Transit Windsor
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| Area served | Windsor region, ON |
| Founded | November 1st, 1977 |
| Fleet size | 119 buses |
| Number of routes | 11 city 2 Express 4 regional 20 school |
| Annual ridership | 9,487,528 (2023) |
| Union | Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 616 |
| USDOT# | MC/MX # | Full Legal Name |
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| 248112 | MC-124817 | WINDSOR CHARTABUS INC |
Transit Windsor (formerly the Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company) operates transit service in the region of Windsor, Ontario. Transit Windsor is also unique in that it is one of only a few, if not the only, fixed-route transit agency that operates a frequent fixed transit route across an international border, through the Tunnel Bus service (formerly operated by the Detroit-Canada Tunnel Company) to downtown Detroit (MI), where connections are made with DDOT, SMART (including the FAST rapid transit service), M-1 Rail QLINE, Detroit People Mover and the D2A2 service to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Transfers can also be made to Tecumseh Transit at Tecumseh Mall in East Windsor. Paying a full fare, riders can also access Leamington Transit at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre when riding route 42.
History
Timeline of important events
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- 1977 - On November 1st, the Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway Company becomes Transit Windsor. At the time, the active fleet consisted of 90 transit buses, two suburban buses, three highway coaches and one double-decker bus.
- 1979 - The old Kildare Road garage is abandoned and torn down to make room for an expansion of a General Motors transmission plant. A portion of the property is temporarily leased back to Transit Windsor until the new administrative offices and garage at 3700 E.C. Row Avenue (since renamed North Service Road East) are dedicated on April 29th.
- 1982 - Transit Windsor took over the Tunnel Bus service, after the tunnel corporation ceased to operate the tunnel service. The buses used to operate the service were sold to an individual in Michigan, who ran a shuttle service for a private college. Eventually some were used for parts to keep the others running before ceasing operations.
- 1988 - Mascot "Willi" is introduced.
- 1989 - New fareboxes are installed in August, capable of reporting the number of boarding passengers, passenger types, bus routes and times of day.
- 1996 - Fort Frances Transit ceases operation and sells two of their Orion Bus Industries Orion II buses to Transit Windsor, which then become their first low-floor buses. They would later be placed into service on the short-lived Devonshire Mall - Silver City Shuttle service in 1998.
- 2000 - In January, Trip Tickets are introduced, allowing passengers to purchase one-way tickets in sheets of 10 at a discounted rate.
- 2001 - Bike racks are installed on Transit Windsor's low-floor buses. High-floor buses were never equipped with bike racks as of 2016.
- 2007 - The new Windsor International Transit Terminal opens.
- 2016 - On August 24th, the Transit Windsor garage receives minor damage from a nearby passing tornado.
- 2017 - On September 5th, Transit Windsor will be expanding to include the town of LaSalle(Route 25 LaSalle).
- 2019 - On July 8th, Transit Windsor will start an express route to the towns of Essex, Kingsville and Leamington called the 42 LTW.
- 2021 - In September, Transit Windsor will begin operating the new route 518X, an express route serving Tecumseh Mall, Devonshire Mall and St Clair College using EC Row Expressway. This will be a trial for 4 months.
- 2022 - On September 4th, the new route 605 Amherstburg will launch between Windsor and Amherstburg. It will service the Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare Terminal in west Windsor and also feature transfers to the 7 and 25 mid-route.
- 2023 - On June 26th, the new semi-express route 418X will launch between Tecumseh Mall and the University of Windsor. Much of the route will travel along tecumseh road. it will run from 6:30AM-6:30PM, monday to friday every 30 minutes.
- 2024 - On September 1st 2024, the 5 will be discontinued. There will be a new primary route, the 115 and there will be a new local route called the 305.
Fares
Effective July 1, 2016.
| Age Group | Cash (single fare) |
Ticket | Monthly Pass | |||
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| City | Tunnel | City (sheet of 5) |
Tunnel (single) |
City | Tunnel | |
| Adult | $3.15 | $7.50 | $12.65 | $5.00 | $95.70 | $95.70 |
| Senior (60+) | $9.90 | $48.40 | ||||
| Student | $66.00 | |||||
- Children under 5 are free with a full paying passenger.
- Affordable Pass Program (APP) - $48.40
- Combo pass (city & tunnel) - $157.00/month
- Corporate ValuPass - $73.95
- Day Pass & Family day pass - $9.00
- Student Summer Saver (2-month student pass for Jul & Aug) - $105.00
- Windsor Spitfires shuttle - $3.00 round trip or $1.50 one way or valid bus pass or transfer.
