Fredericton Transit

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Fredericton Transit
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Fredericton Transit New Brunswick Canada Bus 4936.JPG
Headquarters470 St. Mary's St.
Locale Fredericton, NB
Service area urban area
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes12
HubsKings Place (Main)
Regent Mall
Corbett Center
Fleet28 buses
Website www.frederictontransit.ca

Fredericton Transit (or the City of Fredericton Transit Division) is the public transit operator owned by the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It also includes Dial-A-Bus service for people with disabilities.

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Fredericton Transit provides public transportation six days a week in the city FrederictonTransit.JPG
Fredericton Transit provides public transportation six days a week in the city

Fredericton Transit provides public transport to most residential districts Monday to Saturday between 6:15 am and 11:00 pm. Kings Place in the central business district is the common interchange point for all services. A typical route has an hourly frequency throughout the day, with more frequent services in peak hour.

Fredericton Transit routes are often suffixed with N or S, denoting the direction in which the bus travels. As of April 22, 2022 Fredericton Transit operates the following routes:

Fredericton Transit Routes [1]
No.NameDescription and notes
10NCarlisle Roadvia Prospect / Main
11SProspectvia Main / Prospect
12NBrookside Mallvia Smythe / Brookside
13SProspectvia Brookside / Smythe
14NBarker's Pointvia York / Union
15SHanwell Parkvia Union / York
16N Marysville via UNB / Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital / MacLaren
17SRegentvia MacLaren / University of New Brunswick / Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital
18Silverwoodvia Queen
20Lincolnvia Kings Place
116Kings Placevia Skyline Acres / Southwood Park
216Corbett Centrevia Southwood / Skyline Acres

Fleet

Current

Fredericton Transit 8871, now retired Fredericton Transit Bus Entrance 4933.JPG
Fredericton Transit 8871, now retired

Fredericton Transit currently has 28 buses on 12 routes operating Monday to Saturday.

Wheelchair symbol.svg denotes wheelchair access

Retired

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