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Fare Assist offers Hamilton residents who are recipients of Ontario Works, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or have household incomes below the Low Income Measure, a 30% discount on current single-ride PRESTO fares for themselves and their family.
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For further inquiries please call HSR Information at 905-527-4441.
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How to Ride the Bus Workshops
Join HSR’s FREE How to Ride a Bus workshops located across the city starting Monday, June 24, 2024, and throughout July! Perfect for all ages and abilities, these workshops will make you a bus-riding pro in no time!
Bus Stop Changes
Effective September 1, 2024, these bus stop changes will be in effect.
Route 11 Parkdale
- Stop “Paramount opposite Pembroke” will now be known as “Valley Park Loop”
- Bus Route 11 Parkdale will not be stopping at “Paramount at Valley Park Loop”
Route 18 Waterdown Mountaineer
Route 18 (Northbound and Southbound) will be moved from HOLLYBUSH to CLAPPISON
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Route 43 Stone Church
All destination signs for Bus Stops between Saltfleet High School and Valley Park Loop (listed below) will now say “eastbound”
Route 44 Rymal
New stop (westbound)
- Upper Centennial At Desi's Corner Plaza
Route 56 Centennial
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An east - west route that stretches from downtown Hamilton in the west to Stoney Creek in the east. Stoney Creek Trans-Cab Service operates Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays as an extension of Route 2 when in service.
Route 3 CANNON will be on detour due to closure on James St. N for Art Crawl.
- Friday August 9, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
Westbound Detour – Buses on Cannon St headed to downtown will turn left on John St, right on Wilson St and left on James St to continue regular route.
Out of Service Stops
- Cannon at Hughson
- James at Cannon
Temporary Stop
- John at Cannon (far side)
An east-west route that travels from downtown Hamilton in the west to just past Parkdale Ave. in the east.
An east-west route that travels from downtown Hamilton in the west to just past Parkdale Ave. in the east.
Route 4 BAYFRONT will be on detour due to closure on James St. N for Art Crawl.
Eastbound – Buses on MacNab St headed from downtown will turn right on Strachan St and left on James St. to continue regular route.
Westbound – Buses on James St headed to downtown will turn left on Strachan St, right on John St, right on Wilson St and left on James St. to continue regular route.
Out of Service Stops
Eastbound
- James opposite West Harbour Go Station
Westbound
- James at West Harbour Go Station
- James at Colbourne
- James at Cannon
Temporary Stops
- John at Barton (nearside)
- John at Cannon (far side)
Routes 4 Bayfront, 7 Locke, 8 York & 9 Rock Gardens will experience delays due to construction on York Boulevard/Cannon Street West. Construction tentatively scheduled from July to December in 2024 and April to August in 2025. Please allow extra time when using these Routes when moving around & through downtown Hamilton.