Changes To Peterborough Transit Will Be Effective On Sunday To Serve Increased Fall Ridership
/Peterborough Transit is making seasonal adjustments to some routes starting Sunday to serve increased ridership for the fall.
Photo by Luke Best.
Changes include increased frequency during peak commute hours, the return of extended evening hours on some routes, and trip time adjustments to improve connections for riders who make transfers between routes, as well as shifts to on-demand services on Saturday evenings.
Updated routes are posted online at www.peterborough.ca/TransitRoutes or by phone at 705-745-0525.
Saturday Evening Changes
Peterborough Transit’s on-demand service called PTBOnDemand will be expanded to operate across the entire transit system area on Saturday evenings between 8 p.m. and 11:45 p.m., using ride-share technology to provide a direct ride without the need to transfer. To increase efficiency, the on-demand service will replace traditional route service on Route 2 Chemong, Route 3 Park, Route 4 Weller, Route 7 Lansdowne, Route 8 Monaghan and Route 9 Parkhill, which will end at 8 p.m. On-demand buses will serve Trent University along the Bata (west) side of the campus.
In addition to the on-demand service, regular service will continue to operate Saturday evenings on Route 5 The Parkway and Route 6 Sherbrooke with trips operating every 30/60 minutes between Trent Bata, Peterborough Terminal, and Fleming College.
How to use PtboOnDemand
Riders can download the PTBOnDemand app and create an account or call Peterborough Transit at 705-745-5801 to book a same day trip.
When the rider requests a trip, system will look for the next trip available based on the rider’s trip pick-up and drop-off locations and number of people travelling together.
Riders who book their trip using the PTBOnDemand app are able to track the real-time location of the vehicle including information on when they will be picked up and dropped off.
Standard fares and payment options apply.
Please visit the Peterborough Transit website www.peterborough.ca/OnDemand for additional details about PTBOnDemand.
Route 2 Chemong
Weekday 20-minute service will start one hour earlier at 11:15 a.m.
Route 3 Park
Weekday 30-minute morning rush service returns.
Weekday midday and afternoon rush time improves to 30-minute frequency.
Trips will be adjusted to operate 5 minutes earlier than currently scheduled to improve reliability with connections at the terminal.
Route 5 The Parkway
Weekday 30-minute midday service returns.
Late evening service returns.
Route 6 Sherbrooke
Most eastbound trips during the daytime will depart from Fleming College 5 minutes earlier through to Peterborough Terminal to improve reliability with connections at the terminal.
Late evening service returns.
Route 7 Lansdowne
Weekday 30-minute service returns for the morning and afternoon rush periods between Willowcreek Plaza and Trent Gzowski (Route 7A).
Weekday westbound trips from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. will operate 5 minutes earlier from Fleming to Trent Gzowski to improve reliability.
A new morning and afternoon Route 7B Willowcreek Plaza trips have been added to resolve overcrowding.
Route 9 Parkhill
Weekday 30-minute service returns for the morning and afternoon rush periods.
New short-turn extra trips between Parkhill at Hedonics and Trent Gzowski (Route 9A) have been added weekday mornings and afternoons to resolve overcrowding.
The first morning weekday westbound trip will operate 5 minutes earlier from Trent Gzowski to Fleming to improve the transfer with Route 8 trip.
Route 10 Technology Drive
On-demand Pink Community Bus zone will be expanded to include the Technology Drive and Neal Drive areas.
More travel options are available with new midday, later weekday afternoon rush and new weekends options
Weekdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early afternoon rush hour trips are cancelled and will be served by the on-demand service. There are no changes to weekday morning rush service.
Route 11 Water
Weekday service returns:
Route 11 – Peterborough Terminal will operate every 15-minutes during peak periods and every 20-minutes during midday and evenings.
Route 11A – Traill College will operate every 20-minutes during peak periods and midday, and every 30-minutes in the evenings.
