Halifax Transit

Halifax Transit
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Clockwise from top left: Halifax Transit bus, view of Halifax from the deck of the Stannix, Access-a-Bus vehicle, entrance to Dartmouth Alderney terminal
Clockwise from top left: Halifax Transit bus, view of Halifax from the deck of the Stannix, Access-a-Bus vehicle, entrance to Dartmouth Alderney terminal
Overview
Area servedUrban Transit Service Area
LocaleHalifax, Nova Scotia
Transit typeBus, ferry
Number of lines
69 bus routes
2 ferry routes
Daily ridership
103,165 (average weekday, 2024/25)
Annual ridership
32.3 million (2024/25)
Key people
Robin Gerus, Executive Director
Headquarters200 Ilsley Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Websitehttp://halifax.ca/transit
Operation
Began operation
1981 (as Metro Transit)
OperatorHalifax Regional Municipality
Number of vehicles
369 buses
5 ferries
47 paratransit buses

Halifax Transit is a Canadian public transport service operating buses and ferries in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded as Metro Transit in March 1981, the agency runs two ferry routes, 63 conventional bus routes (including corridor, local, and express services), three regional express routes (called MetroX), and three rural routes. Halifax Transit also operates Access-a-Bus, a door-to-door paratransit service for senior and disabled citizens.

Total ridership in the 2024/25 fiscal year was about 32.3 million, with the system carrying an average of 103,165 on weekdays. According to the 2016 census, Halifax had the seventh-highest proportion of workers taking transit to work among Canadian cities.

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