St. Catharines Transit

Area Served	St. Catharines, ON
Founded	1961 (from Canadian National)
Fleet Size	65
Number Of Routes	25 (Daytime) 15 (Evening/weekend/holiday)
Ridership	?
Union	Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 846

St. Catharines Transit operated the transit service in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, and the neighboring town of Thorold, Ontario.

Effective January 1, 2023, local transit service in St. Catharines was merged with Niagara Falls Transit and Welland Transit into Niagara Region Transit.

Routes

Maps & schedules

: All active services operate with wheelchair lift-equipped buses.

Daytime

Route numbers changed to a new 3-digit route number effective September 3, 2017.

• 301 Hospital - Port Dalhousie
• 302 Ontario - Lakeshore
• 303 Pelham Rd.
• 304 Oakdale - Pen - Brock
• 305 Haig - Linwell
• 306 Lake St.
• 307 Niagara St.
• 308 Grantham - Lakeshore
• 309 Geneva St.
• 310 Glenridge - Pen Centre
• 311 Hartzel Rd.
• 312 Vine St.
• 314 Scott St.
• 315 West St. Catharines
• 316 Brock - Glenridge
• 317 Bunting - Linwell
• 318 Secord Woods
• 320 Thorold - Pen Centre
• 321 Confederation - Brock
• 322 Thorold South (operated by St. Catharines Transit for Thorold Transit)
• 323 West/Brock Commuter
• 324 Tupper Extra
• 325 Brock Bullet
• 326 Niagara College Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus
• 327 Niagara College Welland Campus
• 328 Towpath - Brock
• 329 Keefer - Brock
• 330 Sullivan - Brock
• 331 Winterberry - Brock
• 335 Brock - Pen Centre (Replaced Route 122)
• 336 Brock - Glendale - Pen Centre (Replaced Route 124)
• 337 Crosstown (Starting September 4th)

Evening/weekend/holiday

• 401 Hospital - Port Dalhousie
• 402 Ontario St
• 404 Oakdale - Pen Centre
• 406 Lake St.
• 408 Grantham - Port Weller
• 409 Geneva St.
• 410 Glenridge - Pen Centre
• 412 Vine St.
• 414 Scott St.
• 415 West St. Catharines
• 416 Brock - Glenridge
• 417 Bunting - Lakeshore
• 418 Secord Woods
• 420 Eve - Thorold - Pen Centre
• 421 Eve - Confederation - Brock
• 428 Eve - Brock - Towpath - Rockwood
• 429 Eve - Brock - Keefer
• 430 Eve - Brock - Sullivan
• 431 Eve - Brock - Winterberry
• 435 Eve - Brock - Pen Centre
• 436 Eve - Brock - Glendale - Pen Centre
• 437 Eve - Crosstown

Past Routes

• 13 Carlton St. (Merged with 14 Scott St. in 1995-96?)
• 19 First St.
• 19 Museum - Pen Centre (Discontinued as of January 7th, 2011 due to low ridership)
• 216 Brock - Glenridge - Walker Campus (Started January 2016)
• 406 Brock Bullet Express

Facilities

Garage

• Address: 2012 1st Louth St., St Catharines, ON L2S 0A4
• Phone: 905-687-5555

Terminals

Downtown

• Address: 70 Carlisle St., between King & St. Paul

Fairview Mall

• Address: QEW & Geneva St.

