Cornwall Transit Facts

Here are some fast facts about Cornwall Transit:

• Thirty (30) minute service provided on all routes Monday to Friday until 7:15 p.m. and on Saturdays from10:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
• Sixty (60) minute service provided during evenings and Saturday mornings, except the Riverdale # 4 route.
• Community Service bus  # 61 offers scheduled service from Monday to Saturday on an hourly basis.  The bus is low-floor and fully accessisble.  Anyone can use the service geared to seniors and persons with disabilities.  
• 14 Conventional buses
• 10 Handi-Transit buses (4 Natural Gas) with numerous accessible features.
• 6 low-floor 30' buses.
• 24 Full time operators
• 5 Part time operators
• 6 Mechanics, 4 Service Personnel
• 9 Administrative staff
• The first Cornwall Electric street car began service on July 1, 1896.
• A Department of The City of Cornwall since November 11, 1974.
• Transport approximately 788,000 passengers annually.
• 88% of city residents are within 300 metres of a bus stop. There are over 278 bus stops city wide.
• Automated next stop Annunciation  with visual stop identification system. 
• Inter-active Mapping System allows passengers to view individual bus stops for scheduled times.  
• 95% of bus maintenance is done in-house.
• There are 43 bus shelters city wide.
• There are 23 bus benches.
• Approximately 1,000,000 vehicle km are driven annually.
• Handi-Transit transports 41,000 passengers annually.
• Buses are available for charter services within the city at a cost of $65.00 per hour, plus HST as of May 1, 2013. Contact Len Tapp at 613-930-2787, ext. 2252 or ltapp@cornwall.ca. for further information.
•  For more facts or information call: 613-930-2636 or visit our website at www.cornwall.ca