Strathcona County Transit

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Strathcona County Transit
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A Strathcona County Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on commuter service in Downtown Edmonton
Founded1977
Headquarters Sherwood Park
Locale Strathcona County, Alberta
Service type bus service, paratransit
Annual ridership1,274,700 (2024) [1]
OperatorStrathcona County [2]
Website Transit Department

Strathcona County Transit provides local, commuter, and school bus services to the community of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, which is east of Edmonton in Strathcona County. Transportation for elderly citizens and people with disabilities is provided by Mobility Bus within Sherwood Park and rural Strathcona County. [3] Strathcona County is home to Alberta's first fleet of double-decker buses. [4] It purchased 24 double-decker buses from 2010 to 2020 using a combination of municipal, provincial, and federal funding. [4] In 2024, the system had a ridership of 1,274,700.

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Services

Expansion of local scheduled weekday services was introduced on August 5, 2008 to provide bus service to newer areas and all-day routes within neighbourhoods. [5] Dial-a-bus service takes over from the regular routes in the evening after 7 p.m. and on weekends.

The transit system provides local bus service within Sherwood Park and express service to destinations like downtown Edmonton, Government Centre, University of Alberta, MacEwan University, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre.

Facilities

Bethel Transit Terminal

Address: 650 Bethel Drive
Coordinates: 53°32′35.5″N113°18′14.5″W / 53.543194°N 113.304028°W / 53.543194; -113.304028
Functions: park and ride, pass and ticket sales, heated waiting area

Ordze Transit Centre

Address: 970 Ordze Road
Coordinates: 53°30′47″N113°19′48.5″W / 53.51306°N 113.330139°W / 53.51306; -113.330139
Functions: park and ride, pass and ticket sales (limited to first working day of the month and last two working days of the month), heated waiting area

Administration and garage

Address: 200 Streambank Avenue
Coordinates: 53°33′35″N113°19′28″W / 53.55972°N 113.32444°W / 53.55972; -113.32444
Functions: main office, garage and vehicle maintenance

Current routes

Local routes

Commuter routes

Ordze Transit Centre

  • 401 – to Downtown Edmonton, MacEwan Downtown
  • 403 – to Government Centre, MacEwan
  • 404 – to University of Alberta

Bethel Transit Terminal

  • 411 – to Edmonton City Centre, MacEwan
  • 413 – to Government Centre, MacEwan University, NAIT
  • 414 – to University of Alberta
  • 415 - to NAIT via Belvedere Station
  • 600 – to Fort Saskatchewan (in partnership with Fort Sask Transit)

Fleet

As of 2019, the fleet consists 76 buses for conventional routes: [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Strathcona Transit begins recruitment of drivers". Strathcona County. July 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  3. ↑ Mobility Bus
  4. 1 2 3 "Double-decker buses". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  5. ↑ Why transit services are changing
  6. ↑ Transit Master Plan: December 2018 (PDF) (Report). Strathcona County. 2019. p. 31. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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