Transfers
Facilities
- Transit Centre: 3700 North Service Road East
- Windsor International Transit Terminal: 300 Chatham St. West
Routes
Current routes (as of September 4th, 2022)
| Primary Routes | Secondary Routes | Local Routes | Express Routes | Regional Routes |
| 1A | Transway | 1C | Transway | 2 | Crosstown | 115 | 115 | 3 | Central | 4 | Ottawa
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| 6 | Dougall | 7 | South Windsor | 8 | Walkerville | 10 | Lauzon | 14 | Parent | 305 | 305
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| 518X | Express | 418X | Express | Tunnel Bus | 25 | Lasalle | 42 | LTW | 605 | Amherstburg |
School Extras
| 702 | Extra | 703 | Extra | 704 | Extra | 705 | Extra | 706 | Extra | 707 | Extra | 708 | Extra |
| 709 | Extra | 710 | Extra | 711 | Extra | 751 | Extra | 752 | Extra | 753 | Extra | 754 | Extra |
| 755 | Extra | 756 | Extra | 757 | Extra | 758 | Extra | 759 | Extra | 760 | Extra |
Former Routes
Transit Windsor Route Timeline
Fleet
Transit Windsor currently utilizes 119 transit buses from Nova Bus in the LFS model, New Flyer Industries in the diesel XD40 and diesel-electric hybrid DE40LFR and XDE40 models.
Active bus roster
| Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Notes |
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570-577
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2015 | Nova Bus | LFS 40102 4th Generation |
Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Axion Technologies LED |
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| 601-607, 609-618
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2009 | New Flyer | DE40LFR | Cummins ISL | Allison EP40 hybrid system |
Luminator Horizon |
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| 619-629
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2011 | New Flyer | XDE40 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison H 40 EP hybrid system |
Axion Technologies LED |
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| 630-633
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2013 | New Flyer | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Axion Technologies LED |
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| 634-639
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2014 | New Flyer | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Voith D864.5 | Axion Technologies LED |
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| 8001-8026
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2018 | Nova Bus | LFS 40102 4th Generation |
Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | Axion Technologies LED |
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| 8027-8045
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2020 | Nova Bus | LFS 40102 4th Generation |
Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | Luminator |
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| 8046-8069
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2022 | Nova Bus | LFS 40102 4th Generation |
Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | Luminator |
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| 8070-8072
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2024 | Nova Bus | LFS 40102 4th Generation |
Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | Luminator |
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On Order
| Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Destination sign | Notes |
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| 8073-8090
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2024 | Nova Bus | LFS HEV | Luminator |
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Retired bus roster
Leased/demo bus roster
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 5009 | 1982 | GMDD | TA60-102N | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V735 |
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| 8201 | 1982 | GMDD | TA60-102N | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V735 |
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| 8202 | 1982 | GMDD | TA60-102N | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V735 |
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1984 | OBI-Ikarus | 03.501 |
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| 8206 | 
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1982 | GMDD | TA60-102N | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V735 |
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| 8204 | 1982 | GMDD | TA60-102N | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V735 |
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| 9370 | 1993 | NFI | D60 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | ZF 5HP590 |
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| 601-606 | 
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1981 | Grumman Flxible | 40102-6 |
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| Unknown, maybe 1980 | OBI | 01.501 |
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| 7300 | 
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2013 | Nova Bus | LFS Artic HEV | Cummins ISL9 | Allison H 50 EP hybrid system |
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Parts buses
| Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | VIN | Notes |
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| 402 | 2002 | NFI | D40i | 2FYD3LN112U023926 |
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| 429 | 
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2002 | NFI | D40i | 2FYD3LN152U024612 |
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| 430 | 
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2002 | NFI | D40i | 2FYD3LN172U024613 |
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| 440 | 2003 | NFI | D40i | 2FYD3LN133U025579 |
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2003 | NFI | D40i | 2FYD3LN133U025582 |
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| 312 | 1997 | OBI | Orion 06.501 CNG | 1VH669K77V6040057 | ||
| 325 | 1997 | OBI | Orion 06.501 CNG | 1VH669K74V6040131 |
Supervisor/service fleet
| Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | VIN | License plate | Notes |
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| 8 | Ford |
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| 15 | GMC |
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| 16 | Ford | F350/F450 |
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| 20 | Ford | F-550 |
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| 21 | Ford | F-250 |
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| 23 | Dodge | Ram | |||||
| 88 | GMC |
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| 132 | Chrysler | Concorde | |||||
| 201 | Dodge | Caravan |
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| 203 | Dodge | Caravan |
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| 204 | Dodge | Caravan |
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| 206 | 2008 | Chevrolet | Uplander |
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| 207 | Chevrolet | Malibu | |||||
| 210 | Dodge | Grand Caravan | 2C4RDGBG7ER110202 | BSKY 413 |
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| 211 | Dodge | Grand Caravan | 2C4RDGBG9ER110203 | BSKY 415 |
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| 212 | Dodge | Grand Caravan |
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| 213 | Dodge | Grand Caravan | 2C4RDGBG8ER136209 | BSRR 018 |
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| 217 | Dodge | Grand Caravan |
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| 218 | Chevrolet | Uplander | 1GNDU03L15D227958 | AH 51796 |
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| 222 | Dodge | Grand Caravan |
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| 223 | Dodge | Grand Caravan | CCHE 374 |
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| 224 | Dodge | Grand Caravan | 2C4RDGBG4HR802812 | CCHE 375 |
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| 225 | Dodge | Grand Caravan |
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| 226 | Dodge | Grand Caravan |
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| 306 |
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| 307 |
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| 308 |
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| 2202 | 2002 | Ford/Starcraft | E-series/AllStar |
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References
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