1962 headquarters 1181 john counter blvd service area kingston ontario service type bus service routes 19 1 fleet 50 buses daily ridership 13 000 1 operator city of kingston manager jeremy dacosta 2 website official website kingston transit operates the transit service in kingston ontario canada as well as to the neighbouring community of amherstview in loyalist township . the kingston public transit system began service on 1 july 1962 when the city s public utilities commission took over the operation of transit service from kingston city coach a subsidiary of colonial coach lines . the kingston transit name was adopted in 1975 . kingston transit offers service to all three schools of higher education in the region queen s university st. lawrence college and rmc . it also offers service to the coach canada bus terminal and the via train station . major transfer points are at the kingston centre 3 downtown kingston at the corner of bagot and brock streets cataraqui town centre and gardiners town centre . contents 1 routes 1.1 daytime monday to saturday 1.2 evening & sunday service 1.3 dial a bus tuesdays and thursdays only 2 fares 3 fleet 3.1 current roster 3.2 past buses 4 vehicle numbering 4.1 anomalies 5 rack and roll 6 references 7 external links routes edit local routes run every 30 minutes on peak combined 15 minute service on princess street union street and gardiners road and every 60 minutes off peak . service between st lawrence college queen s university and downtown kingston can under every 15 minutes during peak hours due to the addition of an extra bus that does not run on a schedule . on evenings and sundays routes operate on a 60 minute frequency . service runs from 6 00 a.m. to 11 30 p.m. on weekdays and saturdays and 8 30 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. on sundays on most routes start and end times vary by location . 17 queen s west main shuttle runs after the regular routes end service until approximately 2 a.m. monday through saturday and 11 p.m. on sundays . daytime monday to saturday edit operates monday saturday approximately 6 00 a.m. to 7 00 p.m. same schedule runs on 60 min intervals evening 7 30 pm 11pm and sundays 8 30am 8 30pm . express routes two routes run in a loop with limited stop service serving cataraqui town centre kingston centre downtown kingston general hospital queen s university st. lawrence college and the bayridge neighbourhood . 501 clockwise direction 502 counterclockwise direction these express routes run 15 min peak hours 7 00 am 9 30 am and 4 00 pm 7 30 pm and 30 off peak monday to friday and 30 min on weekends . 601 & 602 will run up highway 15 starting at queens university kingston general hospital to st. lawrence business park 701 & 702 to be used as a shopping bus the route will run to all major shopping centers in kingston starting at cataraqui mall and finishing at kings crossing shopping center easier access accessible route route destinations via frequency minutes peak hours only former 1 montreal street st. lawrence college downtown 30 cataraqui town centre woods 2 kingston centre division street st. lawrence college downtown 30 3 kingston centre downtown queen mary road st. lawrence college king street 30 4 princess street cataraqui town centre downtown 30 6 cataraqui town centre st. lawrence college gardiners town centre 30 downtown 7 dalton division midland gardiners cataraqui town centre train station bus terminal 30 9 downtown cataraqui town centre brock st. barrie st. gardiners town centre 20 retiring effective may 4 2015 and will be replaced by routes 701 702 . the riocan centre will be served by route 11 . 10 amherstview cataraqui town centre collins bay road 30 kingston centre 11 kingston centre cataraqui town centre bath road gardiners town centre 30 formerly route 71 12 kingston centre highway 15 downtown cfb kingston off peak only 30 12a cfb kingston downtown 30 x retiring effective may 4 2015 and will be replaced by route 12 and partially by express routes 601 602 . 18 train station bus terminal downtown queen s university st. lawrence college student circuit 19 montreal street queen s university downtown 30 x retiring effective may 4 2015 . the montreal st park & ride will continue to be serviced by routes 1 and 2 with a bus every 15 minutes . additional service will be offered on division st via express routes 701 702 . 