Transit Windsor expands service with 20,000 hours, more coverage

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Transit Windsor is announced major service changes, as part of the council-approved 2025 Transit Windsor Service Plan.
Transit Windsor is announced major service changes, as part of the council-approved 2025 Transit Windsor Service Plan.
The changes are effective Aug. 31. It includes the addition of 20,000 new service hours, increased frequency and expanded coverage across several high-demand routes.
Key service changes include:
Launching new service routes to expand network coverage
Route 250 (Rhodes/Twin Oaks/ NextStar Industrial)
Route 315 (formerly Parent 14) – Route extension
Route 205 (formerly Dougall 6) – Route extension
Enhancing and renaming service routes to improve reliability and efficiency
Route 240 (formerly South Windsor 7)
Route 135 (formerly Walkerville 8)
The name changes better align with industry principles and best practices observed across other transit systems, ensuring continuity and ease of use for out-of-town visitors.
Introducing Sunday service on
Route 240 (formerly South Windsor 7)
Route 315 (formerly Parent 14)
Reducing wait times on Saturdays and Sundays
Route 240 (formerly South Windsor 7) – Increased frequency from every 50 minutes to every 30 minutes on Saturdays
Route 205 (formerly Dougall 6) – Increased frequency from every 40-to-70 minutes to every 30-to-45 minutes on the weekends
Route 135 (formerly Walkerville 8) – Increased frequency from every 70 minutes to every 40 minutes during weekday evenings and weekends
Reducing wait times across high-demand corridors on weekdays
Route 205 (formerly Dougall 6) – Weekday frequency increased to every 30 minutes with 15-minute service during a.m. and p.m. peak periods
Route 135 (formerly Walkerville 8) – Weekday frequency increased to every 20 minutes, previously every 40 minutes
Route 315 (formerly Parent 14) – Weekday frequency increased to every 40 minutes, previously every 60-to-70 minutes. Extended service hours added
Route 115 (formerly Dominion 5) – Peak weekday frequency increased to every 10-to-15 minutes, previously every 20 minutes
Transit also will added 8 permanent full-time driver positions.
Introducing new colour-coded numbering route categories to help riders quickly identify route types:
Blue – Primary Routes (100 series): Major city-to-city corridors on arterial roads, forming the core transit network.
Purple – Secondary Routes (200 series): Connect areas between primary routes, with multiple transfer points.
Green – Local Routes (300 series): Connect neighbourhood residents to key destinations to transfer to primary routes.
Orange – Express Routes (400 and 500 series): Limited stops for faster travel along major roads. Uses roads with higher speeds to travel across the city.
Black – Regional Routes: Service to neighbouring communities.
New fully reflective bus stop signage will be installed for simpler navigation. The signs will feature Transit Windsor's new colour-coded route category system, which introduces route name changes using both colours and categories.
Open Houses
Transit Windsor will host a series of open houses at the Windsor International Transit Terminal, located at 300 Chatham Street West in Windsor to inform riders about upcoming service changes:
August 14 and 15, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
August 19 and 20, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Transit Windsor encourages all riders to visit CityWindsor.ca/residents/transit-windsor/service-changes for the full details on service changes and to explore the Interactive Map.