Bordercollie
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That depends on ridershipOh, I remember it. I'm just wondering if it'll make a permanent comeback, rather than what did happen.
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That depends on ridershipOh, I remember it. I'm just wondering if it'll make a permanent comeback, rather than what did happen.
Ok but ridership can be built.That depends on ridership
Coach Canada used to run from Hamilton to Niagara falls. Is that route no longer running?Ok but ridership can be built.
Example: Last year they introduced the 18K from Aldershot to Brock University via Hamilton, and when it started, it was eeeempty. But after a year of service, it is packed, even in the middle of the day. So there was definitely demand for commutes from Hamilton to Niagara not already served by the 12, which it parallels half of the way.
This is with a route that runs Mon-Fri, and only like 10 times a day.
Unfortunately it means Metrolinx is likely the only one who has the resources to do it, as startups (or established players) look only at profitability.
However here's what I propose:
25B Waterloo - Hamilton (new stops in black)
Monday - Friday
8 times per day (3 am rush hour, 2 mid-day, 3 pm rush)
U of Waterloo - Kitchener Central - Sportsworld P&R - Aberfoyle P&R - Waterdown - McMaster U - Hamilton GO Centre
Total Run Time: 1h30min
29B Guelph - Hamilton (new stops in black)
Monday - Friday
8 times per day (3 am rush hour, 2 mid-day, 3 pm rush)
Guelph Central - U of Guelph - Aberfoyle P&R - Waterdown - McMaster U - Hamilton GO Centre
Total Run Time: 1h10min
The infrastructure is basically already there.
Now who do I gotta go pester to make this reality![]()
Coach Canada used to run from Hamilton to Niagara falls. Is that route no longer running?
Ok but ridership can be built.
Example: Last year they introduced the 18K from Aldershot to Brock University via Hamilton, and when it started, it was eeeempty. But after a year of service, it is packed, even in the middle of the day. So there was definitely demand for commutes from Hamilton to Niagara not already served by the 12, which it parallels half of the way.
This is with a route that runs Mon-Fri, and only like 10 times a day.
Unfortunately it means Metrolinx is likely the only one who has the resources to do it, as startups (or established players) look only at profitability.
However here's what I propose:
25B Waterloo - Hamilton (new stops in black)
Monday - Friday
8 times per day (3 am rush hour, 2 mid-day, 3 pm rush)
U of Waterloo - Kitchener Central - Sportsworld P&R - Aberfoyle P&R - Waterdown - McMaster U - Hamilton GO Centre
Total Run Time: 1h30min
29B Guelph - Hamilton (new stops in black)
Monday - Friday
8 times per day (3 am rush hour, 2 mid-day, 3 pm rush)
Guelph Central - U of Guelph - Aberfoyle P&R - Waterdown - McMaster U - Hamilton GO Centre
Total Run Time: 1h10min
The infrastructure is basically already there.
Now who do I gotta go pester to make this reality![]()
I remember back in the 1980s my grandparents and I taking Gray Coach from Hamilton to visit family in Guelph. It's crazy, we have zero direct routes now, and look the size of populations in these cities compared to what they were 35 years ago!
With VIA stations at both ends why would anyone take a bus from London to Toronto?Thanks @ShonTron for sharing your experience with Onex. I took Onex in early May from London VIA to Downtown Toronto.
With VIA stations at both ends why would anyone take a bus from London to Toronto?
With VIA stations at both ends why would anyone take a bus from London to Toronto?
If VIA's escape faire is sold out a ticket to London can be more than $60. At that price I would drive or take the bus. Flying to London isn't worth it.With VIA stations at both ends why would anyone take a bus from London to Toronto?
So VIA is still faster if it's on time. Then again, buses get stuck in traffic and the weather doesn't help.My thoughts after riding Red Arrow to Kingston last week:
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Ontario intercity transportation at the end of 2022: More choices, fewer routes
A Red Arrow coach lays over at a Harvey’s restaurant in Kingston on the way to Ottawa On December 7, I took a trip out to Kingston to ride the newest coach operator to arrive in Ontario: Red …seanmarshall.ca
Below, a timetable of the existing bus services between Toronto and Ottawa. Book-A-Ride is another newer service, but its website is not the easiest to navigate. It seems to run much like a charter service, with regular schedule changes, rather than a consistent service.
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