Pen Centre

• Address: 221 Glendale Ave. & Highway 406

All-time Fleet Roster

Conventional

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-2		1947	CC&F	C-36TC			Originally Canadian National Transportation 154-155; acquired in September 1961.
3-4		1948	CC&F	C-36TC			Originally Canadian National Transportation 156-157; acquired in September 1961. 4 renumbered to 11.
5-7		1950	CC&F	C-36TC			Originally Canadian National Transportation 158-160; acquired in September 1961.
8-9		1950	CC&F	C-36ATC			Originally Canadian National Transportation 161-162; acquired in September 1961.
10-11		1951	CC&F	C-36ATC			Originally Canadian National Transportation 163-164; acquired in September 1961.
11 (2nd)		1948	CC&F	C-36TC			Ex #4.
12-14		1947	Twin	34-S			Originally Canadian National Transportation 180-182; acquired in September 1961.
15-17		1948	Twin	38-S			Originally Canadian National Transportation 183-185; acquired in September 1961.
18-21		1949	Twin	34-S			Originally Canadian National Transportation 186-189; acquired in September 1961.
22-23		1950	Twin	41-S			Originally Canadian National Transportation 190-191; acquired in September 1961.
24-29		1957	GMC	TDH-4512 Old Look			Originally Canadian National Transportation 571-576; acquired in September 1961.
30-35		1958	GMC	TDH-4512 Old Look			Originally Canadian National Transportation 581-586; acquired in September 1961.
36-39		1962	GMC	TGH-3102 Old Look
40-42		1965	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look
43-45		1966	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look
46-48		1967	GMDD	TDH-4519 New Look
49-51		1968	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look
52-53		1969	GMDD	T6H-5305 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9
54-56		1970	GMDD	T6H-5305 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9
57-58		1971	GMDD	T6H-5305 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9
61-62		1972	GMDD	T6H-5306 New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9	Rebuilt into single door suburban units.
80-81		1969	GMDD	T6H-4521 New Look			Ex-Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company 80-81.
731-736		1973	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9
747-749		1974	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9
7410		1974	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9	Retired in 1984, replaced by 7510.
7510		1975	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9	Ex-Calgary Transit 863; bought in 1984.
7511-7513		1975	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9	7512-7513 were leased to Niagara Transit. 7512-7513 were repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
7534-7535		1975	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9	Ex-Calgary Transit 861-862; bought in 1984.
7614-7616		1976	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH-9	Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
7717-7719		1977	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
7820-7822		1978	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
7923-7928		1979	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
8029		1980	OBI	Orion 01.501	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-644	Only 30 foot bus purchased. Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
8030-8031		1980	GMDD	T6H-5307N New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
8132-8133		1981	OBI	01.504	Detroit Diesel 6V53N	Allison MT-644	Originally in red livery, repainted into green/blue stripe livery.
8166-8177		1981	GMDD	T8H-5307A New Look	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-San Diego Metropolitan Transit System 9xx; bought in 1997-98.
8381		1983	GMDD	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92T	Allison V730	Ex Utah Transit Authority 8318; bought in 2004.
8441		1984	OBI-Ikarus	Orion 03.501	Cummins NHHTC	Allison HTB-748	Ex-demonstrator, acquired in 1988. To OC Transpo for parts.
8478-8480, 8482-8485		1984	GMDD	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92T	Allison V730	Ex-Utah Transit Authority 84xx; bought in 2004.
8736-8740		1987	OBI	Orion 01.508	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison HTB-748	First buses with current green/blue stripe livery. 8737-8738 repainted with the "Driving Ahead" slogan.
8842-8850		1988	MCI	TC40-102N Classic	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
9051-9054		1990	OBI	Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	First buses with air conditioning. Originally equipped with rollsigns when delivered.
9155-9160		1991	OBI	Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863	First buses with electronic destination signs.
9261-9265		1992	OBI	Orion 05.501	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863
9986-9989		1999	BIA	Orion 06.501	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Entered service May 1999. First low-floor buses in the fleet. Bike racks installed May 2011.
90-92		2002	NFI	D40i	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Originally had Detroit Diesel Series 40 engines. 90 re-designated for Niagara Region Transit.
92		2003	NFI	D40i	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Replacement for original 92. Originally had Detroit Diesel Series 40 engine. Sold to Welland Transit as 1172 in June 2018.
93-95		2002	NFI	D40i	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Originally had Detroit Diesel Series 40 engines. 90 re-designated for Niagara Region Transit.
96-98		2003	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISC	Voith D864.3E
99-103		2004	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3E
104-107		2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3E
0601-0608		2006	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3E	0604-0605, 0607 to Niagara Region Transit as 0604-0605, 0607.
0701-0706		2007	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	0702, 0704 sold to Welland Transit as 0751, 0750. 0705 sold to Transit Cape Breton as 7102; 0703 sold for parts.
0707-0712, 0714		2007	NFI	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	0707-0708, 0711-0712, 0714 to Niagara Region Transit as 0707-0708, 0711-0712, 0714.
0801-0808		2008	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	To Niagara Region Transit as 0801-0808.
0901-0904		2009	NFI	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	To Niagara Region Transit as 0901-0904.
1001-1003		2010	NFI	DE40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	No interior fleet number. To Niagara Region Transit as 1001-1003.
1140-1142		2011	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	Used for Niagara Region Transit. To Niagara Region Transit as 1140-1142.
1160-1163		2002-2004	NFI	D60LF	Detroit Diesel S50EGR	Allison B500R	Ex-OC Transpo 6339, 6334, 6328, 6134.
1301-1304		2013	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	To Niagara Region Transit as 1301-1304.
1401-1402		2014	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	To Niagara Region Transit as 1401-1402.
1460-1461		2014	NFI	XD60	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	To Niagara Region Transit as 1460-1461.
1501-1504		2015	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	1502-1503 had no front stripes. To Niagara Region Transit as 1501-1504.
1560		2015	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	To Niagara Region Transit as 1560.
1601-1605		2016	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	Stripes painted around the front. To Niagara Region Transit as 1601-1605.
1740		2018	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Used for Niagara Region Transit. To Niagara Region Transit as 1740.
1801-1813		2018	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	To Niagara Region Transit as 1801-1813.
1860-1862		2017-18	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins L9	Allison B500R	No front stripes. To Niagara Region Transit as 1860-1862.
2040-2043		2020	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Used for Niagara Region Transit. To Niagara Region Transit as 2040-2043.
2101-2112		2021	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	2104 is the 2000th bus ordered under Metrolinx TPI. To Niagara Region Transit as 2101-2112.
2140		2021	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins L9	ZF 6AP1700B	Used for Niagara Region Transit. To Niagara Region Transit as 2140.
2201-2209		2022	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	To Niagara Region Transit as 2201-2209.

