Slogan Think transit Daily ridership 2,500,000 annually Founded 1979 | Fleet 53 vehicles Motto Think transit Service type Transit bus | |
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Routes 24 local routes; 4 regional routes Hubs McAllister Place, Lancaster Mall, Metcalf Street | ||
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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. Ridership on Saint John Transit’s system is about 2.5 million passengers per year and growing.
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- History
- Routes
- Current fleet
- Past fleet
- ComeX
- Employees
- Current issues and developments
- References
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.
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History
The agency's roots can be traced back to its six predecessors:
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 12:10AM on some of the main routes and around 10PM on secondary.
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 Grand Bay-Westfield, 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.
Grand Bay-Westfield has three runs in the morning and three in the afternoon/evening, while 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.
Current issues and developments
The City of Saint John Pension Board has claimed that the transit workers are not City employees because they belong to a "transit commission." It is, however, in the opinion of ATU that the bus drivers have been employed by the city-run commission since 1979. The issue is currently tied up in the courts.