St. Albert Transit is the public transportation system in the City of St. Albert

St. Albert, Alberta

St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...

, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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, which is located only about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of downtown Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

. 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.

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. Customers must be registered to use the service and all trips must be booked ahead of time.

Transit Garage

Address: 235 Carnegie Drive

Coordinates: 53°38′17"N 113°34′35"W

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

Functions: bus route terminus

Village Transit Station

Address: Gate Ave / Grange Dr

Coordinates: 53°37′18"N 113°36′55.3"W

Functions: bus route terminus

Routes

Route			| Days of operation
No.	Description of service area and notes	Type	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
201	Downtown Edmonton Downtown Edmonton Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...  via Kingsway Kingsway, Edmonton Kingsway, sometimes called Kingsway Avenue, is an arterial road in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that runs on a northwest to southeast path, cutting through the city's normal grid pattern...	express
202	Downtown Edmonton Downtown Edmonton Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...  via NAIT Northern Alberta Institute of Technology The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and provides technical training and applied education designed to meet the demands of Alberta's industries...  and MacEwan Grant MacEwan College Grant MacEwan University is a post-secondary educational institution located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1971 as "Grant MacEwan Community College,” the institution got its start by offering primarily one and two-year certificate and diploma programs. In 1988 it received approval to...	express
203	University of Alberta University of Alberta The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...  via Westmount Westmount, Edmonton Westmount is an established central-west residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Westmount is wedge shaped with the point in the wedge overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley, and is geographically close to the downtown core...	express
204	University of Alberta University of Alberta The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...	express
205	West Edmonton Mall West Edmonton Mall West Edmonton Mall , located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is the largest shopping mall in North America and the fifth largest in the world. The mall was founded by the Ghermezian brothers, who emigrated from Iran in 1959. It was the world's largest mall until 2004.West Edmonton Mall covers a gross...	express
208	Government Centre Express via MacEwan Grant MacEwan College Grant MacEwan University is a post-secondary educational institution located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1971 as "Grant MacEwan Community College,” the institution got its start by offering primarily one and two-year certificate and diploma programs. In 1988 it received approval to...  (peak hours)	express
209	Government Centre via NAIT Northern Alberta Institute of Technology The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and provides technical training and applied education designed to meet the demands of Alberta's industries...  and MacEwan Grant MacEwan College Grant MacEwan University is a post-secondary educational institution located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1971 as "Grant MacEwan Community College,” the institution got its start by offering primarily one and two-year certificate and diploma programs. In 1988 it received approval to...  (peak hours)	express
211	Downtown Edmonton Downtown Edmonton Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...  Express (peak hours)	express
A1, A2, A3	Village Transit Station, Heritage Lakes, Grandin, St. Anne Street, Mission, St. Albert Centre Exchange	local		A1
A21	Village Transit Station, Downtown, Riel Business Park (Peak Hours)	local
A4, A5, A6	St. Albert Centre Exchange, Mission, Lacombe Park, Deer Ridge, North Ridge, Inglewood	local		A4 & A5
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, Village Transit Station	local		A9
A11, A12, A13	Village Transit Station, Akinsdale, Campbell Business Park, Pineview, Woodlands, Braeside, Forest Lawn, Perron Street, St. Albert Centre Exchange	local		A11
A14	Village Transit Station, St. Albert Centre Exchange, Inglewood, Sturgeon Hospital, North Save-On-Foods Save-On-Foods Save On Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Founded in 1982, it is a subsidiary of the Overwaitea Food Group, which, in turn, is owned by the Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group....  Shopping Centre	local
Dial-a-bus	Connects with other services and operates evenings and weekends in place of scheduled routes

Fleet

StAT Regular Transit Buses (March 2010)
Manufacturer	Model	Accessible	Year	Quantity	Fleet Nos.	Notes
New Flyer New Flyer Industries New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...	D60LF		2001	5	807-811
New Flyer	D60LF		2006	7	812-818
New Flyer	D60LFR		2009	6	819-824
New Flyer	D40LF		1997	3	850-852
New Flyer	D40LF		1999	5	853-857
Thomas Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses, Inc. is a bus manufacturer based in High Point, North Carolina, United States and a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG. Thomas produces school buses, activity buses/MFSAB , and commercial buses; both small and full-size buses are produced.Thomas traces its roots to 1916, when...	SLF232		2004	2	858-859
Thomas	SLF232		2005	2	860-861
New Flyer	D40LF		2005	3	862-864
New Flyer	D40LFR		2007	13	865-877
New Flyer	D40LFR		2009	9	878-886

Controversy

Parking at St. Albert Centre exchange is prohibited, but lack of parking at Village Transit Station has left few alternatives to those who do not dwell within St. Albert city limits. This has led to numerous controversies, mainly among students, who are required to pay for the service with the U-Pass program. Many are now seeking alternatives, petitioning the universities to abandon the service due to its inaccessibility.

External links

• St. Albert Transit website
• History of Regional Transit at Edmonton, Alberta