Highway coaches

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
14 (2nd)		1952	GMC	TDH-4509 Old Look			Ex Lishman's Coach Lines 51.
601		1961	MCI	MCX-3			Ex Thiessen Bus Lines 24.
692		1969	MCI	MC-5A
753		1975	GMC	P8M-4905A
754-755		1975	Prevost	Champion			Ex Murray Hill; bought in 1981.
766		1976	Prevost	Champion			Ex Murray Hill; bought in 1981.
8007		1980	MCI	MC-9			Ex Murray Hill 8007; bought in 1984.
8123		1981	Prevost	LeMirage			Leased March-June 1982 from Murray Hill.
8514		1984	MCI	MC-9

Paratransit

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
14		1986	Ford ?	E-350 ?			Unknown body.
15		1987	Ford/Blue Bird	E-350 ?	Ford 7.5L gasoline
16-17		1988	Ford ?	E-350 ?			Unknown body.
18		1984	Orion	02.501	Detroit Diesel 8.2L		Ex-demonstrator; purchased in September 1984. Sponsored by the May Court Club of St. Catharines.
19		1990	Ford Goshen	E-350 ?	Ford 7.3L Diesel		Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion.
20		1991	Ford Overland	E-350 ELF	Ford		Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 350.
21		1992	Ford ?	E-350 ?	Ford 7.3L Diesel		Unknown body.
22-23		1994	Ford Overland	E-350 ELF	Ford 7.3L Diesel
24-25		1996	Ford ?	E-350 ?	Ford 7.3L Diesel		Unknown body.
26		1997	Ford Blue Bird	E-Super Duty ?	Ford 7.3L Diesel
27		1998	Ford ?	E-Super Duty ?			Unknown body.
29		1998	Dodge				Para Van.
30		2000	Dodge				Para Van.
32		2001	Ford ?	E-450 ?			Unknown body.
33		1992	Orion	02.501			Ex-Long Beach Transit 112; purchased in 2002.
35		2003	Ford ?	E-450 ?			Unknown body.
36		2003	Ford ?	E-450 ?			Unknown body.
0720-0721		2007	GMC StarTrans	4500 Senator
0820-0821		2008	GMC ElDorado	4500 Aerotech
1120		2011	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II
1222		2012	Chevrolet Goshen	4500 ?
1420		2014	Chevrolet Arboc	3500 SOM26D
1620		2016	Chevrolet Arboc	3500 SOM26D
1820-1821		2018	Ram Creative Carriage	ProMaster CS-2	Chrysler Pentastar 3.6L Gasoline	Chrysler 62TE
1822-1825		2018	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II	GMC Duramax 6.6L		1824-25 equipped with destination signs.
1920		2019	GMC Glaval	4500 Titan II	GMC Duramax 6.6L		Equipped with destination signs. Sponsored by The Grantham Lions Club.
2120-2123		2021	Ford Glaval	E-450 Titan II	Ford Triton V10		Equipped with destination signs.

