Saint John Transit

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Saint John Transit
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Founded1979
Headquarters55 McDonald Street Saint John
Service area Saint John, Rothesay, Quispamsis, Hampton
Service type bus service
Routes14 local routes; 1 regional route
HubsKing's Square North; Lancaster Mall; Place 400; Metcalf St; McAllister Place
Annual ridership1,766,094 (2023) [1]
OperatorSaint John Transit Commission
Website Official website

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]

Contents

Services

Fixed routes

Saint 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 nameService typeSunday
Holiday
Note
1McAllister Place / Field HouseMain LineYES
3McAllister Place / Regional UNBMain LineYES
9McAllister Place / Regional HospitalMain LineYES
12MartinonWest-side
15Harbour BridgeWest-sideYES
20Wright St. / Fort HoweNorth and South
21South End / St. Joseph'sNorth and South
23Crescent ValleyNorth and South
24North EndNorth and South
30Champlain Heights/Silver FallsEast-side
31Forest GlenEast-sideYES
32Loch LomondEast-side
33Champlain LakewoodEast-side
35NBCC ExpressEast-side
52Kennebecasis Valley ComexComex

FLEX service

FLEX 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]

Saint John Accessible Transit

The Saint John Accessible Transit service is provided by Independence Plus Inc. for people who cannot use the regular transit system due to disabilities. [6] The service was formerly known as the Handi-bus – this name has been changed due to its 'derogatory and degrading' connotations. [7] The city will gain a new bus for its services, bringing the total of the fleet to six. [7]

History

Saint John Transit had six predecessors: [8]

See also

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References

  1. McPhee, Emma (3 January 2024). "2023 a big year for Saint John Transit" . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. "City of Saint John Community GHG & Energy Action Plan". City of Saint John. January 2019. pp. 13, 14.
  3. "Saint John Transit Routes, Stops, and Schedules". City of Saint John. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  4. "Saint John Transit ". City of Saint John. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Saint John Transit continues to enhance service beginning December 27, 2022". City of Saint John. December 27, 2022.
  6. "Saint John Transit Accessibility". City of Saint John. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Tiwari, Nipun (October 23, 2024). "Saint John rebrands accessible transit service, jettisons 'derogatory and degrading' name". CBC.ca.
  8. Wyatt, David A. (June 19, 2015). "All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems – Saint John, New Brunswick". University of Manitoba.
  9. 1 2 "Saint John Transit Organization". City of Saint John. Retrieved January 26, 2023.

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