Milton Transit

Area served	Milton, ON
Founded	February 2, 1972
Fleet size	34
Number of routes	17
Ridership	598,055 (2018)
Union	Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1572 (as of 2021)

Milton Transit is the transit service operating in Milton, ON. Vehicles are operated and maintained by PWTransit Canada.

History

Milton Transit was formed on February 2nd, 1972 and was run by Milton Bus Lines until sometime in the mid 1990s. After the contract switched to Laidlaw Transportation. Bus operations and maintenance were later contracted out to Oakville Transit beginning in 2004 using its own fleet of buses.

Service was reorganized and relaunched in 2008, with five new routes beginning service. Four new Milton branded buses also entered service (0801-0804) to provide increased service. Storage and maintenance responsibilities were transferred to MTB Truck and Bus Collision (MTB), located in Milton, while Oakville Transit continued to provide drivers for the service. Reliability of the new buses were problematic, with runs needing to be constantly cancelled due to major breakdowns; free service was provided during parts of 2009 to win back ridership.

Pacific Western Transportation became the new contractor on March 8, 2010, assuming operations, storage and maintenance responsibilities. New route 6 was also introduced at this time. Major service changes occurred September 7, 2010, which involved a major reorganization of all routes, and included the launching of three high school special routes and evening zone service meeting the last GO train.

Between 2012 and 2019, new routes were introduced as the town was expanding fast along with rerouting of some routes. As of September 2022, there are nine conventional routes and four school specials that operate in the town. On Demand was added in 2019.

Fares

Exact cash fare is required as operators do not carry change. GO Transit Fare Integration allows a free transfer between GO Transit and Milton Transit services by showing a GO Transit Ticket or a Presto card at any bus loops that connect with GO trains or buses.

All individuals with vision loss and possess a CNIB card ride for free.

Fares effective January 2, 2020

Fare Type	Cash Fare	10-ride	Monthly Pass	Notes
Child (Age 0-12)	Free	⁠—	⁠—
Youth (Age 13-19)	$4.00	$23.00	$63.00
Adult (Age 20-64)	$4.00	$32.00	$85.00
Senior (Age 65+)	$4.00	$22.00	$54.00

Routes

Schedules and Maps

Conventional

• 1 High Point
• 2 Main
• 3 Trudeau
• 4 Thompson-Clark
• 5 Yates
• 6 Scott
• 7 Harrison
• 8 Willmott
• 9/9A Ontario South
• 21 Steeles

OnDemand

• 401 Industrial Zone
• Boyne Zone 1
• Boyne Zone 2
• Derry Green Zone

School special

• 50 School Special
• 51 School Special
• 52 School Special
• 53 School Special
• 54 School Special

Discontinued Routes

• Town
• Blue Route - South West
• Yellow Route - North East
• GO Station
• Route 1 Milton
• Route 2 Milton
• Route 3 Milton
• Route 4 Milton
• Route 5 Milton
• 1 Woodward / Maple
• 1 Steeles/Main
• 1A/B Industrial
• 1C Industrial (Saturdays only)
• 5 Milton Crossroads
• 10 Farmstead
• 61 Glen Eden Slopes Express
• 62 Campbellville

