Brandon Transit

Infobox Bus transit
name = Brandon Transit

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company_slogan = We Are People Moving People
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founded = 1955
headquarters = 900 Richmond Avenue E.
locale = Brandon, MB
service_area = urban area
service_type = bus service, paratransit
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routes = 10
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fleet = 13 forty foot buses
5 twenty four foot buses
4 Handi-Transit buses
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fuel_type = diesel, bio-diesel
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website = [http://www.brandontransit.ca/ brandontransit.ca]

Brandon Transit is the municipally operated bus service in Brandon; the second largest city in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. Public transportation began in the city in 1913 when the "Brandon Municipal Railway" started their streetcar service, with bus operations being introduced in 1932 after the "MacArthur Transportation Company Limited" assumed the service. "Brandon Transit" started up in 1955, initially with a private operator, which the city took over two years later. [ [http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/brandon-mb.html Transit History of Brandon, Manitoba] ]

ervices

Regular bus routes operate from Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday or holiday service. The Handi-Transit service is available on Sunday. [ [http://www.brandon.ca/main.nsf/e23e545cb880816786256e7f004bbdc2/0c3808ccaf46c52a8625711c007abcca/$FILE/BrandonTransitRideGuideAug13.pdf Rider's Guide] ]

Regular routes

* 1 - Richmond West
* 3 - Kirkcaldy
* 6 - Victoria East
* 7 - Rec Centre
* 9 - 18th Street South
* 10 - Central Belt
* 11 - Industrial via Maple Leaf
* 12 - Industrial via Maple Leaf
* 20 - City Circular
* 21 - City Circular

Handi-Transit

Handi-Transit Service provides door-to-door transportation for passengers with a disability who are unable to use the regular bus service. Clients must be registered to make use of the service.

Bio-diesel project

Originally this was a demonstration project to test one bus using fuel made entirely from waste restaurant fryer oil; the bus is running on 100% bio-diesel with no petro-diesel at all. Now that the feasibility has been proven, the goal is to eventually operate part of the fleet only using city restaurant waste products. [ [http://www.brandon.ca/main.nsf/Pages+by+ID/537 Bio-diesel bus project] ]

Facilities

Transit Operations

:Address: 900 Richmond Avenue East:Coordinates: coord|49|49|36|N|99|55|31.5|W:Facilities: Head office and bus maintenance

Information Centre

:Address: 800 Rosser Avenue:Coordinates: coord|49|50|54|N|99|56|55.6|W:Facilities: Information, maps, tickets, passes, etc.

Downtown Bus Mall

:Address: 8th Street, between Rosser Ave and Pacific Ave.:Coordinates: coord|49|50|56|N|99|56|54.3|W:Facilities: shelters, benches :Bus bays: 8

Richmond Terminal

:Address: Richmond Avenue, west of 18th Street:Coordinates: coord|49|49|38.8|N|99|57|48.5|W:Facilities: shelters, benches:Bus bays: 4

References

External links

* [http://www.brandon.ca/main.nsf/e23e545cb880816786256e7f004bbdc2/0c3808ccaf46c52a8625711c007abcca/$FILE/TRANSIT_ROUTE_MAP.pdf Brandon Transit Route Map]
* [http://www.brandon.ca/main.nsf/e23e545cb880816786256e7f004bbdc2/af9d73ccad0e2723862571bc006f22a0/$FILE/Brandon%20Transit%20Operating%20Strategy.pdf Brandon Transit Operating Strategy: March 19, 2007]