page_title: Hamilton Street Railway
section_title: Streetcar routes
hierarchical_section_title: Hamilton Street Railway / Services / Route histories / Streetcar routes
caption_attribution_description: The Hamilton Street Railway funicular for crossing the Niagara escarpment.
context_page_description: The Hamilton Street Railway commonly known as the HSR is a public transport agency in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The name is a legacy of the company's early period, when public transit in Hamilton was primarily served by streetcars. Although streetcars are no longer used in the city today, the HSR operates bus and paratransit services, with a ridership of 21 million passengers a year. The HSR uses the Presto card as its method of fare payment, allowing for connections with GO Transit and other transit systems in the Greater Toronto area.
context_section_description: The HSR operated horsecars from 1874 to 1892 and electric streetcars from 1892 to 1951. Trolley buses replaced streetcars in Hamilton in December 1950 and 1951.
caption: Streetcars of the Hamilton Street Railway rode a funicular across the Niagara Escarpment.
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