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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!
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WESTBOUND (From King Street at Gage Avenue) – right on Gage Avenue, left on Cannon Street, left on John Street, right on King Street and resume regular routing on King Street west of John Street.
Route 2 BARTON will be on detour due to closure on James St. N for Art Crawl.
- Friday May 10, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
- Friday June 14, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
- Friday July 12, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
- Friday August 9, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
Westbound Detour – Buses on Barton St headed to downtown will turn left on John St, right on Wilson St, left on James St. to continue regular route.
Temporary stop: John at Cannon (far side)
Route 3 CANNON will be on detour due to closure on James St. N for Art Crawl.
- Friday May 10, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
- Friday June 14, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
- Friday July 12, 2024, 5 pm to 11 pm
- 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.
Temporary stop: John at Cannon (far side)
Route 4 BAYFRONT will be on detour due to closure on James St. N for Art Crawl.
- Friday May 10, 2024, 5 PM -11 PM
- Friday June 14, 2024, 5 PM -11 PM
- Friday July 12, 2024, 5 PM -11 PM
- Friday August 9, 2024, 5 PM -11 PM
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.
Temporary stops: John at Barton (nearside) & John at Cannon (far side)
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
Westbound – from Hunter St. at Queen St.; left on Queen St., right on Aberdeen Ave., left on Dundurn St., and resume regular routing on Dundurn St. south of Aberdeen Ave.
Eastbound – from Dundurn St. at Chatham St.; continue north on Dundurn St., right on Main St., and resume regular routing on Main St. east of Locke St.
On the following dates, 7 am to 7 pm:
- Sunday, June 16, 2024
- Sunday, July 21, 2024
- Sunday August 18, 2024
- Sunday September 22, 2024