Service Adjustments

This page lists Halifax Transit service adjustments, including adjustments related to permanent stop relocations and consolidations, scheduling adjustments, and the February 26, 2024, service changes.

These service adjustments have been broken down into the following categories:


Service Changes - Effective February 26, 2024

As of February 26, 2024, 4 routes will undergo minor schedule adjustments to improve service quality and reliability. These routes include 28, 72, 91, and 158.

Adjusted route schedules are follows:

Halifax Transit Riders' Guide [PDF] - Effective February 26, 2024

Halifax Transit Route Map [PDF] - Effective February 26, 2024


Service Reductions in Effect Until Further Notice 

Beginning Monday, February 27, 2023, Halifax Transit temporarily suspended service on three bus routes, and made schedule adjustments to 32 routes.

Due to ongoing staffing challenges, these service reductions will remain in place until further notice. 

Ferry and Access-A-Bus services are not impacted by these service reductions and are expected to continue as scheduled.

Details of Service Reductions on February 27, 2023:

Service suspended: Routes 41, 178 and 179 have no service. 

  • Passengers on Route 41 may consider Route 10, or Route 7A/7B + 1, 5, 10, 158, 159, 161, 165, 168+ 
  • Passengers on Route 178 may consider Route 67 + 63, 58, 158
  • Passengers on Route 179 may consider Route 67 + 159, 5, 168+, 161, 165

105 trips were removed from the following routes:

  • One trip removed from Route 123
  • Two trips removed from each of the following routes: 29, 68, 83, 86, 93, 137, 158, 183, 186, 194
  • Four trips removed from each of the following routes: 55, 57, 65, 84, 127, 135, 136, 138, 165, 168A, 168B, 370
  • Six trips removed from each of the following routes: 59, 85, 159, 182, 185
  • 10 trips removed from Route 330 (all remaining trips are adjusted to service both Tantallon Park & Ride and Sheldrake Lake Park & Ride)

For all current route schedules, please visit our Routes & Schedules page.

UPDATE (November 20, 2023): With progress made in improving staffing levels, Halifax Transit increased service effective November 20, 2023. Approximately one-quarter of the previously reduced service was reinstated. Specifically, a total of 26 routes had 55 trips reinstated, with 12 of these routes returning to full service. The following routes had trips reinstated:

  • 29 (2 trips) – returning to full service
  • 59 (4 trips)
  • 65 (2 trips)            
  • 68 (1 trip)
  • 83 (2 trips) – returning to full service
  • 85 (1 trip)
  • 86 (2 trips) – returning to full service
  • 93 (2 trips) – returning to full service
  • 123 (1 trip) - returning to full service
  • 127 (2 trips)
  • 135 (4 trips) - returning to full service
  • 136 (4 trips) - returning to full service
  • 137 (2 trips)- returning to full service 
  • 138 (4 trips)- returning to full service 
  • 158 (1 trip)
  • 159 (4 trips)
  • 165 (2 trips)
  • 168A (1 trip)
  • 168B (1 trip)
  • 182 (2 trips)
  • 183 (2 trips) – returning to full service
  • 185 (1 trip)
  • 186 (2 trips) - returning to full service
  • 194 (2 trips) - returning to full service
  • 330 (2 trips)
  • 370 (2 trips)

*The following table has been updated to reflect the trips that continue to be impacted by these service reductions as of November 20, 2023.

Service Reductions Effective Until Further Notice

A list of all conventional bus trips cancelled beginning February 27, 2023 and continuing until further notice due to staffing availability. Please note this table has been updated to reflect service reinstated as November 20, 2023.
Route Route Name Direction Departing Time Status
Route Route Name Direction Departing Time Status
41 41 Dartmouth - Dalhousie - - - No Service
55 55 Port Wallace to Charles Keating & Waverley Bridge Terminal 6:46 AM
4:50 PM
Cancelled
55 55 Port Wallace to Bridge Terminal Charles Keating & Waverley 7:10 AM
5:23 PM
Cancelled
57 57 Portland Estates to Penhorn Terminal Portland Hills Terminal 6:00 AM
3:15 PM
Cancelled
57 57 Portland Estates to Portland Hills Terminal Penhorn Terminal 6:14 AM
3:32 PM
Cancelled
59 59 Colby to Cole Harbour & Cumberland Portland Hills Terminal 5:56 AM Cancelled
59 59 Colby to Portland Hills Terminal Cole Harbour & Cumberland 5:47 PM Cancelled
65 65 Caldwell to Astral & Grenadier Portland Hills Terminal 8:26 AM Cancelled
65 65 Caldwell to Portland Hills Terminal Astral & Grenadier 6:32 PM Cancelled
68 68 Cherry Brook to Cherry Brook Portland Hills Terminal 7:55 AM Cancelled
84 84 Glendale to Sackville Terminal Barrington & Duke 5:40 AM Cancelled
84 84 Glendale to Barrington & Duke Sackville Terminal 6:35 AM
8:50 AM
Cancelled
84 84 Glendale to Sackville Terminal Barrington & Duke 5:55 PM Cancelled
85 85 Millwood to Millwood & Sackville Sackville Terminal 5:47 AM
8:16 AM
Cancelled
85 85 Millwood to Sackville Terminal Millwood & Sackville 6:12 PM
6:34 PM
7:04 PM
Cancelled
127 127 Cowie Hill Express to Barrington & Duke Cowie Hill & Peter Saulnier 7:58 AM Cancelled
127 127 Cowie Hill Express to Cowie Hill & Peter Saulnier Barrington & Duke (SB) 5:36 PM Cancelled
159 159 Colby Express to Robie & University Cole Harbour & Cumberland 6:01 AM Cancelled
159 159 Colby Express to Cole Harbour & Cumberland Robie & University 5:00 PM Cancelled
165 165 Caldwell Express to Robie & University Astral & Grenadier 8:34 AM Cancelled
165 165 Caldwell Express to Astral & Grenadier Robie & University 5:47 PM Cancelled
168A 168A Auburn Express Hillsboro & Hwy 7 Robie & South 5:56 PM Cancelled
168B 168B Cherry Brook Express to Robie & University Cherry Brook & Hwy 7 8:21 AM Cancelled
178 178 Mount Edward Express - - - No Service
179 179 Cole Harbour Express - - - No Service
182 182 First Lake Express to Summer (QEII Health Sciences) Sackville Terminal 7:04 AM Cancelled
182 182 First Lake Express to Sackville Terminal Summer & Bell 6:20 PM Cancelled
185 185 Millwood Express to Summer (QEII Health Sciences) Millwood & Sackville 5:56 AM
8:25 AM
Cancelled
185 185 Millwood Express to Millwood & Sackville Summer & Bell 5:15 PM
5:45 PM
6:15 PM
Cancelled
330 330 Tantallon - Sheldrake Lake to Duke & Albemarle Tantallon Park & Ride 5:50 AM
6:55 AM
12:55 PM
3:25 PM
Cancelled
330 330 Tantallon - Sheldrake Lake to Tantallon Park & Ride Duke & Albemarle 2:40 PM Cancelled
330 330 Tantallon - Sheldrake Lake to Sheldrake Lake Park & Ride Duke & Albemarle 4:17 PM
4:47 PM
5:17 PM
Cancelled
370 370 Porters Lake to Duke & Albemarle Porters Lake Park & Ride 5:56 AM Cancelled
370 370 Porters Lake to Porters Lake Park & Ride Duke & Albemarle 5:45 PM Cancelled

Permanent Stop Relocations, Consolidations, and Activations

There are no permanent Halifax Transit stop relocations, consolidations, or activations pending at this time.