Hamilton Street Railway
Hamilton, ON · 569,353 residents
3.41 of 4 points. Ranked 8th of 119 agencies, and 6th of 14 with 500,000 and more residents.
B Frequent service nearby
34% of residents
34% of residents live within 500 m of a stop where a bus or train comes every 15 minutes or better, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays.
B Service per resident
1.5 h hours a year
1.5 hours of scheduled service a year for each resident.
A Service day
22.7 h first to last departure
Weekday service runs 4:11 a.m. – 2:52 a.m.
C Weekend service
63% of a weekday
A weekend day has 63% as much service as a weekday.
Which way it runs Not graded
0.56 orientation order
From 0, routes running every way evenly, to 1, a perfect grid. A grid turned 17° east of north.
A typical week
| Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day measured | Thu, Nov 5, 2026 | Sat, Nov 7, 2026 | Sun, Nov 8, 2026 |
| Service runs | 4:11 a.m. – 2:52 a.m. | 4:25 a.m. – 2:56 a.m. | 4:39 a.m. – 1:08 a.m. |
| Trips | 4,097 | 3,032 | 2,504 |
| Routes | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Hours in service | 2,687 | 1,871 | 1,504 |
| Residents near any service | 81% | 80% | 80% |
| Residents near frequent service | 34% | 22% | 12% |
Where it's graded
The municipalities Hamilton Street Railway mainly serves. Its stops reach 471,459 residents within 500 m, and 98% of them live here.
- Hamilton 569,353
Built November 5, 2026 from Hamilton Street Railway's published schedule (Sep 6, 2026 to Dec 26, 2026) and the 2021 census. How the grades work.