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    • Part 1: Background
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    • Part 6: Measuring Success
    • Part 7: Transit Priority Measures
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    • Appendix A: Network Maps
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Fares, tickets, and passes

See how much Halifax Transit costs and where to buy tickets and passes

How to ride: A guide to using Halifax Transit

Learn how to use Halifax Transit. Guides and videos are available in multiple languages.

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Student Transit Pass Pilot Program

Students from four local high schools and six junior high schools will be provided with a free annual transit pass under the Student Transit Pass Pilot Program.

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Bus Operator Recruitment

Halifax Transit is hiring Bus Operators. Learn what it's like to be an Operator and apply now.

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The Transit Code

Whether you're on a bus or a ferry, or at Halifax Transit terminals and facilities, follow The Transit Code to help make everyone's ride on Halifax Transit enjoyable and safe.

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Transforming Transit

The municipality is Transforming Transit through two Halifax Transit projects — the Rapid Transit Strategy and the Electric Bus Proposal.

Work with Halifax Transit

We're hiring Truck and Transport Mechanics (Red Seal) and Bus Operators. Learn more and apply today!

Talk Transit

Help us improve Transit in Halifax. Take our Talk Transit survey to share your thoughts!

Contact Information

For general transit inquiries, complaints, or compliments, please contact 311 or 1-800-835-6428.

Phone

Departures line: 902.480.8000 
Access-A-Bus registration: 902.490.6681 
Access-A-Bus bookings: 902.490.6999   

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PO Box 1749
Halifax NS B3J 3A5

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