St. Albert Transit Explained

St. Albert Transit
Founded:1974
Headquarters:235 Carnegie Drive
Locale:St. Albert, Alberta
Service Type:bus service, express bus, paratransit
Destinations:Edmonton and St. Albert
Fleet:63[1]
Ridership:4,047
Fuel Type:diesel and electric
Operator:Diversified Transportation
Website:StAT

St. Albert Transit (StAT) is the public transportation system in the city of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, which is located about 15km (09miles) northwest of downtown Edmonton. Scheduled bus service consists of local circuits within the community and express commuter routes to Edmonton. The city owns and maintains the vehicles but the drivers are privately contracted from Diversified Transportation.[1]

Handibus is the accessible service for those who cannot use regular transit buses. They operate within the city limits or provide travel to Edmonton for work or education purposes.[2] Customers must be registered to use the service and all trips must be booked ahead of time.

Facilities

Transit Garage

Address: 235 Carnegie Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 5A7

Coordinates:

Functions: office, garage and vehicle maintenance, ticket and pass sales.

Renovations to the garage have been completed and it has been renamed the Dez Liggett Transit Facility. Dez Liggett is the founding Director of Transit in St. Albert and worked there for over 23 years.

St. Albert Centre Exchange

Address: Rivercrest Cres

Coordinates:

Functions: bus route terminus

Nakî Transit Centre & Park and Ride

Address: 15520 Campbell Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T6V 1K1

Coordinates:

Functions: bus route terminus and park and ride

Former Facilities

Village Transit Station

Address: Grange Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 4K1

Coordinates:

Functions: bus route terminus

Routes

Route Days of operation
No. Description of service area and notes Type Weekday[3] Saturday[4] Sunday
201 Downtown Edmonton via Kingsway and MacEwan Universitycommuter
202 Kingsway, NAIT, and the Royal Alexandra Hospitalcommuter
203 commuter
204 commuter
205 commuter
208 Express service to Downtown Edmonton via Government Centre and MacEwan Universitycommuter
211Express service to Downtown Edmontoncommuter
A31, A32, A33Nakî Transit Centre, Heritage Lakes, Grandin, St. Anne Street, Mission, St. Albert Centre Exchange local
A21, A22, A23Nakî Transit Centre, Downtown, Riel Business Park, Heritage Lakes, Enjoy Centre local
A4, A5, A6St. Albert Centre Exchange, Mission, Lacombe Park, Deer Ridge, North Ridge, Inglewood local
A7, A8 St. Albert Centre Exchange, Lacombe East, Sturgeon Hospital, Erin Ridge, Oakmont, Inglewood local
A9, A10 St. Albert Centre Exchange, Braeside, Woodlands, Kingswood, Pineview, Forest Lawn, Sturgeon, Nakî Transit Centrelocal
A12, A13 Nakî Transit Centre, Akinsdale, Campbell Business Park, Pineview, Woodlands, Braeside, Forest Lawn, Perron Street, St. Albert Centre Exchange local
A14 Nakî Transit Centre, St. Albert Centre Exchange, Inglewood, Sturgeon Hospital, North Costco Shopping Centre local
Book-A-Bus Connects with other services and operates evenings and weekends in place of scheduled routes[5] local

Fleet

StAT Regular Transit Buses (March 2010)
Manufacturer Model Accessible Year Quantity Fleet Nos. Notes
BYD K9S 2017 3 1400-1402 First Electric buses in St. Albert.
BYD Auto BYD K9S 2018 4 1403-1406
D40LF 2005 3 862-864
New Flyer D40LFR 2007 13 865-877
New Flyer D40LFR 2009 9 878-886
New Flyer D60LF 2006 7 812-818 Equipped with a Caterpillar C9 Engine.
New Flyer D60LFR 2009 6 819-824
New Flyer D60LFR 2012 2 825-826
New Flyer XD40 2014 3 887-889
New Flyer XD40 2015 5 890-894
New Flyer XD60 2020 5 827-831
STAT is also testing electric accordion buses and will most likely purchase some.

Rebranding

In 2014, St. Albert Transit (StAT), as part of the overall City of St. Albert, underwent a logo and branding changeover. As of April 2014 the new branding is prevalent on almost all vehicles and transit facilities. StAT's new Handibus vehicles display the new colours and branding and the existing conventional vehicles will be changed over as budget permits and through vehicle attrition.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/about-stat/history-of-stat/ History of stat
  2. http://www.accesstotravel.gc.ca/lts/partners/lt_details-e.asp?cid=269 Access to Travel - St. Albert Public Transit and Handi-Bus
  3. Web site: StAT - Routes, Schedules and Maps. 31 August 2023.
  4. Web site: StAT - Saturday and Sunday Service. 31 August 2023.
  5. Web site: StAT Book-A-Bus / City of St. Albert. City of St. Albert. 31 August 2023.