Halifax Transit - Revision history

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	\| transit_type =Bus<br>Paratransit<br>Ferry		\| transit_type =Bus<br>Paratransit<br>Ferry
	\| lines =57 Regular Routes<br>3 MetroLink Routes<br>3 Community Routes<br>2 Harbour Ferries<br>2 MetroX Routes		\| lines =45 Regular Routes<br>10 Express Routes<br>2 MetroLink Routes<br>3 Community Routes<br>2 Harbour Ferries<br>3 MetroX Routes
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	\| ridership =50,000(2008)		\| ridership =50,000(2008)
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	\| began_operation =January 1<sup>st</sup>, 1979		\| began_operation =January 1<sup>st</sup>, 1979
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	\| website =http://www.halifax.ca/~~metrotransit~~/		\| website =http://www.halifax.ca/transit/
	\| operator =City of Halifax		\| operator =City of Halifax
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	Halifax Transit is the largest public transport agency operating buses and ferries in ~~Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). They provide service to~~ Halifax, Dartmouth and the surrounding suburbs.		'''Halifax Transit''' is the largest public transport agency operating buses and ferries in Halifax, Dartmouth and the surrounding suburbs.

	=History=		=History=
	Halifax Transit was created in 1979 under the name Metro Transit by merging of different transit companies from the Halifax/Dartmouth regions. Halifax Transit Corporation and Dartmouth Transit Service were merged in order to provide a more reliable service in the region. Though officially under the name of Metro Transit, Metro Transit only began operation of the company in early 1980. In the early years, buses were still being stored in the predecessor garages, then Metro Transit opened their own in 1981. A new garage was built in Burnside and opened in March 1981.		Halifax Transit was created in 1979 under the name Metro Transit by merging 2 different transit companies from the Halifax/Dartmouth regions. Halifax Transit Corporation and Dartmouth Transit Service were merged in order to provide a more reliable service in the region. Though officially under the name of Metro Transit, Metro Transit only began operation of the company in early 1980. In the early years, buses were still being stored in the predecessor garages, then Metro Transit opened their own in 1981. A new garage was built in Burnside and opened in March 1981.

	~~Metro Transit was one of the first companies to order the Classic Model, made in 1983 by GM. In 1984 Metro Transit experimented with a Saab Scanias, a funded test with the provincial government.~~

	In 1992, Metro Transit ordered an articulated version of the classic model. This model was first delivered at the end of 1992, early 1993, by MCI. A total of 7 MCI articulated classics were delivered before the portion of MCI which made transit vehicles was sold to Nova Bus, another 7 were made by Nov aBus in 1993. Shortly after the last Metro Transit articulated classic, Nova Bus discontinued the model.

	Financial difficulties hit Metro Transit hard between 1996 and 1999, where budget cuts forced them to decrease service. No buses were ordered between this period and they had trouble providing service for the ever growing demand. In 1999, they received their first ever low floor buses. 10 buses were ordered from NovaBus in 1999 and 4 more in 2000. After receiving these low-floor buses, routes 3 and 7 were made a 100% Low Floor bus service, followed by the 54 the following year. Due to reliability issues, the 1999 and 2000 buses wheelchair ramp stopped working, therefore Metro Transit removed the wheelchair symbol off the 1999 buses, but never removed it from the 2000 buses.

	In 2002, Metro Transit preferred [[New Flyer Industries Limited\|New Flyer Industries]] D40LF model. They ordered 32 in 2002 and an additional 145 in later years. Most of these buses were ordered to replace older buses, that were retired. Though this big order, did not help Metro Transit with the lack of vehicles and service, due to the increasing demand.

	In 2014, Metro Transit was renamed to Halifax Transit.		In 2014, Metro Transit was renamed to Halifax Transit.

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	{{~~MetroTransit~~}}		{{HFXTR}}

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Montreal66: Montreal66 moved page Metro Transit to Halifax Transit without leaving a redirect: New name change

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Ferry Routes

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	==Ferry Routes==		==Ferry Routes==
	Metro Transit provides 2 ferry routes. Operating between Halifax (Lower Water terminal) and Dartmouth (Alderney Landing) which operates daily using 2 ferries. The other route connects downtown Halifax and Woodside. The second routes operates Monday through Friday during Rush Hour Only and operates using ~~1 ferry~~.		Metro Transit provides 2 ferry routes. Operating between Halifax (Lower Water terminal) and Dartmouth (Alderney Landing) which operates daily using 2 ferries. The other route connects downtown Halifax and Woodside. The second routes operates Monday through Friday during Rush Hour Only and operates using 2 ferries.
	{\|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;"
	!colspan=2 width=500\|Route Range		!colspan=2 width=500\|Route Range

Montreal66: /* Ferry Fleet Roster */

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Ferry Fleet Roster

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	\|Caterpillar Model 3306 (X2)		\|Caterpillar Model 3306 (X2)
	\|Voith-Schneider 12E/75 (X2)		\|Voith-Schneider 12E/75 (X2)
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			\|'''Christopher Stannix'''
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			\|A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd.<br>Meteghan River, Nova Scotia
			\|Caterpillar C12 (X2)
			\|Voith-Schneider 12R4/EC 75-1 (X2)
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Montreal66: /* Active Access-A-Bus Fleet */

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Active Access-A-Bus Fleet

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	=Fleet Roster=		=Fleet Roster=

	~~==Active Access-A-Bus Fleet==~~
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	~~!width=200\|Thumbnail~~
	~~!width=150\|Fleet number range~~
	~~!width=75\|Year~~
	~~!width=200\|Manufacturer~~
	~~!width=175\|Model~~
	~~!width=200\|Engine~~
	~~!width=175\|Transmission~~
	~~!width=250\|Remarks~~
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	~~\|[[Metro Transit xxx to xxx\|Access-A-Bus]]~~
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	*Para-Transit Services.
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	==Active Bus Fleet==		==Active Bus Fleet==