14 train station cataraqui town centre midland avenue waterloo davis multiplex 30 formerly route a 15 reddendale cataraqui town centre woods gardiners town centre 30 formerly route b 16 train station bus terminal kingston centre 30 formerly route c runs on a schedule that aligns with the train schedule this list of routes is outdated . see external links at the bottom for the cptdb wiki page on kingston transit . evening & sunday service edit no longer applies as of september 2013 . operates monday saturday from approximately 7 00 p.m. to end of service and sunday from approximately 8 30 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. route destinations via frequency minutes formerly 1 montreal street cataraqui centre woods multiplex downtown 60 21 2 kingston centre division street st. lawrence college downtown 60 e2 22 e6 gardiners town centre downtown st. lawrence college 60 26 23 7 dalton division midland gardiners cataraqui town centre bus terminal train station 30 e12 st. lawrence college highway 15 kingston centre downtown 60 23 17 queen s west main shuttle 30 late night only 18 train station bus terminal loop downtown queen s university st. lawrence college e71 cataraqui town centre downtown kingston centre gardiners town centre downtown 60 eb gardiners town centre cataraqui town centre collins bay road 60 c bus terminal train station kingston centre 60 runs on a schedule that aligns with the train schedule september to april only . the evening version of route 3 once was route 23 . however it now consists of route e6 downtown and route e12 kingston centre . dial a bus tuesdays and thursdays only edit booking is required at least 24 hours in advance . easier access route route name via hours of service 5 east kingston highway 2 downtown 10 00 11 00 a.m. 4 00 5 00 p.m. 8 north kingston battersea road unity road sunnyside road kingston centre 9 30 10 30 a.m. 5 30 6 30 p.m. fares edit age group single fare 6 ride card monthly pass youth age 6 18 2.50 10.50 53.50 adults 2.75 13.75 72.00 seniors 65 years of age and older 2.50 10.50 53.50 kingston transit fares and my card rates effective jan. 1 2014 . 4 kingston transit employs a smart card payment system for monthly passes my pass and tickets my tickets which was introduced in august 2008 . transfers are free for cash fares but must be obtained at the time fare is paid . they are valid for 60 minutes . payments using my tickets have transfers automatically stored inside the card . children under 6 ride free . a day pass valid for one day of travel can be purchased for 7.25 from city hall . queen s university students who are members of the ams or sgps as well as st. lawrence college students can ride free as part of a u pass program . 5 6 fleet edit kingston transit s fleet consists of 50 buses . current roster edit easier access buses total builder model year built numbers also known as 1 gmdd tc40 102n 1986 8790 driver training bus 2 mci tc40 102n 1988 8870 8893 8 bia orion 06.501 1998 9803 9810 5 nfi d40lf 2003 0313 0317 6 nfi d40lf 2005 0519 0620 0624 2 ford eldorado e 450 aerotech 2006 0626 0627 2 nfi d40lf 2007 0728 0729 1 ford e 450 crestline body 2008 0830 1 international lc 2008 0931 5 nfi d40lf 2008 0832 0836 5 international lc 2009 1037 1041 1037 1039 ex 0937 0939 4 nfi d40lf 2008 0942 0945 6 nfi d40lfr 2010 1046 1051 1 general motors chevrolet 4500 arboc 2009 0952 past buses edit total builder model numbers 15 cc & f iucd 44atc 5601 5615 15 gmc tgh 3102 6216 6230 5 gmc tgh 3501 6468 6569 6570 6671 6476 8 gmdd tdh 4519 6331 6332 6433 6434 6635 6636 6737 6738 2 gmdd t6h 4521 6839 6840 16 gmdd t6h 4523n 7341 7342 7547 7554 7655 7657 7762 7764 9 gmdd t6h 5307n 7865 7867 7972 7975 8177 8280 9 gmdd tc40 102n 8761 8762 8383 8384 8557 8686 8689 8791 7 mci tc40 102n 8867 8869 8892 8894 9095 9196 8 rek vee club car 7443 7446 7558 7559 7460 7461 4 obi orion 01.504 8178 8179 8281 8382 1 obi orion 01.508 8485 5 obi orion 05.501 9297 9299 9201 9202 1 ford e 350 626 1 ford eldorado e 450 aerotech 0625 2 thomas slf 230 0311 0312 vehicle numbering edit this section refers to the 4 digit code located on all four sides of the exterior the interior front and on older vehicles the interior back . the year of manufacture is part of the vehicle number . the year each bus was built is indicated in the first two digits of the number e.g. code 9095 built in 1990 ; code 0832 built in 2008 . the last two digits are numbered in sequence with every new vehicle added to the fleet . anomalies edit on some buses there are anomalies in the code . for example on one bus at the interior front the code reads 8790 indicating it was built in 1987 . however at the back interior the code reads 8690 . rack and roll edit the current rack and roll system is used for bicycle transportation . if a customer wishes to bring a bicycle onto the bus a pull down rack is located at the outside front of the bus . the rack can currently hold 2 bicycles . it involves 2 slots which the bicycle s wheels fit into . then a curved hook fits around the front tire to secure the bike from falling . rack and roll is available during the cycling season . 7 references edit a b kingston transit profile http www.kingstonlife.ca sitepages aid 3423 & cn viewpoint & an viewpoint % 20 % 20city % 20file % 20 % 20developing % 20story kingston centre transit terminal opens kingston transit fare structure city of kingston ontario canada queen s ams & kingston transit unveil an enhanced bus it service ams kingston transit s rack and roll . retrieved february 2014 . april through november check date values in access date help external links edit media 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