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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, 66 conventional bus routes (including corridor, local, and express services), three regional express routes (called MetroX), and three rural routes.
The MetroX service began on August 31, 2009. MetroX was developed designed with the weekday commuter in mind. When fully rolled out MetroX will bring express transit to Park & Ride lots along 100-series highways within HRM, along the three 100-series highways that lead into the Halifax Regional Municipality; those highways being Highway 102, Highway 103 and Highway 107.
Halifax Transit's new Bridge Terminal opened in 2012 and links urban and rural transit routes. Public transportation within the urban area of Halifax is more connected. Along with buses, Halifax Transit provides a ferry service alternative for transit users who wish to travel from Dartmouth-to-Halifax, and vice versa. [20]
Public transit is provided in the community by several Halifax Transit bus routes. [6] These include: Local routes. Local routes run all day, seven days a week, and connect Forest Hills to the nearby Portland Hills Terminal. 61 North Preston; 63 Mount Edward; 68 Cherry Brook; Express routes. Express routes run during the weekday rush hours only.
Downtown Halifax is the financial centre of the urban area of Halifax, the Province of Nova Scotia, and the region of Atlantic Canada. The Bank of Canada has one of its five Canadian regional offices located within the central business district, and all Big Five Canadian banks have major operations within the area.
Scotia Square is home to one of the busiest Halifax Transit bus terminals in the city; Scotia Square Terminal saw over 11,000 passengers board or alight on an average weekday in 2019/20. [36] As of October 2021, it was served by 33 bus routes.
Acadian Lines operated regular bus services between New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia as well as Rivière-du-Loup, and Quebec (connecting with Orléans Express). In 2006, Acadian Lines cancelled bus service on the route between Halifax and Yarmouth due to low ticket sales. [2]
This route takes the user to the Sackville Terminal in Lower Sackville. 182 First Lake Express: Scotia Square Sackville Board this bus route at stop 6688, on the corner of First Lake Drive & Cobequid Road. Route 182 (First Lake Express) runs from the Scotia Square Terminal in Downtown Halifax to the Sackville Terminal in Lower Sackville.