Saint John Transit

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Field	Value
name	Saint John Transit
logo	Saint John Transit logo.png
logo_size	250
image	Saint John Transit bus 43661.jpg
image_size	250
founded
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)
operator	Saint John Transit Commission
website	Official website
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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.

::data[format=table] | Route No. | Route name | Service type | Sunday Holiday | Note | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 52 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | McAllister Place / Field House | Main Line | YES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | McAllister Place / Regional UNB | Main Line | YES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | McAllister Place / Regional Hospital | Main Line | YES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martinon | West-side | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Harbour Bridge | West-side | YES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wright St. / Fort Howe | North and South | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South End / St. Joseph's | North and South | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Crescent Valley | North and South | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | North End | North and South | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Champlain Heights/Silver Falls | East-side | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Forest Glen | East-side | YES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loch Lomond | East-side | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Champlain Lakewood | East-side | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NBCC Express | East-side | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 20 ft 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

References

(3 January 2024). "2023 a big year for Saint John Transit".
(January 2019). "City of Saint John Community GHG & Energy Action Plan". City of Saint John.
"Saint John Transit{{snd}}Routes, Stops, and Schedules". City of Saint John.
(January 9, 2023). "Saint John Transit{{snd}}". City of Saint John.
(December 27, 2022). "Saint John Transit continues to enhance service beginning December 27, 2022". City of Saint John.
"Saint John Transit{{snd}}Accessibility". City of Saint John.
Tiwari, Nipun. (October 23, 2024). "Saint John rebrands accessible transit service, jettisons 'derogatory and degrading' name".
Wyatt, David A.. (June 19, 2015). "All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems – Saint John, New Brunswick". [[University of Manitoba]].
"Saint John Transit{{snd}}Organization". City of Saint John.

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