Information On Metro Transit (Halifax)

Metro Transit is a Canada public transport agency operating bus s and ferry in Nova Scotia s Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia (HRM). Owned by the HRM, Metro Transits operations area is the urban core in the western part of the municipality, namely the Halifax, Nova Scotia (former city) and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Metropolitan Areas, along with adjacent outlying neighbourhoods and communities. Metro Transit is the largest transit agency in Atlantic Canada carrying 18.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2007/2008.

History

The agencys roots trace back to its four predecessors: Nova Scotia Light & Power Company (March 1928 in Canada December 1969 in Canada and Halifax Transit Corporation (January 1970 in Canada February 1979 in Canada in City of Halifax and Dartmouth Transit Service Buses Ltd. (April 1957 in Canada February 1978 in Canada and Dartmouth Transit (February 1978-February 1979 in Canada in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia In March 1981, both Halifax and Dartmouth transit agencies merged their services to become Metro Transit, taking its name from the Metropolitan Commission. Metro Transit Centre, the agencys headquarters and bus maintenance facility, is located on Ilsley Avenue in Burnside, Nova Scotia with a satellite garage known as the Rapid Transit Garage also in Burnside Park on Thornhill Drive.

Bus service

Image:Metro Transit 711.jpg Currently there are 278 buses in the fleet, 177 of them low floor vehicles, operating on 56 routes, including three Community Transit routes, three express routes operating as MetroLink which began service in August 2005, and a MetroX express route which started in August 2009.

Regular service

Metro Transit currently operates 52 conventional transit routes within the metropolitan area region of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia (Halifax, Nova Scotia (former city) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Bedford, Nova Scotia and Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia , including the areas of Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia North Preston, Nova Scotia Cherrybrook, Nova Scotia Tantallon and Herring Cove, Nova Scotia Routes are numbered according to the region or type of service provided:

Route Number Structure

Routes in the 00s, the 10s and the 20s are all primarily Halifax, Nova Scotia (former city) based routes. Routes in the 30s are rush-hour only routes serving Halifax. Routes in the 40s are university routes serving the Dalhousie University Studley campus which, until summer 2010 operated only during the academic calendar (September to April). Routes in the 50s, the 60s and 70s are Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (former city) based routes. Routes in the 80s are Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia and Bedford, Nova Scotia routes. Routes in the 100s are the Metro_Transit_(Halifax)#Express_service and routes in the 300s are the Metro_Transit_(Halifax)#Express_service

Fare structure

Category lt;/TD>Cash Fare lt;/TD>MetroPass lt;/TD>10 tickets lt;/TD>
Adult$2.25$70.00$18.00
Senior/Child$1.50$52.00$13.00
Student$2.25$64.00$18.00
In addition, a University student bus pass (U-pass)Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/upass.html U-Pass] is available for Saint Mary's University (Halifax) Mount Saint Vincent University University of King's College Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University students, and the cost is included in tuition fees. The current Metro Transit fare structure can be found on the Metro Transit website.Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/tickets.html Tickets and Passes] Transfers are issued upon request on all Metro Transit buses and ferries. A transfer allows the user to transfer between multiple conventional route buses and ferries traveling in any direction without having to pay an additional fare. A transfer also allows users to transfer to MetroLink (Halifax) and #Community transit buses at a reduced fare. Transfers are valid for 90 minutes after they have been issued. Holders of a valid MetroPass or MetroLink Pass do not require transfers.Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/news/NewsArchives2008.html 2008 News Archive]

