Halifax Transit

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Description

Halifax Transit is a Canadian public transport agency operating buses and ferries in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Formerly known as Metro Transit, the agency announced on July 15, 2014, that it was changing its name to "Halifax Transit" in reflection of the city's new brand.Owned by the municipality, Halifax Transit's operations area is the urban core in the western part of the municipality, namely the Halifax and Dartmouth Metropolitan Areas, and the adjacent outlying neighbourhoods and communities. It is the largest transit agency in Atlantic Canada, carrying 27 million passengers in fiscal year 2012/13.HistoryHalifax was among first cities in Canada to be served by an integrated public transportation system, pre-dated only by Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City.While private omnibus services are known to have begun in the city at least as early as 1854, the roots of Halifax Transit date back to June 11, 1866 and the start-up of the Halifax City Railroad Company (HCR). HCR began operations with five horse-drawn trams on rails that stretched from the corner of Barrington Street and Inglis Street in the south end, to the city’s first railway station, near the corner of Duffus Street and Campbell Road (now Barrington Street) in the north end.

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Summary

Halifax Transit is Halifax based place and this enity listed in Bus Line category. Contact phone number of Halifax Transit: 1 (902) 490-4000