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| 201 Fischer-Hallman iXpress | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| System | Grand River Transit |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 2011 |
| Route | |
| Locale | Kitchener-Waterloo |
| Communities served | North Waterloo, Beechwood, Maple Hills, Victoria Hills, Forest Heights, Williamsburg, Country Hills |
| Landmarks served | Conestoga Mall, University of Waterloo, Conestoga College, R+T Park, Highland Hills Mall, Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, Sunrise Shopping Centre, Williamsburg Town Centre, Forest Glen Plaza |
| Start | Conestoga station |
| Via | King, Columbia, Fischer-Hallman, Westmount, Block Line, Courtland, Manitou, Homer Watson |
| End | Conestoga College Doon Campus Door 6 |
| Stops | 35 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 15 minutes (10 minutes at peak) |
| Weekend frequency | 30 minutes |
| Journey time | 61 minutes |
| Operates | 5:50 am – 1:00 am weekdays 6:30 am – 1:00 am Saturdays 7:00 am – 12:00 am Sundays/holidays |
Overview[edit]
The 201 Fischer-Hallman iXpress is one of Grand River Transit's six "iXpress" express bus routes. After the conversion of the 200 iXpress in June 2019 to the 301 and 302 ION routes (a combination of light rail and adaptive bus rapid transit), the 201 is now the oldest operating iXpress route in the GRT system. It is primarily a north-south route, which runs parallel and to the west of the ION light rail line for the majority of its length. Its northern terminus is Conestoga station in Waterloo, and its southern terminus is Conestoga College Doon Campus Door 6 in Doon, Kitchener. In between, it stops at a number of other transit hubs such as University of Waterloo station, Block Line station, Highland Hills Mall, and Sunrise Centre. Transfer points exist for every other iXpress route except for the 206 Coronation, as most other iXpress routes run approximately east-west. There is only one transfer point for intercity transit service along the 201 route: University of Waterloo station, where it is possible to connect to GO Transit Route 25 buses. Statistically, the 201 is the third most crowded route in the GRT system at morning peak, with 2.1% of trips being overcrowded in 2018 to early 2019. It was not significantly overcrowded at any other part of the day.[1]
Stops[edit]
| 201 Fischer-Hallman iXpress[2] | ||
| Name | Major connections | Minor connections |
|---|---|---|
| Conestoga station | 
|
|
| Columbia / King | 7, 31 | |
| Columbia / Laurel Trail |  
|
31 |
| Columbia / University of Waterloo | 9, 31 | |
| Fischer-Hallman / Erb | 202 iXpress | 5 |
| Fischer-Hallman / University | 4 | |
| Fischer-Hallman / Victoria | 20 | |
| Fischer-Hallman / Highland | 204 iXpress | |
| Fischer-Hallman / Queen's | 1, 2 | |
| Fischer-Hallman / Ottawa | 205 iXpress | 3 |
| Block Line / Westmount | 12 | |
| Block Line / Strasburg | 16, 22, 33 | |
| Block Line station |
|
6 |
| Manitou / Courtland | 12 | |
| Manitou / Sasaga | 10 | |
| Homer Watson / Doon Village | 10 | |
| Homer Watson / Pioneer | 76 | |
| Conestoga College Blvd. / Homer Watson | 201 iXpress, 203 iXpress | 10, 16, 36, 57, 61, 76 |
| Conestoga College Doon Campus Door 6 | 203 iXpress | 10, 16, 36, 57, 61, 76, 110 |