Ontario. Operations are contracted to Mobility Transportation Specialists.

History

Transit service in Cobourg launched in 1970. The contractor was previously Coach Canada; after Coach Canada sold its area operations to Pacific Western Transportation in August 2013, Century Transportation became the contractor.

Beginning in April 2021, Cobourg switched to a fully on-demand bus service, eliminating the two fixed routes. Rides could be booked using the Cobourg Rides app between any of 184 virtual bus stops. Following the increase in ridership, a limited fixed-route system returned in September 2024, operating Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Following increased ridership, a new Limited Fixed Route Bus System returned as a one-year pilot in September 2024. The on-demand service continued to operate alongside the fixed route service. Also in September 2024, Mobility Transportation Specialists became the new operator, and the Cobourg Rides app was replaced by a new Cobourg Transit app.

Service

Cobourg Transit currently operates a single fixed route every 60 minutes on Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

On Demand service operates during the following hours:

Monday to Friday 6:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. (last booking 8:45 p.m.)
Saturday 8:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. (last booking 6:30 p.m.)
Sunday 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (last booking 3:30 p.m.)

In addition, Port Hope Transit operates an Express Cobourg Shuttle bus between Port Hope City Hall, Northumberland Hills Hospital, Walmart and the Northumberland Mall before returning to Port Hope. Service operates every 30 minutes, with transfers to Cobourg Transit for $1.00.

Former Routes

Fixed-route service operated hourly, Monday to Friday from 6:15 am to 7:45 pm, Saturday from 8:15 am to 6:45 pm and Sunday from 8:45 am to 3:45 pm.

Route 1 - Northumberland Mall-Downtown-Lucas Point
Route 2 - Northumberland Mall-Downtown-Densmore Rd.

Facilities

Office

Phone: 905-372-4555

Downtown Terminal

Address: Albert St.

Northumberland Mall

Address: Hwy 2 near Rogers Rd.

Fleet roster

Active

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
908	2015	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOF27D	GM Duramax 6.6L	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic	Initially assigned to WHEELS Handi-Trans; transferred to On-Demand in 2021.
910	2021	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOF 27	GM Vortec 6.0L	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic
912-913	2024	Chevrolet Arboc	4500 SOF 27	GM Vortec 6.0L	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic

Retired

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
21-89, 22-89	11/1989	OBI	01.507
901-902	1997	Ford Overland	E-Series ELF 125
903	2003	Blue Bird	Ultra LF	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
904	1994	OBI	05.505			Ex-LYNX #?; purchased in 2007.
905	2006	Ford Girardin	E-450 G5	Ford Power Stroke 6.0L Diesel	Ford TorqShift 5R110W	Used in WHEELS Handi-Trans. Involved in an accident, seen at Century Transportation in Peterborough with its engine removed.
906-907	2009	ElDorado	E-Z Rider II MAX	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
909	2017	Grande West	Vicinity	Cummins ISB6.7	Voith D854.6
2389	1975	GMDD	T6H-4523N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp		Ex-North Bay Transit T724; bought in 1989?