Wasaga Beach Transit
Founded2008
Headquarters30 Lewis Street
LocaleWasaga Beach
Service typebus service
Routes2 plus Collingwood link
OperatorSinton-Landmark[1]
Websitewasagabeach.com/transit

Wasaga Beach Transit is a public transportation system for the resort town of Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly operated by Georgian Coach Lines from 2008 to 2014 and contracted to Sinton-Landmark[1] using municipally-owned buses. Service expanded from one route which was started in July, 2008 to two in the summer of 2009, because the bus system grew faster than anyone expected.[2] On August 6, 2019, the Wasaga Beach Transit was assumed by the Simcoe County, admitting it into the Simcoe County LINX system. This change also provides transit service to Barrie.[3]

Services for Wasaga Beach Transit occur in a loop from the Wasaga Stars Arena to the Real Canadian Superstore every hour from 7 AM to 7 PM. Buses serve the loop eastbound and westbound. Transit service in Wasaga Beach is operated by Georgian Coach Lines, using town-owned buses, under the name Wasaga Beach Transit. The service was started with one route in July 2008, and quickly expanded to two routes in the summer of 2009.[2] Services for Wasaga Beach Transit occur in a loop from the Wasaga Stars Arena in the east to the Real Canadian Superstore in the west every hour from 7 am to 9 pm. There is a transit link between Wasaga Beach and Collingwood that operates on a continuous loop.[4]

When the service was introduced, the town of Wasaga Beach created a contest to help design the logo for the transit service. A logo depicting a sun and a wave with the slogan 'Ride the Wave' was introduced as the contest winner.

Bus routes

  • Route 1 - Archer to Shopping Centre (45th Street)
  • Route 2 - Wasaga Stars Arena to 70th Street

The town is also served by two Simcoe County LINX routes - Wasaga Beach to Collingwood or Barrie (no free transfers to/from Wasaga Beach Transit)

Wasaga Beach Transit 9103 is one of three buses used for the transit system. 9103 is seen passing Beach 1 (the main beach) in July 2011.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wasaga Beach Transit Update" (PDF). Town of Wasaga Beach. Retrieved February 23, 2016. Sinton-Landmark will begin operating the Town owned transit bus system as the NEW Transit Service Provider, starting Friday August 1, 2014
  2. 1 2 Phil Birchard (2009-05-10). "Wasaga Beach Transit Expands". bayshore broadcasting. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Transit - Town of Wasaga Beach". www.wasagabeach.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. ↑ Latimer, M (2016). "Wasaga Beach Transit". Wasaga Beach. Wasaga Beach. Retrieved 25 February 2017. Wasaga Beach Transit operates two routes. A bus transfer system allows passengers to transfer between routes without paying an additional fare.
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