Some progress and some disappointing losses in Canada’s intercity transportation links in 2025.
Tag: Intercity Bus
Windsor, Ontario’s history is shaped by transportation. Sadly, its local and regional transit services are neglected, despite the needs of a a busy city-region.
At the end of November, Deseronto Transit will cease operations. The lack of sustainable intercommunity transit funding and support for rural transit has resulted in more gaps throughout Southern Ontario.
As we enter Spring 2025, there are a few significant changes in Ontario’s intercity transportation services. A new daily GO Transit route will now connect Six Nations and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation with Brantford, Hamilton, and Greater Toronto. A new seasonal Waterloo-Burlington weekend express could foreshadow more direct service between Kitchener/Waterloo and […]
Many people choose to go south for the winter. I went north, taking trains and buses through Northern Ontario and Manitoba.
New changes for October 2024 included improved service on Vancouver Island, new routes in Alberta, BC, and Quebec, and even more competition between Edmonton and Calgary.
A daytrip to St. Thomas – Canada’s Railway Capital – is finally possible without a car. It’s worth a visit.
I have also updated my Ontario intercity transport map for June 2024.
NOTE: Previous versions of the Ontario and Canada maps are retired; please see the new Canada Intercity Transport Map, launched March 30, 2025. This will now be the only interactive map that I will update. Since 2020, I have maintained an interactive map of bus and rail services in Ontario. Without a central repository of […]
There are now five bus operators between Toronto and London. I tried out the newest operator on the scene and updated my Ontario intercity map.
On Saturday, April 8, GO Transit will introduce big changes to its rail and bus services. Brampton and Waterloo Region will see the biggest benefits, while a major gap in Ontario’s intercity bus network will finally get filled. However, major construction work on the Barrie and Stouffville Lines will require the bustitution of most trains […]
Sean Marshall 