201 Fischer-Hallman iXpress
Overview
SystemGrand River Transit
Statusactive
Began service2011
Route
LocaleKitchener-Waterloo
Communities servedNorth Waterloo, Beechwood, Maple Hills, Victoria Hills, Forest Heights, Williamsburg, Country Hills
Landmarks servedConestoga 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
StartConestoga station
ViaKing, Columbia, Fischer-Hallman, Westmount, Block Line, Courtland, Manitou, Homer Watson
EndConestoga College Doon Campus Door 6
Stops35
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency15 minutes (10 minutes at peak)
Weekend frequency30 minutes
Journey time61 minutes
Operates5:50 am – 1:00 am weekdays
6:30 am – 1:00 am Saturdays
7:00 am – 12:00 am Sundays/holidays

Overview

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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

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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

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