More trips, more often: Enhanced transit service starting January 2025

Change is often the hallmark of a new calendar year. For Kingston Transit, the new year will bring enhanced service and more frequent trips beginning Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

New early-morning and late-night trips to employment areas will offer more convenient options for commuters to get to and from work. Transit customers can also take advantage of more trips during busy times—including more routes with 15-minute or better service—to more easily get to where they need to go.

“We’re building on the updates made in September to ensure our system is frequent, accessible, reliable and available for customers to easily travel around the city,” says Christopher Norris, General Manager, Kingston Transit. “Enhancing our network frequency and responding to the changing travel needs of our customers is an essential part of our work.”

Service highlights

Highlights of the service changes include:

• Routes 4/501/502, 701/702 from Cataraqui Centre to downtown will have 15-minute service or better from start of service until 10 p.m. on weekdays and 15-minute service on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Route 1 will increase to 30-minute service on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Rideau Heights to downtown
• Route 2 will extend 30-minute service until 11:30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday from Rideau Heights to downtown
• Route 2 will increase to 30-minute service on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Rideau Heights to downtown
• Routes 2 and 7 will have new late-night service to support growing employment areas
• Route 15 will increase to 30-minute service on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Route 18 will have new two-way service between the train station and downtown via Portsmouth Avenue
• Route 22 presently connecting the bus station to Gore Road will be extended to Innovation Drive

Customers can explore the new schedules and maps at KingstonTransit.ca by clicking an individual route and selecting the January 6 button. Questions or help with trip planning can be directed to the City's Customer Experience team at 613-546-0000 or ContactUs@CityofKingston.ca. Customers can also plan trips on their mobile device by downloading the Transit App.

Stay connected

Stay connected to Kingston Transit through the Transit App. Transit is available for both Android and iPhone users. It’s a superpowered way to plan your transit trips, check availability and track your ride in real time. It also offers connected trip planning to help you get to your route whether walking or by bike. As a bonus, it comes with bike trip planning features to help you navigate the safest route on two wheels.

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