federal road locale welland port colborne service type bus service paratransit routes 8 daytime city routes 2 extended community buses 2 external connections operator city of welland website welland transit welland transit provides public transport services in welland ontario canada . since its inception in 1973 the bus service had been operated by a private company metro niagara transit funded by the city who assumed full operation of the transit system in 1977 . 1 eight scheduled routes provide monday to friday daytime service with two additional community bus routes that give extended service during off peak times and provide evening service after the regular routes stop running . weekday service is provided on two routes to destinations outside the city ; to port colborne and st. catharines . additionally welland transit operates two community shuttles for the city of port colborne . for outlying areas of the city not on current transit routes a service named trans cab offers taxi connections to the conventional bus service for a small additional fee . accessible services for people unable to make use of regular buses are available within the city or across the region . contents 1 facilities 1.1 transit division 1.2 transit terminal 2 services 2.1 bus routes 2.1.1 regular service 2.1.2 evening service 2.1.3 special services 2.1.4 port colborne routes 2.2 trans cab 2.3 well trans 2.4 niagara specialized transit 3 references 4 external links facilities edit transit division edit address 75 federal road coordinates 42 58 07 n 79 15 28.5 w 42.96861 n 79.257917 w 42.96861 ; 79.257917 functions operations and administration bus charters and bus maintenance . 2 transit terminal edit address 160 east main st. coordinates 42 59 34 n 79 14 47 w 42.99278 n 79.24639 w 42.99278 ; 79.24639 opened january 19th 1994 functions hub for all city bus routes and provision of intercity services niagara region transit service to st. catharines and niagara falls megabus coach canada service to toronto with local stops along the way services edit bus routes edit welland transit operates the following routes ; 3 regular service edit core routes operate monday through friday from approximately 7am to 6 30pm and on saturday from approximately 7am to 6 30pm . 1 broadway 2 rice road 3 first avenue 4 fitch st on limited day time service every hour . a trans cab was used from july 2012 to july 2 2013 5 lincoln wellington 6 ontario rd 8 woodlawn 9 niagara st the first run on weekdays and all runs up until the 10 15am meet at the station on saturdays operates 2 buses . 10w is the west community bus and 11e is the east community bus which alternate every other hourly run to the other side of the city to move those riders across town . hourly 10w and 11e buses run on weekdays at night until 9pm or around that time . evening service edit the community buses provide flag stop service on combination versions of the 8 main routes . service is provided until 11pm on weekdays and until 10pm on saturdays . 10 west community bus 11 east community bus special services edit brock university link formerly called the welland st. catharines connection provides september to may service between niagara college in welland and brock university in st. catharines where there are bus connections available to st. catharines thorold and niagara falls at the brock university hub . welland niagara on the lake link provides september to may service between the two campuses of niagara college . welland port colborne link makes 6 trips daily and operates as a flag stop route as it connects downtown port colborne with niagara college and downtown welland . port colborne routes edit 1 port colborne east 2 port colborne west trans cab edit extends service to areas with insufficient traffic to warrant a regular bus route by means of a taxi connection to the existing bus network . suburbs served are cooks mills dain city hunters pointe quaker road and the new north fitch and south fitch trans cab connections . well trans edit well trans formerly handi trans provides accessible service for those not able to use a regular transit bus for qualified pre registered clients . the service operates between 7 15 am and 7 00 pm on weekdays and from 9 30 am to 6 15 pm on saturdays . 4 niagara specialized transit edit this service operated by the canadian red cross is for eligible residents of niagara region who need to travel between municipalities for medical appointments employment or education purposes . 5 references edit welland transit history municipal handbook as of january 17 2008 routes and schedules pdf retrieved 2009 01 15 cityof welland welltrans niagara specialized transit external links edit welland transit official website drawings and photos of welland transit buses v t e public transit systems in canada alberta airdrie banff calgary edmonton fort mcmurray grande prairie hinton leduc lethbridge medicine hat red deer st. albert strathcona county british columbia 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