Kitchener, Ontario

The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has a population of 190,399 (2001 census). The metropolitan area, which includes the two neighbouring cities of Waterloo and Cambridge, has 414,284 people, making it the eleventh largest in Canada by population. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CMA-C.cfm?CMA=541&T=2&SR=1&S=1&O=A It is the seat of the Waterloo Regional Municipality, and is adjacent to the smaller cities of Cambridge to the south, and Waterloo to the north. Kitchener and Waterloo are often referred to jointly as "the twin cities" or "K-W" (Kitchener-Waterloo), although they have separate municipal governments.

Transport

Roads

There is an interchange with Highway 401 on Kitchener's southern border, and Highways 7 and 8 and the Conestoga Parkway run through the city and connect it to the 401 and to Waterloo.

Related Topics:
Highway 401 - 7 - 8 - Waterloo

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Public transport

Since 2000, public transport throughout the Region of Waterloo has been provided by Grand River Transit, which was created by a merger of the former Cambridge Transit and Kitchener Transit. GRT operate a number of bus routes in Kitchener, with many running into Waterloo and two connecting to Cambridge. In September 2005, GRT added an express bus route called iXpress from downtown Cambridge through Kitchener to north Waterloo.

Related Topics:
2000 - Region of Waterloo - Grand River Transit - Waterloo - Cambridge - September 2005 - Express bus

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http://www.grt.ca/web/transit.nsf/5f22897663adffc585256e5a005c53df/b719b358a4be8bbb85256f4e005b07c6!OpenDocument

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Railways

VIA Rail trains between Sarnia and Toronto stop at the Kitchener railway station slightly to the north and east of the city's downtown at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Weber Street; one local bus route stops next to the station. Freight trains are also common in Kitchener.

Related Topics:
VIA Rail - Sarnia - Toronto - Kitchener railway station

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The most easily-accessible GO Transit railway station is Milton station. City councillors and public petitions have called for the extension of GO trains to the Region of Waterloo, but at present GO do not plan to go beyond already-announced bus links.

Related Topics:
GO Transit - Milton station

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Air

The closest airport to Kitchener is the Region of Waterloo International Airport in nearby Breslau, but while it is a thriving general-aviation field, it is not heavily-served by scheduled airlines. Most air travellers use either Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport or Hamilton's John C. Munro International Airport. There are no permanent public transport links from Kitchener to any of these airports.

Related Topics:
Region of Waterloo International Airport - General-aviation - Lester B. Pearson International Airport - Hamilton - John C. Munro International Airport

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