Aurora Transit
Appearance
Founded | 1973 |
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Defunct | 1999 |
Locale | Aurora, Ontario |
Service type | Bus service |
Routes | 1 |
Fleet | 2 (1998) |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Operator | Ronald Farquharson |
Aurora Transit operated public transit within the town of Aurora, Ontario, Canada, from 1973 to 1999. From 1999 to 2001 transit service in Aurora was operated by Newmarket Transit. Service in the town is now provided by the current York Region Transit system.
Route
[edit]- Regular Service Route – ran along various roads from and back to Aurora GO Station (Walton Drive, Batson Drive, Orchard Heights Boulevard, Crawford Rose Drive, Aurora Heights Drive, McLeod Drive, Wellington Street West, Murray Drive, Yonge Street, Dunning Avenue, Edward Street, Metcalfe Street, Berczy Street, Wellington Street East)
- Dial-A-Bus Route
Terminals
[edit]Aurora GO Station was the only dedicated transit facility used by Aurora Transit. The route stopped at two shopping malls:
- Aurora Bayview Centre – Aurora Centre (Bayview Shopping Centre) on Bayview Avenue north of Wellington Street East
- Aurora Shopping Centre – Yonge Street at Murray Drive
Fleet
[edit]Aurora's fleet was small due to the size and usage of public transit north of Toronto, as well as the key Yonge Street corridor was part of the GO Transit Yonge Street B routing.
- 781 – Ontario Bus Industries 1978 Orion I 01.501 (Retired by 1998)
- 891 – Ontario Bus Industries 1989 Orion I 01.502 (Operated by York Region Transit as of mid-2006 [1]) Retired.
A school bus adjusted for mass transit (Laidlaw 90230) was used briefly in the spring of 1999.
See also
[edit]Other agencies merged into York Region Transit and Viva (bus rapid transit):
- Markham Transit
- Vaughan Transit
- Richmond Hill Transit
- Newmarket Transit
- York Region Transit
- Metropolitan / Lake Simcoe Line – provided transit service to the Yonge Street area of Aurora from 1899 to 1930
External links
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