Hamilton Street Railway

Hamilton Street Railway
Info
Transit type	Bus
Number of lines	34
Chief executive	Sue Connor
Headquarters	2200 Upper James St Hamilton, Ontario
Website	http://www.hamilton.ca/HSR/
Operation
Began operation	1873
Operator(s)	City of Hamilton

Hamilton Street Railway is the main provider of transportation to the residents of Hamilton, Ontario.

History

Hamilton Street Railway was founded as a private operation in 1873 owned by Lyman Moore and operated as such until 1889. It was later purchased by Hamilton Cataract Interests which later became Dominion Power and Transmission Company followed by Ontario Hydro.

In 1946, Hamilton Street Railway was no longer under provincial ownership and was bough Canada Coach Lines. Canada Coach Lines was later purchased by the city of Hamiltion and to date still owns and operates Hamilton Street Railway.

Fare Structure

2013 Fare Structure

Ticket Type	Validity Period	Regular Fare	Student Fare	Reduced Fare
Cash	1 trip	$2.55
1 Ticket	1 trip	$2.00	$1.65	$2.00
5 Tickets	1 trip each	$10.00	$8.25	$10.00
Monthly Card	1 calender month	$87.00	$71.00	$87.00
Annual Card	1 calender year	N/A		$205.00
Day Pass	1 calender day	$9.00

Legend
Regular Fare	Adults
Student Fare	Children and Students (5-14 and students under 19)
Reduced Fare	Passengers aged 65 and over

Routes

#	Route Name	Garage	Route Type			Remarks
1	King		Regular	Hamilton GO Centre	Eastgate Square Fiesta Mall	Serves Fiesta Mall on Sundays and holidays only
1A					Eastgate Square McMaster Medical Centre	Weekday service only
2	Barton		Regular	Hamilton GO Centre	Bell Manor Loop
3	Cannon		Regular	Hamilton GO Centre	Reed & Dunsmore
4	Bayfront		Regular		Downtown Mount Albion Loop
5	Delaware		Regular		Jones & King
5A					Greenhill & Cochrane
5C					West Hamilton Loop Meadowlands
5E					Quigley & Greenhill
6	Aberdeen		Regular		Downtown Princess Point Loop	Interlines with 7 Locke
7	Locke		Regular		Downtown Hillcrest Loop	Interlines with 8 York
8	York		Regular		Downtown Strathcona Loop	Interlines with 6 Aberdeen
9	Rock Gardens		Seasonal		Downtown Cemeteries (Woodland & Sepulchre)	Summer service only Weekend service only
10	B-Line		Express		Eastgate Square University Plaza	Weekday service only No late evening service
10A					Eastgate Square University Plaza McMaster Medical Centre
11	Parkdale		Regular		Valley Park Burlington Terminal
12	Wentworth		Rush Hour		Wentworth & Burlington Victoria & King	Rush hour service only
16	Ancaster		Regular		Meadowlands Garner & Wilson	Monday to Saturday service only
18	Waterdown		Rush Hour	Aldershot	Parkside at Waterdown District School	Rush hour service only
20	A-Line		Express		Downtown Mohawk College Hamilton Airport	Rush hour service only
21	Upper Kenilworth		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Mountain Brow Loop
22	Upper Ottawa		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Upper Ottawa & Rymal
23	Upper Gage		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Upper Gage & Rymal
24	Upper Sherman		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Upper Gage & Rymal
25	Upper Wentworth		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Lime Ridge Mall
26	Upper Wellington		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Lime Ridge Mall
27	Upper James		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Mountain Transit Centre
33	Sanatorium		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Scenic Loop
34	Upper Paradise		Regular		Downtown Glancaster Loop
34A					Downtown Upper Horning Loop
35	College		Regular		MacNab Transit Terminal Mohawk College St. Elizabeth Village
41	Mohawk		Regular		Gage & Industrial Meadownlands
41A					Gage & Industrial Sanatorium Brow Building
43	Stone Church		Regular		Highland & Aubrey Lime Ridge Mall Meadowlands
44	Rymal		Regular		Eastgate Square Ancaster Business Park	Weekday service only
51	University		Regular	Hamilton GO Centre	West Hamilton Loop	Monday to Saturday service only Runs only when McMaster University is in session
52	Dundas		Regular		Head Loop Pirie & Governors
52A	Dundas Local		Rush Hour		York & Watson's Loop Orchard & Pleasant	Rush hour service only

• Note: All colours used in this table correspond with those used on the HSR's official system map.

Current Fleet

Thumbnail	Fleet number range	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Remarks
	70 to 71	2008	Dupont Industries	Champlain 1608 Low Floor	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	Replica trolleys Heritage paint scheme Used on route 99 Harbourfront during summer months
	0201 to 0215	2002	NFI	C40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R
	0301 to 0320	2003	NFI	C40LF	Cummins C Gas Plus	ZF 6HP592C
	0401 to 0414	2004	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP592C
	0501 to 0520	2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP592C
	0601 to 0605	2006	NFI	DE41LF	Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 Hybrid System
	0610 to 0616	2006	NFI	DE60LFR	Caterpillar C9	Allison EP50 Hybrid System
	0701 to 0722	2007	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP592C
	0801 to 0822	2008	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP594C
	0901 to 0917	2009	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP594C
	920 to 937	2009	NFI	DE60LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison EP50 Hybrid System
	1001 to 1015	2010	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP594C
	1020 to 1024	2010	Chevrolet/Arboc	SOM26D	GM Duramax 6.6L	GM 6L90
	1101 to 1117	2011	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
	1201 to 1224	2012	NFI	XD40	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5