Stratford Transit

Stratford Transit
Founded1952
LocaleStratford, Ontario
Service areaUrban area
Service typeBus service
Routes7
Hubs1
Fleet14
OperatorCity of Stratford
WebsiteCity of Stratford Transit

Stratford Transit provides the local bus service in Stratford, a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The system is owned and operated by the city as part of the Community Services Department.

Services

Seven bus routes operate on loops throughout the community on a 30-minute schedule that converge at Stratford City Hall. Service runs on Monday to Friday from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm and on Saturday from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm.[1] There are also additional industrial and school services. There is reduced service operating on Sundays on an hourly schedule.

Regular routes

No. Name Service area
1 Huron Huron Street, Stratford Coliseum, Agricultural Grounds, Stratford Northwestern Secondary School, St. Michael Catholic Secondary School and the northwest area.
2 East End Railway station, Festival Marketplace Mall and the east end of the city, along Highway 8
3 McCarthy Kiwanis Community Centre and the area of the city north of Lake Victoria
4 Queensland Central Secondary School, Stratford General Hospital and the southwest area, south of the Avon River
5 Devon Art Gallery, Festival Theatre, Queen's Park and the area north of Ontario Street
6 Downie Downie Street and the southeast area
7 Industrial Lorne East Business Park, and southern area

Paratransit

Parallel Transit is the name of the city service that provides door-to-door accessible transportation only for individuals who are disabled. Registration and pre-approval is needed and 48-hour advance booking is required.

Intercity service

Stratford has 1 transportation route outside of the city, operated by Via Rail Canada in the directions of Toronto to the east and London to the west from Stratford, Ontario railway station.

GO Transit operated train service on a pilot basis along the Kitchener GO Line between October 2021 and October 2023 with the western terminus in London, Ontario.

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