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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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Route 4 Bayfront will be on detour due to closure on MacNab St. between Cannon St. and Colbourne St. for Nossa Senhora dos Anjos.
Eastbound – From York Blvd. at MacNab St., continue east on York Blvd/Wilson St., left on James St., and resume regular routing on James St. north of Murray St.
Out of Service Stops
- MacNab at York
- MacNab at Cannon
- MacNab at Mulberry
- MacNab at Colbourne
- MacNab at Murray
Temporary Stops
- James at Cannon
- James opposite Colbourne
Both an east-west and a north-south route servicing the north end of the city from downtown to the Greenhill area near Red Hill Valley.
Both an east-west and a north-south route servicing the north end of the city from downtown to the Greenhill area near Red Hill Valley.
The Route 5 - DELAWARE will be on detour due to the Construction from Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 7 am until Friday, November 29, 2024 at 6 pm.
Westbound to Head Street – From Ogilvie Street & Governors Road, Continue north on Ogilvie Street, Right on Hatt Street, Right on Main Street, Left on Dundas Street and resume regular westbound routing on Dundas Street east of Main Street.
Temporary Stop Locations: Due to the detour, the bus stop “Governors Road at Main Street” will be out of service. Please use the bus stop at “Ogilvie St. and Governors Rd
From AUGUST 15 at 6 pm to 9 pm, Route 5 - DELAWARE will be on detour due to the Dundas Cactus Festival Parade on King Street between Market Street North and York Road.
Temporary Stops:
Eastbound:
- Hatt at Memorial Square
- Hatt at Ogilvie
Westbound:
- Hatt at Ogilvie
- Hatt at Memorial Square
- Hatt at Napier
From AUGUST 16 at 3 pm to AUGUST 18 at 9 pm, Route 5 - DELAWARE will be on detour due to the Dundas Cactus Festival on King Street between Market Street North and York Road.
Temporary Stops:
Eastbound:
- Hatt at Memorial Square
- Hatt at Ogilvie
Westbound:
- Hatt at Ogilvie
- Hatt at Memorial Square
- Hatt at Napier