Non-revenue fleet

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	VIN	License plate(s)	Notes
2		1992	Ford	F250 XL	Ford V8 7.3L Diesel		2FTHF25M8NCB09427	XD5 524
5		1996	Ford	Aerostar XLT	Ford V6 3.0L gasoline		1FMCA11U4TZB10272	706 4AZ
6							1FMCA11U6TZB24139	706 6AZ
7							1FMCA11U7TZB58154	706 5AZ
8		1995	Ford	Escort LX	Ford V4 1.9L gasoline		2FTHF25M8NCB09427	276 WRJ
9		1991	Ford				2FTHT26M9MCA81613	VH4 054
10		1990	Chevrolet	Lumina	V6 3.1L gasoline		2G1WL51TXL9292878	754 KCK
32		1958	GMC	TDH-4512
0622		2006	Chevrolet	Silverado 2500 HD			1GCHK24246E123221	306 4ZN	Maintainence
0723		2007	Dodge	Caravan SE	Chrysler 3.3L V6		1D4GP25R47B130426	BBLS 300
0724							1D4GP25R97B122077	BBLS 299
0921		2009	Chevrolet	Uplander LT			1GNDV33139D107937	BHAJ 620	Supervisor

References

• St. Catharines Transit (Official website)
• The Ontario Fleet Roster Summary
• St.Catharines Transit - Fleet List 1988 (issued December 1988)
• St.Catharines Transit - Fleet List 1990 (issued Janurary 1990)
• St.Catharines Transit - Fleet List 1992 (issued December 1992)
• St.Catharines Transit - Fleet List 2005 (issued May 2005)
• St.Catharines Transit - Fleet List 2007 (issued May 2007)

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Facilities
Divisions	Main Garage
Transit Terminals	Downtown - Fairview Mall - Pen Centre
Vehicles
Active	0601-0608, 0707-0712, 0714, 0801-0808, 0901-0904, 1001-1003, 1140-1142, 1301-1304, 1401-1402, 1460-1461, 1501-1504, 1560, 1601-1605, 1740, 1801-1813, 1860-1862, 2040-2043, 2101-2112, 2140, 2201-2209
Retired	1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-9, 10-11, 11 (2nd), 12-14, 15-17, 18-21, 22-23, 24-29, 30-35, 36-39, 40-42, 43-45, 46-48, 49-51, 52-53, 54-56, 57-58, 61-62, 80-81, 90-91, 93-95, 92, 96-98, 99-103, 104-107, 731-736, 1160-1163, 747-749, 7410, 7510, 7511-7513, 7534-7535, 7614-7616, 7717-7719, 7820-7822, 7923-7928, 8029, 8030-8031, 8132-8133, 8166-8177, 8381, 8441, 8478-8480, 8482-8485, 8736-8740, 8842-8850, 9051-9054, 9155-9160, 9261-9265, 9986-9989, 0701-0706
Routes
Daytime	301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 328, 331, 335, 336
Evening/Weekend/Holiday	401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 420, 421, 323, 424, 431, 432, 435, 436
Former	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 122, 123, 124 15 Brock Commuter, Tupper Extra, Niagara College Welland, Niagara College Glendale Campus, 25 Brock Bullet
Greater Golden Horseshoe Agencies