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The Hamilton Street Railway (abbreviated as '''HSR''') is the name of the organization which operates all Public Transit vehicles in the city of Hamilton, Ontario , Canada . HSR is owned by the City of Hamilton. The name is a legacy of the days when the majority of public transit vehicles were Streetcar s; the present-day Hamilton Street Railway is in fact built around Bus services. ROUTES
ROUTE HISTORIES In the early 90's the HSR eliminated many routes by expanding current routes. The following is a list of eliminated/replaced routes:
TERMINALS AND CONNECTIONS HSR routes serving the downtown core stop near the intersection of King and James streets (routes 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5/5A/5B/5C/5E/, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 51,52). HSR connects with GO Transit at Hamilton GO Centre , the terminus on the Lakeshore West line. The station, located at 36 Hunter St E, a few blocks south of King and James, serves as the Hamilton bus terminal, with both Express Highway 407 and Queen Elizabeth Way GO Buses, and the main Greyhound Lines bus stop (mainly serving London, Ontario and those connections) in Hamilton. Canada Coach Lines, once owned by HSR, is now served by Coach Canada , formerly Trentway-Wagar, and operates routes between Kitchener-Waterloo , Guelph , and Niagara . It is also the former Toronto, Hamilton And Buffalo Railway (TH&B) passenger station, and there is a small museum above the public concourse. Via the Mountain Transit Centre transfer point (served by route 27) and a contract with Blue Line Taxi, the HSR also connects with other areas in the northwest portion of the former Glanbrook Township . In addition, the HSR is connected with Burlington Transit , as one route (11 Parkdale) travels into Burlington via Burlington Beach, and BT Route 1 enters downtown Hamilton from Plains Road West . Other terminals and loops:
FARES All fares are in Canadian dollars. † Valid Student I.D. may be required The Presto Card will be added to the fare system by 2010 . STREETCARS HSR also once operated Horsecar (1873-1892) and streetcar (1892-1951) lines (hence the name) as well as incline railways (Hamilton and Barton Incline Railway - Wentworth Incline 1895-1936, demolished 1949 and Hamilton Incline Railway - James Street Incline 1892-1932). Trolleybus es were also run on a few routes into the 1990s. ROSTER ''Buses''
''Horsecars''
''Streetcars''
Denotes wheelchair accessibility SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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