Saint John Transit

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. Ridership on Saint John Transit’s system is about 2.5 million passengers per year and growing.

Saint John Transit
Founded1979
Headquarters55 McDonald Street Saint John
Service areaSaint John, Rothesay, Quispamsis, Hampton
Service typebus service
Routes21 local routes; 3 regional routes
HubsKing's Square North; Lancaster Mall; Place 400; Metcalf St; McAllister Place
Fleet53 vehicles
Daily ridership2,500,000 annually
OperatorSaint John Transit Commission
WebsiteOfficial website

Saint John Transit’s ridership is approximately 50 percent higher than the average for Canadian cities with a population of between 50,000 and 150,000.

History

The agency's roots can be traced back to its six predecessors:

  • People's Street Railway Company (1869–1876)
  • Saint John City Railway Company (1887–1892)
  • Consolidated Electric Company (1892–1897)
  • Saint John Railway Company (1897–1917)
  • New Brunswick Power Company (1917–1948)
  • City Transit Limited (1948–1979)

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 12:10 am on some of the main routes and around 10 pm on secondary.[1]

Route
No.		 Route name Service type Sunday
Holiday		 Note
1 Fairville Blvd Plaza via Rothesay Avenue Main Line YES
2 McAllister Place via Rothesay Avenue Main Line YES
3 Regional / UNB via Causeway Main Line YES
4 McAllister Place via Causeway Main Line YES
5 Regional / UNB via Churchill Blvd. Main Line
6 King's Square via Churchill Blvd. Main Line
7 Fairville Blvd Plaza Main Line
8 King's Square Main Line
12 Martinon West-side
13 Milford / Greendale West-side
14 Churchill Heights West-side
15 Harbour Bridge A/B 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
25 Millidgeville / North North and South
30 Champlain Heights East-side
31 Forest Glen East-side YES
32 Loch Lomond East-side
33 Champlain Express East-side
34 Silver Falls East-side
51 Hampton Comex Comex
52 Kennebecasis Valley Comex Comex
53 Quispamsis Comex Comex

Current fleet

Saint John Transit maintains an active fleet of approximately 60 buses.

Past fleet

ComeX

Comex is the "Community Express" bus service that provides morning and after work service to citizens in outlying areas to and from Uptown Saint John. ComeX serves residents of Rothesay, Quispamsis and Hampton from Monday to Friday. Four buses form the basis of the ComeX service. ComeX was made possible through funding from the Government of Canada and support from the Province of New Brunswick.

Rothesay and Quispamsis has six runs in the morning and six in the afternoon/evening. The last run in the morning and the last run in the evening begin at McAllister Place. Hampton has four runs in the morning and four in the afternoon/evening. The last run in the morning and the last run in the evening begins at McAllister Place.

The service uses two Nova Bus LFS Artics and numerous DaimlerChrysler Orion VII Next Generation Bus. Saint John Transit purchased the first Orion VII Next Generation bus to roll off the assembly line in Mississauga, Ontario.

Employees

In 2001 there were 92 bus drivers, mechanics and dispatchers represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union locals 1182 and 1229.

References
  1. Saint John Transit, Routes & Schedules

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