Saint John Transit is the public transit agency serving Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1979 to provide scheduled transit service to the city, it is the largest public transit system in the province in terms of both mileage and passengers.[2]
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| Founded | 1979 |
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| Headquarters | 55 McDonald Street Saint John |
| Service area | Saint John, Rothesay, Quispamsis, Hampton |
| Service type | bus service |
| Routes | 14 local routes; 1 regional route |
| Hubs | King's Square North; Lancaster Mall; Place 400; Metcalf St; McAllister Place |
| Annual ridership | 1,766,094 (2023)[1] |
| Operator | Saint John Transit Commission |
| Website | Official website |
Services
editFixed routes
editSaint John Transit provides 7 day a week service, with a series of Main Line routes that provide the backbone of the system and feeder routes that connect at 4 major hubs throughout the city. Service begins as early as 5:50 am on main routes, and around 6 am for secondary and limited routes and ends as late as 11:10 pm on some of the main routes and around 10 pm on secondary.[3]
| Route No. |
Route name | Service type | Sunday Holiday |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McAllister Place / East Point | Main Line | YES | |
| 3 | McAllister Place / Regional UNB | Main Line | YES | |
| 9 | McAllister Place / Regional Hospital | Main Line | YES | |
| 12 | Martinon | West-side | ||
| 15 | Harbour Bridge | West-side | YES | |
| 20 | Wright St. / Fort Howe | North and South | ||
| 21 | South End / St. Joseph's | North and South | ||
| 23 | Crescent Valley | North and South | ||
| 25 | Millidgeville / North | North and South | ||
| 30 | Champlain Heights | East-side | ||
| 31 | Forest Glen | East-side | YES | |
| 32 | Loch Lomond | East-side | ||
| 33 | Champlain Express | East-side | ||
| 34 | Silver Falls | East-side | ||
| 52 | Kennebecasis Valley Comex | Comex |
FLEX service
editFLEX service does not operate on a fixed route or schedule. Riders must use a smartphone app or call a dispatcher to schedule a ride from a specified FLEX stop. Riders can travel within a zone, or transfer to routes 1, 12 or 15 at common stops. FLEX service is provided Monday to Friday from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. Saint John Transit uses six leased Karzan electric buses for FLEX service.[4] The 20-foot (6.1 m) buses can carry 20 passengers.[5]
As FLEX service is rolled out, Saint John Transit has discontinued or rerouted fixed routes.[5]
Handi-Bus Service
editHandi-Bus Service service is provided by Independence Plus Inc. for people who cannot use the regular transit system due to disabilities.[6]
History
editSaint John Transit had six predecessors:[7]
- People's Street Railway Company (1869–1876): Horsecar operation
- Saint John City Railway Company (1887–1892): Horsecar operation
- Consolidated Electric Company (1892–1897): Streetcar operation (electrified April 12, 1893)
- Saint John Railway Company (1897–1917): Streetcar operator
- New Brunswick Power Company (1917–1948): Streetcar and bus operator (buses since 1936; streetcars until August 7, 1948)
- City Transit Limited (1948–1979?): city bus operator[8]
- Saint John Transit Commission (1979–date): current city bus operator[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ McPhee, Emma (3 January 2024). "2023 a big year for Saint John Transit". Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "City of Saint John Community GHG & Energy Action Plan". City of Saint John. January 2019. pp. 13, 14.
- ^ "Saint John Transit – Routes, Stops, and Schedules". City of Saint John. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ "Saint John Transit – ". City of Saint John. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Saint John Transit continues to enhance service beginning December 27, 2022". City of Saint John. December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Saint John Transit – Accessibility". City of Saint John. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, David A. (June 19, 2015). "All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems – Saint John, New Brunswick". University of Manitoba.
- ^ a b "Saint John Transit – Organization". City of Saint John. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Saint John Transit at Wikimedia Commons
- Saint John Transit Official web site