Text 560-560 for bus arrival times

 

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» Carriers’ networks which support Short Code 560560


How to use the 560-560 service


  1. Text: 560560

  2. Message: your 4-digit bus stop number or the first few letters of any Transitway Station name, for eg.: ‘Hurd’, ‘Mac’, ‘Orl’, ‘Alb’, ‘Bil’

  3. If there is more than one route that serves your stop follow the prompts.

    The first time you use the service you will be prompted to select your preferred language. At any time you can text E (English) or F (French) to change your choice.

    You can also text your location, route and direction all in one text.

    Examples:

    1. Rideau and King Edward, stop 7595 route 18
          Message: 7595 18
          Reply: Stop 7595 route 18 St. Laurent at 11:46 to St. Laurent;
                   12:03 to St. Laurent; 12:43 to St. Laurent.

    2. Airport, route 97 direction Bayshore (direction 2)
          Message: Airp 97 2
          Reply: Stop 3039. Route 97 Bayshore at 11:47 to Tunney’s Pasture;
                   12:02 to Tunney’s Pasture; 12:17 to Tunney’s Pasture.

    3. Albert and Kent, route 86 direction Baseline
           Message: A Ke 86
          Reply: Stop 3003. Route 86 Baseline at 12:28 to Baseline;
                   12:48 to Baseline;13:08 to Baseline.


» List of Station names that can be texted (PDF)


What is real-time and how are the predictions made?

The next 3 departure times are predicted based on the bus' GPS information. If the GPS data is unavailable for a given bus, the time defaults to the scheduled arrival time.

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