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.
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 5:50am on main routes, and around 6am for secondary and limited routes and ends as late as 11:10pm on some of the main routes and around 10pm on secondary.
RouteNo. Route name Service type SundayHoliday Note 1 McAllister Place / Field House 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 24 North End North and South 30 Champlain Heights/Silver Falls East-side 31 Forest Glen East-side YES 32 Loch Lomond East-side 33 Champlain Lakewood East-side 35 NBCC Express East-side 52 Kennebecasis Valley Comex Comex
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 6:30am to 6:30pm, and on Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Saint John Transit uses six leased Karzan electric buses for FLEX service. The buses can carry 20 passengers.
As FLEX service is rolled out, Saint John Transit has discontinued or rerouted fixed routes.
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. The service was formerly known as the Handi-bus – this name has been changed due to its 'derogatory and degrading' connotations. The city will gain a new bus for its services, bringing the total of the fleet to six.
History Saint John Transit had six predecessors: 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 Saint John Transit Commission (1979–date): current city bus operator
See also
Public transport in Canada
References
External links
Saint John Transit Official web site