Transit routes

Image:Metrotransit-979.jpg

Active

* Metro Transit route 1 Spring Garden, Halifax * 2 Wedgewood * 3 Manors * 4 Rosedale * 5 Chebucto Image:Clock simple.svg * 6 Quinpool Road * 7 Robie Street / Gottingen * 8 Waterfront * 9 Barrington * 10 Dalhousie University * 14 Leiblin Park * 15 Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia * 16 Parkland * 17 Saint Mary's University (Halifax) * 18 Universities * 19 Greystone * 20 Herring Cove, Nova Scotia * 21 Lakeside, Nova Scotia / Timberlea, Nova Scotia * 22 Armdale * 23 Timberlea / Mumford Image:Clock simple.svg * 31 Main Express Image:Clock simple.svg * 32 Cowie Hill, Nova Scotia Image:Clock simple.svg * 33 Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia Image:Clock simple.svg * 34 Glenbourne Express Image:Clock simple.svg * 35 Parkland Express Image:Clock simple.svg * 41 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Dalhousie Image:Mortarboard.svg * 42 Lacewood - Dalhousie Image:Mortarboard.svg * 51 Shannon Park, Nova Scotia * 52 Crosstown * 53 Notting Park * 54 Montebello * 55 Port Wallace, Nova Scotia * 56 Dartmouth Crossing File:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg * 57 Russell Lake * 58 Woodlawn, Nova Scotia * 59 Colby * 60 Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia / Heritage Hills * 61 Auburn / North Preston, Nova Scotia * 62 Wildwood * 63 Woodside, Nova Scotia * 64 Akerley Image:Clock simple.svg * 65 Caldwell * 66 Penhorn * 68 Cherrybrook, Nova Scotia * 72 Portland Hills, Nova Scotia File:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg * 80 Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia * 81 Hemlock Ravine * 82 Millwood * 83 Springfield * 84 Glendale Image:Clock simple.svg * 85 Downsview (via MacKay Bridge Image:Clock simple.svg * 86 Basinview Image:Clock simple.svg * 87 Downsview / Halifax (via the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge * 88 Duke * 89 Bedford, Nova Scotia * 159 Portland Hills Link Image:MetroLink-Halifax.svg Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg * 165 Woodside Link Image:MetroLink-Halifax.svg Image:Clock simple.svg Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg * 185 Sackville Link Image:MetroLink-Halifax.svg File:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg * 330 Tantallon Image:MetroExpress-Halifax.svg Image:Clock simple.svg Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg Wheelchair - Uses Accessible Low Floor (ALF) buses only.
[[Image:Clock simple.svg|16px]]
ush Hour Service Only.
[[Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg|20px]]
us Rack Equipped Route.
[[Image:MetroLink-Halifax.svg|33px]]
etroLink Service (see MetroLink section below)
[[Image:MetroExpress-Halifax.svg|33px]]
etroX Service (see MetroX section below)
[[Image:Mortarboard.svg|20px]]
niversity routes that, until the summer of 2010 only operated during the university academic calendar year (September - April). ===Defunct=== * 3 Gottingen (1927 - 1989) * 8 Windsor (1963 - 1999) * 11 [[Macdonald Bridge]] (1955 - 1988) * 12 Flamingo (1970 - 2003) * 16 Stanley Park (1995 - 1998) * 19 Fotherby (1990 - 2000) * 22 Exhibition Park (1993 - 2004) * 26 Shuttle (1993 - 2008) * 30 Glenforest (1975 - 1999) * 34 Rockingham Express (1982 - 1990) * 35 Rosedale (1995 - 2000) * 40 Mumford - Dalhousie (2006 - 2006) [[Image:Mortarboard.svg|20px]] * 48 Highfield (1990 - 1999) * 50 Portland Estates (1980 - 1996) * 50 BIO (2001 - 2004) * 56 Westphal (1980 - 1989) * 57 Mic Mac (1980 - 1989) * 61 Bisett (1980 - 1996) * 66 Forest Hills - Woodside Ferry (1987 - 1989) * 68 Auburn (1980 - 1995) * 68 Ross Road (1995 - 2000) * 71 Forest Hills Express (1982 - 1989) * 81 Bedford (1980 - 1985) * 85 Bedford Express (1980 - 1991) * 86 Bedford - Dartmouth (1987 - 1988) * 87 Connolly (1990 - 1997) * 88 Atlantic Acres (1993 - 1994) [[Image:Mortarboard.svg|20px]] niversity routes that only operated during the university academic calendar year (September - April). ===Express service {{access icon|16px}} [[Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg|20px]]=== [[Image:MetroLink-Halifax.svg|right|150px]] {{Main|MetroLink (Halifax)}} MetroLink is Metro Transits BRT ([[Bus Rapid Transit]]) express bus service that operates Monday to Friday. The system consists of three limited-stop fully accessible express routes, connecting [[downtown Halifax]] Scotia Square bus terminal, with the Portland Hills terminal in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia on the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia side, and the Sackville Terminal in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia The third route links the Portland Hills Terminal to the Woodside ferry terminal in Dartmouth during morning and afternoon peak service times.

Rural express {{access icon|16px}} [[Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg|20px]]

Image:MetroExpress-Halifax.svg MetroExpress, or MetroX for short is Metro Transits rural express bus service. There is currently one MetroX route, running between Tantallon to Halifax. There are two other planned routes that will service the rural commutershed of HRM. All routes are to terminate at Scotia Square in downtown Halifax.Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/MetroTransit/MetroExpress.html Metro Express page (with planning documents)]

Community transit

Image:HRM-Metro_Transit_Car_Ferry.jpg Metro Transit runs a Community Transit service, allowing residents in some Suburban area and rural communities access to the regular and express bus system operated by Metro Transit Currently there are 3 Community Transit routes:Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/community_transit.html Community Transit] * Porters Lake , offering service between Portland Hills Terminal in [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (former city)|Dartmouth]] and the communities of [[East Preston, Nova Scotia|East Preston]], [[Lake Echo, Nova Scotia|Lake Echo]], [[Porters Lake, Nova Scotia|Porters]] Lake and [[Grand Desert, Nova Scotia|Grand Desert]] via Portland St, Cole Harbour Rd, Forest Hills Pkwy and Highway #7. * Beaver Bank, offering service between the new Sackville Terminal and Beaver Bank Villa in [[Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia|Beaver Bank]] via the Beaver Bank Road. * [[Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg|20px]] Sambro , offering service between South centre mall in Spryfield, Nova Scotia and the Ketch Harbour fire hall Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia via the old Sambro road and hwy 349. This route uses the same buses as the Metro X service does. Cash fare on all three routes is $2.25 (Adult/Student) $1.50 (Children/Senior 5-15). Tickets and transfers from other routes are accepted, Monthly bus passes and U-Passes are accepted. Transfers are issued on request on these routes that allow passengers to continue there travels on other Metro Transit routes.

Access-A-Bus {{access icon|16px}}

Metro Transit also provides Access-A-Bus service which is a dial-a-ride service for elderly and handicapped residents in the region. This service was created in 1981, the same year Metro Transit was formed.Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/access_a_bus.html Access-a-bus] There are approximately 20 Access-A-Bus vehicles

GoTime

Image:Metro Transit new stop sign.jpg GoTime is the name of Metro Transits automated vehicle locater (AVL) system. The current generation system (unveiled over the winter of 2007/2008) uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to track buses throughout the system, providing information on location and schedule adherence to the transit control centre. This information is also used to update Metro Transits real time bus departure system available to the general public.

Concept

Each bus stop sign has a blue 4-digit GoTime number on it. A passenger can dial 480- plus the 4-digit number to hear an automated message telling them exactly when the next bus on each route servicing that stop will depart, based on the information calculated above. Also, GoTime monitors are placed at every transit terminal, and a few major stops, listing each of the routes that service that stop and when the next two buses on those routes will arrive at that stop. This information is continually updated as the central GoTime system recalculates bus departure times, using the data collected from the buses. In addition to this, each bus is equipped with an on board computer which continually updates the driver on exactly how many minutes ahead of or behind schedule they are, to ensure schedule adherence. A web-based component was developed to provide departure times information via the internet in both standard internet and mobile internet formats.

Technical Difficulties and Limitations

As of 2010 the system’s functionality was limited to just scheduled transit data (as opposed to live transit data) with information displays at terminals malfunctioning on a regular basis.http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/how-to-fix-the-city-scorecard/Content?oid1463085 "How to Fix the City Scorecard"] Metro Transit publicly announced the web-based GoTime system in the Winter of 2007-2008 utilizing a pamphlet distributed in busses that had an incorrect URL (http://halifax.ca/metrotransit/gotime) to the service. This component, which can be found at http://halifax.ca/gotime http://halifax.ca/gotime] was never correctly or officially released to the public.

History

The new GPS-based system replaces an older system originally designed by the former City of Halifax between 1984 and 1987, one the earliest real-time passenger information and transit management systems in North America.Transport Canada,http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/Environment/utsp/gotime.htm "GoTime: Real-time passenger information and transit management"] Case study, July, 2007 The previous generation system used wheel rotation sensors to calculate the distance traveled from the start of the route, which was then transmitted back to the transit control centre. This data allowed the system to calculate the buses position along its route, as well as exact departure times for each bus stop ahead of it. In addition to wheel sensors, door sensors were used to determine when the bus was at a stop, and a series of electronic transmitters mounted to power poles along each route allowed the system to further calculate the buses position along its route. As with the current-generation system, the previous system also had a call-in system where a user could call the 4-digit GoTime number on each bus stop and hear an automated message telling them when the next two buses on each route servicing that stop would depart, monitors at all terminals displaying real-time departure information, and on board computers displaying information to drivers on how far ahead or behind schedule they are. The hardware to support the previous-generation GoTime system had been steadily deteriorating over time, as the last major overhaul to the system was completed in 1996. There is reference to funds being allocated in 1998 for a GoTime upgradeHRM, http://www.halifax.ca/council/documents/C980630.pdf Halifax Regional Council Minutes], June 30, 1998, however, it is believed that the companies that were contracted to perform the upgrade, failed to do so when they each went bankrupt. Due to the instability of the system, it is believed that sometime between 2004 and 2005, the "real-time" functionality of the GoTime system was disabled, as phoning the system seemed only to tell the scheduled departure times, not actual departure times; the phone-in component used the words "scheduled to depart in" when real-time data was unavailable, and "will depart in" when the data was available.

Fleet

Current

Manufacturer lt;/TD> Model lt;/TD> Model Years lt;/TD> Fleet Numbers lt;/TD> No. Purchased lt;/TD> No. Remaining in Service lt;/TD> Notes lt;/TD>
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> TC40-102N Classic (transit bus) lt;/TD> 1986 896 - 910 15 2
Motor Coach Industries lt;/TD> TC40-102N Classic (transit bus) lt;/TD> 1987
1988
1989
1990
921 - 928
929 - 940
941 - 947
948 - 952
8
12
7
5
1
7
3
5
Some of these retired due to lots of New Flyer D40LFs in service.
Motor Coach Industries / NovaBus lt;/TD> TC60-102N Articulated Classic (transit bus) lt;/TD> 1992
1993
701 - 707
708 - 714
7
7
7
7
In 1993, Motor Coach Industries was taken over by NovaBus in the middle of the 1993 order; as a result, 708 - 710 bear the MCI logo, while 711 - 714 bear the NovaBus logo. NovaBus discontinued the articulated Classic immediately following the fulfillment of this order.
NovaBus lt;/TD> TC40-102N Classic (transit bus) lt;/TD> 1994
1995
1996
953 - 966
967 - 974
975 - 985
14
8
11
13
8
11
975 & 976 were test buses running on propane. The fuel provided less power than expected, and the engines were converted to diesel.
New Flyer Industries lt;/TD> D30LF lt;/TD> 1999 505 - 507 3 3 These buses operate on the Beaver Bank and Porters Lake Community Transit service.
NovaBus lt;/TD> Nova LFS lt;/TD> 1999
2000
986 - 996
997 - 1000
11
4
11
4
These are only found on regular routes. They did the low floor routes in the past.
New Flyer Industries lt;/TD> D40LF lt;/TD> 2002
2004
2005
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1001 - 1032
1033 - 1060
1061 - 1082
600 - 619
1083 - 1108
1109 - 1131
1132 - 1153
1154 - 1159
32
28
22
20
26
23
22
6
32
28
22
20
26
23
22
6
600 - 619 operate on the MetroLink service only.
600 - 619, 1083 - 1159 have air conditioning lt;br>600 - 619, 1083 - 1159 Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg
GMDD lt;/TD> Titan Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg 2009 516 - 525 10 10 516 - 525 operate on the MetroX and Sambro Community Transit service only.
New Flyer lt;/TD> DE60LFR Articulated Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg 2009 715 - 716 2 2 715 - 716 are both hybrids .
NovaBUS lt;/TD> LFS Articulated Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg 2010 717 - 731 15 15 Were put into service on August 30th.

Past

Manufacturer lt;/TD> Model lt;/TD> Model Years lt;/TD> Fleet Numbers lt;/TD> No. Purchased lt;/TD> Notes/History lt;/TD>
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> T6H-5305 GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus lt;/TD> 1969
1971
801 - 819
820 - 823
19
4
Prior to 1981, these buses were owned by Halifax Transit Corporation
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> T6H-4521 GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus lt;/TD> 1969
1971
401 - 455
133 - 135
55
3
Prior to 1981, 401 - 455 were owned by Halifax Transit Corp; 133 - 135 were owned by Dartmouth Transit Service
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> TDH-3301 GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus lt;/TD> 1971 130 - 131 2 Prior to 1981, these buses were owned by Dartmouth Transit Service
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> TDH-3302N GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus lt;/TD> 1973 137 1 Prior to 1981, this bus was owned by Dartmouth Transit Service
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> T6H-4523N GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus lt;/TD> 1973
1975
1976
1977
138 - 139
143 - 144
145 - 147
148 - 150
2
2
3
3
Prior to 1981, these buses were owned by Dartmouth Transit Service
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> T6H-5307N GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus lt;/TD> 1981/82
1975
1978
1982
510 - 515
824 - 835
836 - 856
857 - 869
6
12
21
13
Prior to 1981, 824 - 856 were owned by Halifax Transit Corp; 857 - 869 were bought after HTC and DTS merged into Metro Transit; 510 - 515 were purchased from BC Transit
General Motors Diesel Division Buses lt;/TD> TC40-102N Classic (transit bus) lt;/TD> 1983
1985
1987
870 - 881
882 - 895
911 - 920
12
14
10
The 1983 buses originally had rollsigns, although some have since been converted to electronic destination signs.
Orion Bus Industries lt;/TD> 01.501 (Orion I) 1981 501 - 504 4 Purchased from the Toronto Transit Commission in 1990.
501, 502 & 504 were sold to Kings Transit Nova Scotia
Orion Bus Industries lt;/TD> 01.506 (Orion I) 1985 308 1 Purchased from the Pictou County Regional Transit Authority in 1996.
Sold to Kings Transit Nova Scotia
Saab-Scania lt;/TD> CN112A 1984 201 - 212 12 Assembled from completely-knocked-down kits by Tri-Star Industries of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia NS; purchase subsidised by NS government in an attempt to create a provincial bus-building industry

Ferries {{access icon|16px}} [[Image:Sinnbild Radfahrer.svg|20px]]

Image:Halifax ferry.JPG Image:HRM Ferry 4.jpg Image:Dartmouth III Ferry.JPG Image:Metrotransitferry.png

Current service

Metro Transit also provides two passenger ferry routes, one connecting downtown Halifax with Alderney Landing in Dartmouth (which operates daily using 2 vessels) and the other connecting downtown Halifax with Woodside, Nova Scotia (Monday through Friday only using 1 vessel). The ferry services are integrated with the bus services; the fares are identical, and transfers are accepted between the two systems. The harbour ferries are utilised by over 3,000 commuters daily Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/ferries.html Dartmouth-Halifax Harbour Ferries] Each ferry carries up to 398 passengers.

Proposed high speed service

In recent years, following unfulfilled plans to implement commuter rail, the municipality has begun to plan several new high speed ferry routes on Halifax Harbour, including service to Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia Bedford, Nova Scotia Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia and Shannon Park, Nova Scotia These routes would be served by wave piercing catamarans capable of speeds of approximately 40 knots. Details have not been finalized, however it is likely that the downtown Halifax terminal would act as a hub, with all routes radiating outward. Studies and trials have been undertaken for a Bedford-Halifax route, which will likely be the first high speed service.

Fleet

Current

There are three ferries in operation: * Dartmouth III - Built in 1979 in Pictou, Nova Scotia * Halifax III - Built in 1979 in Pictou, Nova Scotia * Woodside I - Built in 1986 in Pictou, Nova Scotia All three ferries are double-ended side-loading, and use two 230 hp Caterpillar model 3306 engines, each driving a model 12E/75 Voith-Schneider propeller.

Past

The Dartmouth to Halifax ferry service dates from 1752.Metro Transit, http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/ferries.html Harbour Ferries] Following is a list of earlier ferries as far as is known. * Dartmouth II - Built in 1956 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia retired in 1979.Payzant, J. & Lewis, J (1979): Like A Weavers Shuttle: A History of the Halifax-Dartmouth Ferries. Nimbus Publishing. * Halifax II - Built in 1956 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia retired in 1979. * Scotian - Built in 1946 in Pictou, Nova Scotia retired in 1955. * Governor Cornwallis - Built in 1941 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1944 (destroyed by fire). * Dartmouth - Built in 1934 in Lauzon, Quebec retired in 1957. * Halifax - Built in 1911, retired in 1956. * Chebucto - Built in 1906, retired in 1951. * Annex 2 - Built in 1878 in New Baltimore, New York retired in 1909 (destroyed by fire). * Arcadia - Built in 1884 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1891. * Dartmouth - Built in 1888 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1935. * Chebucto - Built in 1878 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1892. * Mic Mac - Built in 1878 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1901. * Boxer - Built in 1838 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1864. * Sir C. Ogle - Built in 1830 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1894. * Sherbrooke - Built in 1816 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia retired in 1830.

See also

* Transportation in the Halifax Regional Municipality * Halifax Regional Municipality

References

External links

* http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit Metro Transits official website] * http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/Schedules/documents/MapBack.pdf Complete route map for Halifax-Dartmouth area.] * http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/Schedules/documents/MapFront.pdf Complete route map for Bedford-Sackville area.] * http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/schedules/index.html Schedules, maps for individual routes, riders guide.] * http://hbus.ca/ hbus.ca] Community-based trip-planning service for Halifax * http://mtransit.ca/ MTransit.ca] Complete bus and ferry schedules, GoTimes, advisories, and Google maps trip planner for Halifax Metro Transit (unofficial). Category:Transportation in the Halifax Regional Municipality Category:Transit agencies in Nova Scotia Category:Bus transport in Nova Scotia Category:Ferry companies of Nova Scotia Category:Paratransit services in Canada Category:Intermodal transportation authorities in Canada