Kingston Transit Service Alerts

Effective at the start of the service day on Monday, January 30, and continuing until further notice, Route 14 buses will detour due to construction on the west side of Centennial. From the intersection of Centennial and Atkinson, Route 14 buses will detour east on Atkinson, south on Halifax, and east on Crossfield to return to regular route. The bus stop on Centennial and Atkinson will be out of service during this time; a non-accessible temporary stop will be provided on Halifax, south of Atkinson.

Starting Monday, August 31, and continuing until further notice, the bus stop on Princess Street at Albert (north side) will be shifted to an accessible temporary stop one block west (on Princess at Nelson north side) to accommodate construction on adjacent property.

Starting Monday, November 2, and continuing until further notice, Express Route 602 buses will detour away from Ontario between Queen and The Tragically Hip to accommodate the Wolfe Island Ferry Dock reconstruction project. Buses will exit the Downtown Transfer Point northbound via Bagot, then will detour straight, right to Barrack, and left to Ontario to resume regular route. Southbound Express Route 601 buses are unaffected. The Express stop on Ontario at the Wolfe Island Ferry Dock (east side) will be out of service during this time; please board buses at the temporary accessible stop on Barrack and King (one block west).

Starting Monday, November 2, and continuing until further notice, CFB Kingston-bound Route 12 buses will detour away from Ontario between Queen and The Tragically Hip to accommodate the Wolfe Island Ferry Dock reconstruction project. Buses will exit the Downtown Transfer Point northbound via Bagot, then will detour straight, right to Barrack, and left to Ontario to resume regular route. Southbound Kingston Centre-bound Route 12 buses are unaffected. The Express stop on Ontario at the Wolfe Island Ferry Dock (east side) will be out of service during this time; please board buses at the temporary accessible stop on Barrack and King (one block west).

When parking at Downtown Transfer Point Platform 7, please try not to pull the bus beyond the signpost. This is to help ensure that your bus does not block through- and right-turning vehicles from seeing pedestrians in the crosswalk.

Effective Thursday, July 21, and continuing until further notice, Route 11 service levels will be temporarily reduced in order to continue to provide high-quality, efficient service for the whole of the transit system. Route 11 will operate hourly during daytime hours Monday-Saturday, with trips departing the Kingston Centre Transfer Point at :15 past the hour, and trips departing Cataraqui Centre Transfer Point at :45 past the hour. Evening and Sunday schedules are not affected.

Effective Thursday, July 21, and continuing until further notice, Route 12 service levels will be temporarily reduced in order to continue to provide high-quality, efficient service for the whole of the transit system. Route 12 will operate hourly during daytime hours Monday-Saturday, with trips departing CFB Kingston at :15 past the hour, and trips departing Kingston Centre Transfer Point at :45 past the hour. Evening and Sunday schedules are not affected.

Effective Thursday, July 21, and continuing until further notice, Route 15 service levels will be temporarily reduced in order to continue to provide high-quality, efficient service for the whole of the transit system. Route 15 will operate hourly during daytime hours Monday-Saturday, with trips departing Cataraqui Centre Transfer Point for Cataraqui Woods at :00 and :15 past the hour, departing Centre 70 at :15 past the hour, and departing Cataraqui Centre Transfer Point for Reddendale at :30 past the hour. Evening and Sunday schedules are not affected.

Effective Monday, September 12, Route 18 Train Station buses will not service the shelter on John Counter at Old Mill. Route 18 buses will continue to service the stop on Old Mill just outside the VIA Rail station (one-half block south), and Routes 7 and 16 will continue to service the shelter on John Counter.

Starting Monday, October 3, and continuing until further notice, University Avenue will be closed between Earl and Union to allow safe removal of debris from demolition of a nearby building. During this time, from the Downtown Transfer Point, Express Route 801 will detour via Bagot, West, King, Lower University, and Stuart, resuming regular route at Kingston General Hospital. The stop on University at Union will be out of service, and Express Route 801 buses will not service the stop on Brock at Barrie.

Starting Monday, October 17, and continuing until further notice, the Route 12 CFB Kingston bus stop on Palace at Park (west side) will be out of service while crews relocate the stop to allow for a new driveway to an adjacent development. Please board Route 12 buses one block north (on Palace at Wright) or two blocks east (on Park at Helen).

UPDATED 3:20 P.M. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Effective start of day Friday, February 10, and continuing until further notice, the University Avenue detour will be changed for Express Route 601/602 due to narrow traffic conditions on Alfred. University Avenue remains closed between Earl and Union until further notice to allow safe removal of debris from demolition of a nearby building. During this time, from the intersection of University and Earl, Express Route 601 buses will detour right to Earl, left to Albert, and left to Stuart to resume regular route. The stop on University at Union remains out of service; please continue to board Express Route 601 buses on University at Earl.