Aurora Transit

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Aurora Transit
Aurora Transit 30' Orion I at Bayview Shopping Centre. April 15, 1999
Founded1973
Defunct1999
LocaleAurora, Ontario
Service typeBus service
Routes1
Fleet2 (1998)
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorRonald 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.

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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:

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.

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):

External links[edit]

Preceded by
None
Public transit in Aurora
1973–1999
Succeeded by
Newmarket Transit (1999–2001)
York Region Transit (2001–present)