St. Albert Transit
A StAT electric bus
Founded1974
Headquarters235 Carnegie Drive
LocaleSt. Albert, Alberta
Service typebus service, express bus, paratransit
AllianceEdmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission
DestinationsEdmonton and St.Albert
Fleet63[1]
Daily ridership4,047[1]
Fuel typediesel and electric
OperatorDiversified Transportation
WebsiteStAT

St. Albert Transit (StAT) is the public transportation system in the city of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, which is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) 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: 53°38′17″N 113°34′35″W / 53.63806°N 113.57639°W / 53.63806; -113.57639
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: 53°38′25″N 113°37′25″W / 53.64028°N 113.62361°W / 53.64028; -113.62361
Functions: bus route terminus

Village Transit Station

Address: Grange Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 4K1
Coordinates: 53°37′18.5″N 113°36′55.3″W / 53.621806°N 113.615361°W / 53.621806; -113.615361
Functions: bus route terminus

Nakî Transit Centre & Park and Ride

Address: 15520 Campbell Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T6V 1K1
Coordinates: 53°36′55.7″N 113°35′33.6″W / 53.615472°N 113.592667°W / 53.615472; -113.592667
Functions: bus route terminus and park and ride

Routes

RouteDays of operation
No.Description of service area and notesTypeWeekday[3]Saturday[4]Sunday[4]
201Downtown Edmonton via Kingsway and MacEwan Universitycommuter
202Kingsway, NAIT, and the Royal Alexandra Hospitalcommuter
203University of Alberta via Westmountcommuter
204Express service to the University of Albertacommuter
205West Edmonton Mallcommuter
208Express 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 Exchangelocal
A21, A22, A23Nakî Transit Centre, Downtown, Riel Business Park, Heritage Lakes, Enjoy Centrelocal
A4, A5, A6St. Albert Centre Exchange, Mission, Lacombe Park, Deer Ridge, North Ridge, Inglewoodlocal
A7, A8St. Albert Centre Exchange, Lacombe East, Sturgeon Hospital, Erin Ridge, Oakmont, Inglewoodlocal
A9, A10St. Albert Centre Exchange, Braeside, Woodlands, Kingswood, Pineview, Forest Lawn, Sturgeon, Nakî Transit Centrelocal
A12, A13Nakî Transit Centre, Akinsdale, Campbell Business Park, Pineview, Woodlands, Braeside, Forest Lawn, Perron Street, St. Albert Centre Exchangelocal
A14Nakî Transit Centre, St. Albert Centre Exchange, Inglewood, Sturgeon Hospital, North Costco Shopping Centrelocal
Book-A-BusConnects with other services and operates evenings and weekends in place of scheduled routes[5]

Fleet

StAT Regular Transit Buses (March 2010)[1]
ManufacturerModelAccessibleYearQuantityFleet Nos.Notes
BYD AutoBYD K9SDisabled access201731400-1402First Electric buses in St. Albert.
BYD AutoBYD K9SDisabled access201841403-1406
New FlyerD40LFDisabled access20053862-864
New FlyerD40LFRDisabled access200713865-877
New FlyerD40LFRDisabled access20099878-886
New FlyerD60LFDisabled access20067812-818Equipped with a Caterpillar C9 Engine.
New FlyerD60LFRDisabled access20096819-824
New FlyerD60LFRDisabled access20122825-826
New FlyerXD40Disabled access20143887-889
New FlyerXD40Disabled access20155890-894
New FlyerXD60Disabled access20205827-831

STAT is also testing electric accordion buses and will most likely purchase some.

STAT trial electric accordion bus

Rebranding

St. Albert Transit's Original Logo

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 History of stat stalbert.ca
  2. Access to Travel - St. Albert Public Transit and Handi-Bus
  3. "StAT - Routes, Schedules and Maps". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "StAT - Saturday and Sunday Service". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. "StAT Book-A-Bus / City of St. Albert". City of St. Albert. Retrieved August 31, 2023.


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