GOVA
A GOVA bus in its previous livery. | |
| Founded | 1972 (as Sudbury Transit) 2000 (as Greater Sudbury Transit) 2019 (relaunched as GOVA) |
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| Headquarters | 200 Brady Street |
| Locale | City of Greater Sudbury |
| Service area | Azilda, Blezard Valley, Capreol, Chelmsford, Coniston, Copper Cliff, Downtown Sudbury, Elmview, Falconbridge, Garson, Hanmer, Laurentian University, Lively, Minnow Lake, New Sudbury, Val Caron, Val Thérèse. |
| Service type | Bus service, Paratransit |
| Routes | 25 |
| Stops | 1,098 |
| Depots | City of Greater Sudbury Transit and Fleet Centre, 1160 Lorne St, Sudbury, ON |
| Fleet | 59 Novabus LFS Buses |
| Daily ridership | 15,000 - 25,000 |
| Annual ridership | 6.200,000 (2024) |
| Operator | Growth & Development Dept. |
| Website | www.greatersudbury.ca/gova |
GOVA, formerly known as Greater Sudbury Transit, is a public transport authority that is responsible for serving bus routes in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and area. The network is the largest in Northern Ontario, comprising 25 routes operating between the hours of 5:30am to 1:00am the next day. The annual ridership for the year of 2024 was recorded at 6.2 million passengers.
The service rebranded as GOVA in August 2019. The new name was selected to work bilingually, by pairing the English verb "go" with its French equivalent "va".