GRT winter service changes take effect Jan. 5

A Grand River Transit bus on Nov. 20, 2025. (Colton Wiens/CTV News)

Grand River Transit’s (GRT) winter service schedule will take effect on Jan. 5 with several route and schedule changes across the system.

Among the changes, northbound ION light rail trips have been added to connect with late night GO Transit service. New departures from Fairway Station are scheduled for midnight and 12:30 a.m., with trains leaving Central Station at 12:23 a.m. and 12:53 a.m.

Peak service frequency on routes 1 and 20 will be reduced from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes, which GRT says is intended to “improve on-time performance during construction detours.”

Other schedule changes include:

• Route 36: The 7:30 a.m. trip from Doon South/Robert Ferrie to Conestoga College Doon has been removed.
• Routes 13, 16, 19, 21 and 67: Schedule adjustments.
• Route 206: Early morning trip now departs Southwood/Cedar at 5:30 a.m.
• Route 302: Early morning trip now departs Fairway Station at 5:45 a.m.

Service on route 110 has been discontinued. Customers can use route 10 as an alternative, which operates every 15 to 30 minutes between Fairway Station and Conestoga College Doon.

Route 27 will eventually be extended to serve the new bus loop at Chicopee Resort, though the current routing will remain in place until construction and electrical work are completed later this winter.

Several platform changes will also take effect at Conestoga College Doon and Fairway Station for Routes 16, 36, 57, 61, 76 and 206.

A detour affecting routes 3, 12 and 205 is set to end on Dec. 22. GRT said the routes will return to their regular schedules at Ottawa Street and Westmount Road. As a result, several temporary stops will close when the detour ends.

Updated schedules are available on the GRT website and trip planner.