Facilities

Garage

• Address: 420 Morobel Drive, Milton, ON L9T 4N6

Fleet Roster

Active

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Destination sign	Seating	Notes
0901-0903		2010	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	TwinVision Amber LED	4ONE Aries
1001-1002		2010	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	TwinVision Amber LED	4ONE Aries
1201-1203		2012	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	TwinVision Amber LED	37 4ONE Aries
1701-1702		2016	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	Luminator Horizon	4ONE Aries	1701 currently being converted to fully electic by MTB Transit Solutions.
1801-1803		2017	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	Luminator Titan	4ONE Aries
1804		2018	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	Luminator Titan	4ONE Aries
1901-1902		2019	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	Luminator Titan	4ONE Aries
1921-1924		2019	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2	Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L Gasoline	Chrysler 62TE	None
2001		2021	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	Luminator Titan	4ONE Aries
2021-2022		2020	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2	Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L Gasoline	Chrysler 62TE	None
2031-2032		2020	Chevrolet ARBOC	G4500 SOF 27	GM 6.0L Vortec V8 gasoline	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic	Luminator Horizon
2201-2205		2022	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	Luminator Titan	4ONE Aries
2231-2234		2022	Chevrolet ARBOC	G4500 SOF 27	GM 6.0L Vortec V8 gasoline	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic	Luminator Horizon
2321-2322		2023	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2	Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L Gasoline	Chrysler 62TE	None

On Order

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
7 buses.		Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	Luminator Titan	4ONE Aries	Three replacement buses for 2023. Four Expansion buses for 2024. Assumed Specifications.

Retired

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1969-1971	Ford	Econoline Club Wagon			Owned by Milton Bus Lines. First vehicles used for start of service. Unknown fleet numbers. Unknown number of vehicles.
4		198_	International	Thomas			Owned by Milton Bus Lines.
20		198_	International	Thomas			Owned by Milton Bus Lines.
0801-0804		2008	NABI	Ultra LF	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5	Owned by the Town of Milton.
1301-1303		2013	Chevrolet Arboc	G4500 SOM26D	GM Duramax 6.6L	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic	Owned by the Town of Milton.
1501-1502		2014	Chevrolet Arboc	G4500 SOM26D	GM Duramax 6.6L	GM 6L90 6 speed automatic	Owned by the Town of Milton.
1561, 1565		198_	GMC Vandura	Micro Bird			Owned by Milton Bus Lines.
1773		198_	International	Thomas			Owned by Milton Bus Lines.
1774-1775		198_	International	Blue Bird			Owned by Milton Bus Lines.
3301-3302		2003	Ford Girardin	E-450 Super Duty MB-IV			Ex-Oakville Transit 3301-3302. Owned by the Town of Milton.
3303-3308		2003	Ford Girardin	E-450			Owned by Oakville Transit.
8801		1988	OBI	01.507 (Orion I)			Owned by the Town of Milton. Sold to Transit Cape Breton as 743.
9001		1991	OBI	01.507 (Orion I)			Owned by the Town of Milton. Sold to Transit Cape Breton as 742.
9701-9705		1995	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	Ex-Pacific Western 5240 series. Originally OCTA 5200 series. Acquired in 2014. Owned by the Town of Milton.
9901		1999	OBI	06.501 (Orion VI)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Former CNG demonstrator. Rebuilt and converted to diesel by MTB. Leased in 2008 to early 2009. Acquired in early 2009. Formally numbered 0805. Owned by the Town of Milton.
231600		1999	Ford Corbeil	E-350 Super Duty Minibus			Owned by Laidlaw.
234510		1999	International Corbeil	3800 Conventional			Owned by Laidlaw.

Vehicles acquired for Parts

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
5250		1995	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	Ex-Pacific Western. Nee-OCTA 5212. Arrived in 2016. Scrapped.
5263		1995	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	Ex-Pacific Western. Nee-OCTA 5234. Arrived in 2018.

External links

• Official site

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Vehicles
Current	0901-0903, 1001-1002, 1201-1203, 1701-1702, 1801-1803, 1804, 1901-1902, 1921-1924, 2001, 2021-2022, 2031-2032, 2201-2205, 2231-2234
Former	4, 20, 0801-0804, 1301-1303, 1501-1502, 3301-3302, 8801, 9001, 9701-9705, 9901, 231600, 234510
Routes
Conventional	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21
OnDemand	401 Industrial Zone, Boyne Zone 1, Boyne Zone 2, Derry Green Zone
School Specials	50, 51, 52, 53
Former	1A/B, 1C, 10, 30, 31, 32, 61, 62
Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies