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Service Improvements
Starting Sunday, August 25th, Thunder Bay Transit will be implementing service changes to make transit better.
Upcoming service improvements are focused on reducing wait times and adding late night service on certain routes.
Refer to our schedules page for new departure times.
1 - Mainline |
Service extended later on Weekdays and Saturday
- Final trip departing City Hall Terminal at 11:40pm
- Final trip departing Waterfront Terminal at 12:00am
Sunday wait times have been shortened
- Every 22 to 23 minutes from 9:20am to 6:30pm
Connect with 17 - Current River at Waterfront Terminal without transferring
- Weekday evenings starting after 6pm
- Saturday mornings until 10 am and evenings starting at 6pm
- All day Sunday (note: not all trips, refer to schedule)
Connect with 18 - Westfort at City Hall Terminal without transferring
- Weekday evenings starting after 6pm
- Saturday mornings until 10 am and evenings starting at 6pm
- All day Sunday (note: not all trips, refer to schedule)
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2 - Crosstown |
Weekday wait times have been shortened
- Monday to Friday
- Every 15 minutes from 7am to 6pm
- Every 22 to 23 minutes from 6pm to 10pm
Service extended later on Weekdays and Saturdays
- Final trip departing Waterfront Terminal at 11:15pm
- Final trip departing Confederation College at 11:40pm
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3M - Memorial |
Weekday and Saturday wait times have been shortened
- Monday to Saturday
- Every 22 to 23 minutes from 8pm to 10:30pm
Service extended later on Weekdays and Saturdays
- Final trip departing Waterfront Terminal at 12am
- Final trip departing City Hall Terminal at 12:20am
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12 - East End |
More time to meet connection with adjusted departure times
- Monday to Saturday
- Departing City Hall Terminal 2 minutes later
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16 - Balmoral |
Service extended later on Weekdays
- Every 45 minutes from 6pm to 9:30pm
More time to meet connection with adjusted departure times
- Monday to Saturday
- Departing City Hall Terminal 2 minutes later
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17 - Current River |
Connect with 1 Mainline at Waterfront Terminal without transferring
- Weekday evenings starting after 6pm
- Saturday mornings before 10 am and evenings starting at 6pm
- All day Sunday
More time to meet connection with adjusted departure times
- Monday to Friday
- Departing Waterfront Terminal 3 minutes later between before 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Departing Waterfront Terminal 3 minutes later between 10am and 5pm
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18 - Westfort |
Connect with 1 Mainline at City Hall Terminal without transferring
- Weekday evenings starting after 6pm
- Saturday mornings before 10 am and evenings starting at 6pm
- All day Sunday
Service extended later on Weekdays and Saturdays
- Final trip departing City Hall Terminal at 11:40pm
- Final trip departing Mary & Neebing at 12am
More time to meet connection with adjusted departure times
- Monday to Friday
- Departing City Hall Terminal 2 minutes later before 6pm
- Saturday
- Departing City Hall Terminal 2 minutes later between 11am and 5pm
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Detours
Harbour Expressway Construction |
Starting Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Harbour Expressway will be closed between Carrick St. and Fort William Rd. for resurfacing work. The closure is expected to last 10 days. During this time the following detour will be in effect:
Route | Detour | Detour Map |
3M - Memorial |
- To City Hall
- Memorial Ave, Left Isabel St, Left Ft. William Rd, Left Intercity Shopping Centre
- To Waterfront
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Please note: This detour is only in effect when the 3M is scheduled to stop at Intercity Shopping Centre:
- Weekdays: 7:00AM - 6:00PM
- Saturdays: 10:00 - 6:00PM
Stops not serviced by 3M:
- 1005 - Ft. William Rd & Intercity
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Simpson St. Construction (Updated Oct. 8) |
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 25th, construction on Simpson St. will extend further down the street closing between Robertson St. and Ogden St. Due to this, the detour has been updated:
Route | Detour | Detour Map |
1 - Mainline |
- To Waterfront
- Simpson St, Left Bethune St, Right May St, Right Southern Ave, Right Pacific Ave, Left Simpson St, Regular Route Resumes
- To City Hall
- Simpson St, Right Atlantic Ave, Left Minnesota St, Right Pacific Ave, Left May St, Left Bethune St, Right Simpson St, Regular Route Resumes
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Out of Service Stops:
- 1095 - Simpson & Dease
- 1096 - Simpson & Finlayson
- 1013 - Simpson & Finlayson
- 1012 - Simpson & Ogden
- 1097 - Simpson & Ogden
- 1011 - Simpson & Rowand
- 1098 - Simpson & Rowand
- 1010 - Simpson & Pacific
Temporary Stops:
- 1094 - Simpson & Bethune - a portable stop will be placed just before the existing stop
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John St. Construction (Updated Sept. 25) |
Due to construction at the intersection of John St. & Memorial Ave. the following detours will be in effect:
Route | Detour | Detour Map |
2 - Crosstown |
- To Waterfront
- John St, Left Ontario St, Right Cornwall Ave, Left Secord St, Right Pearl St
- To College
- Pearl St, Left Secord St, Right Cornwall Ave, Left Ontario St, Right John St
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11 - John |
- To Waterfront
- John St, Left Ontario St, Right Cornwall Ave, Left Secord St, Right Pearl St
- To College
- Pearl St, Left Secord St, Right Cornwall Ave, Left Ontario St, Right John St
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13 - John-Jumbo |
- To Waterfront
- John St, Left Ontario St, Right Cornwall Ave, Left Secord St, Right Pearl St
- To College
- Pearl St, Left Secord St, Right Cornwall Ave, Left Ontario St, Right John St
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The following stops will not be serviced by 2-Crosstown:
- 1846 - John & Machar
- 1207 - John & Machar
- 1115 - Court & John
- 1195 - Court & Cornwall
- 1116 - Court & Cornwall
- 1194 - Court & Bay
- 1844 - Court & Manitou
- 1206 - Court & Manitou
- 1208 - John & Secord
- 1305 - John & Ontario
The following stops will not be serviced by 11-John & 13-John-Jumbo:
- 1795 - Algoma & John
- 1306 - Algoma & John
- 1794 - Algoma & Cornwall
- 1306 - Algoma & Cornwall
- 1793 - Algoma & Bay
- 1308 - Algoma & Bay
- 1792 - Algoma & Dufferin
- 1309 - Algoma & Dufferin
- 1310 - Algoma & Pearl
- 1208 - John & Secord
- 1305 - John & Ontario
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North Core Streetscapes (Updated Oct. 24) |
Work on the North Core Streetscapes will continue this summer. During this time, the following detours will be in effect until further notice:
Route | Detour | Detour Map |
1 - Mainline |
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2 - Crosstown |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- Court St – Wilson St - Cumberland St
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Cumberland St – Pearl St – Court St - resumes regular route
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3C - County Park |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- Red River Rd – Algoma St – Camelot St
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Algoma St – Red River Rd – resumes regular route
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3J - Jumbo Gardens |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- Red River Rd – Algoma St – Camelot St
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Algoma St – Red River Rd – resumes regular route
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3M - Memorial |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- Algoma St – Pearl St – Cumberland St
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Algoma St – resumes regular route
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9 - Junot |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Algoma St –resumes regular route
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11 - John |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- Algoma St – Pearl St – Cumberland St
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Cumberland St – Pearl St - Algoma St – resumes regular route
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13 - John-Jumbo |
- To Waterfront Terminal
- Algoma St – Pearl St – Cumberland St
- From Waterfront Terminal
- Camelot St – Cumberland St – Pearl St - Algoma St – resumes regular route
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