Charlottetown Transit

Charlottetown Transit
Charlottetown Transit
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Parent City of Charlottetown
Founded 2005
Locale Charlottetown, PEI
Service area urban area
Service type bus service
Routes 7
Stations 1
Fleet approximately 12
Daily ridership 250,000 per year
Operator Trius Tours Limited
Web site Public Transit

Charlottetown Transit is a Canadian public transport agency operating buses in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Charlottetown Transit was founded in 2005, the 150th anniversary year of the city's incoporation. It is funded by the municipal and federal levels of government and provides service throughout the city's neighbourhoods. The province of Prince Edward Island does not provide transit subsidies toward the service. The last attempt at public transit was in the form of Charlottetown Urban Transit Systems Limited from late 1979 to 1981.

The name "Charlottetown Transit" is merely a marketing name and is not a legally incorporated company. All buses are owned by the City of Charlottetown but are operated under contract by privately owned Trius Tours Limited.

Most buses are designed to have the appearance of a tram or streetcar and were constructed by Dupont Industries (Thomas MVP EF Champlain 1608 LF and HF), as well as MCI Classic buses). The trolley buses are smaller than conventional transit bus designs and must be able to navigate the narrower streets and intersections in the city's downtown core.

Current operations have 7 bus routes running from Monday to Saturday as follows:

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