Thunder Bay Transit
Thunder Bay Transit bus at Brodie St Terminal (now replaced by City Hall Terminal). | |||
| Founded | 1970 (1892 as Port Arthur Street Railway) | ||
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| Headquarters | 570 Fort William Road Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Locale | Thunder Bay Urban Area Fort William First Nation | ||
| Service area | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) | ||
| Service type | Local bus service | ||
| Alliance | CUTA | ||
| Routes | 20 | ||
| Hubs | 5 (2 Terminals, 3 Major Transfer Points) | ||
| Fleet | 49 low-floor models | ||
| Daily ridership | 9,000 | ||
| Fuel type | Diesel - 46 Biodiesel - 3 | ||
| Operator | City of Thunder Bay - Transportation and Works Department | ||
| Manager | Brad Loroff | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Thunder Bay Transit is the public transit operator in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 1970, after the amalgamation of the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William and their respective transit agencies. Thunder Bay Transit is a member of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.
Thunder Bay Transit operates 20 transit routes in the urban area of Thunder Bay and neighbouring Fort William First Nation, an area of 256 km2 (99 sq mi). Its fleet of 49 buses run on diesel and biodiesel fuels. Thunder Bay Transit carries 3,300,000 passengers annually, or approximately 9,000 passengers daily, and employs 140 people. The company maintains two transit terminals, one at 40 North Water Street in Port Arthur, and the other at City Hall at 500 Donald Street East in Fort William.
Thunder Bay Transit is the first transit agency in Ontario to be 100% handicapped accessible, and the first Canadian transit agency to use the NextBus system with passenger counters, fare box integrations and passenger information systems.