Transit Service Changes

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Five times each year, ETS reviews rider feedback, schedules, service levels and routes to ensure we’re providing the right amount of service at the right time. Starting September 1, various bus routes will have some service changes, to reflect typical fall ridership patterns.

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Route Schedule and Frequency Changes

New route brochures will be available on September 1. Riders can plan their trips early by selecting a date after September 1 on the ETS Trip Planner and Google Maps. School special route brochures will be available on the website on August 25, 2024.

Routes 1-100: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 31, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56.
Routes 101-199: 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110X, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120X, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126 (combined with Route 109), 127, 130X, 131, 140X, 150X.
Routes 500-599: 500X, 501, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 560.
Routes 600-699: 610, 612, 613, 614, 616, 617, 618, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 667, 668, 671, 673, 674, 675, 676, 678, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 691, 692 .
Routes 700-799: 702, 703, 706, 707, 708, 709, 713, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727 .
Routes 900-999: 900X, 902, 904, 905, 908, 909, 910X, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920X, 922, 924, 930X.

Service Adjustments

On August 29 and 30, limited school specials will be in service based on last year’s school times. Full school specials service will start on September 3, in alignment with 2024/2025 school schedules.

All school special trips for August 29 and 30 will be visible on Google Maps.

Several routes will see significant travel time adjustments in order to help buses adhere to their schedules. This will be most notable on Routes 2, 4, 7 and 9.

ETS will be reassigning numerous bus bays at Transit Centres throughout the city:
- Abbottsfield - route 8 will be moved to a different bay to help this route enter and exit the transit centre more smoothly.
- Belvedere - LRT replacement service will now be at two different bays. This change will clarify for riders what bus is heading south and north.
- Castle Downs/Northgate - With Routes 126 and 109 merging, bays at these transit centres will be updated for the new Route 109A/B.
- Clareview - routes will better align service with rider demand.
- Kingsway - routes will better align service with rider demand. Rider Express buses will be moved onto 111 Avenue.
- Lakewood - routes will now be moving back to their original locations.
- Meadows - better align service for Routes 506 and 516 for riders travelling to the new Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack High School.
- Mill Woods / South Campus - bus bays will be moved to help this route enter and exit the transit centre more smoothly.
- Southgate - bus bays will be moved to help the transit centre operate more efficiently. Rider Express/FlixBus buses will be moved onto 111 Street.
  - Find updated Transit Centre maps starting September 1.

Based on lower ridership demand, several routes will see service reductions:

Route 122 will run every 30 minutes instead of 20 minutes during AM Peak.
Route 522 - during midday/evening and weekends, this route will run every 60 minutes instead of every 30.
Route 702 - PM Peak will now be every 15 minutes.
Route 900X - AM/PM Peak will now run every 10 minutes instead of every 7 minutes. Midday/evening will now run every 20 minutes instead of every 15.

Route Changes

Route 8 - will be rerouted around Abbottsfield Transit Centre and will now operate clockwise around the commercial centre.
Routes 52 and 924 will swap the streets they run along between 88 Avenue and 95 Avenue. Route 52 will now run along 163 Street and Route 924 will now run along 168 Street, 93 Avenue and 165 Street.
- This adjustment will provide service for Jasper Place, St. Francis Xavier and the Jasper Place Leisure Centre during all periods.
Route 924 will not only see more peak service, but will also have weekend service added to help support other destinations along the route.
Routes 109 and 126 will be combined into Route 109A/B. This adjustment helps decrease the number of transfers required to access Northgate Transit Centre from northwest Edmonton. This routing change will also help serve newly constructed areas in the Griesbach neighbourhood.
Route 727 will now operate along additional sections of 119A Avenue now that road construction is completed.

Express Routes 130X, 140X, 150X, and 500X will have a number of stops added:

Route 130X stops added northbound and southbound at:
- 97 Street and 107 Avenue
- 97 Street and 122 Avenue
- 97 Street and 127 Avenue
- 97 Street and 135 Avenue
Route 140X stops added in both directions at:
- 109 Street and Kingsway
- 117 Street and Kingsway
- 119 Street and Kingsway
Route 150X stops added northbound and southbound at:
- 97 Street and 107 Avenue
- 97 Street and 122 Avenue
Route 500X stops added eastbound and westbound at:
- 71 Street and 82 Avenue
- 73 Street and 82 Avenue

School Special Service

School special service is being expanded to new schools like Father Michael McCaffery (Routes 658, 659, 663) and Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack (Routes 644, 645, 646, 647).
Additional service for Eastglen (Route 627) and Sir John Thompson (Route 618) schools.
Current school specials have been adjusted for Jasper Place / SFX (Route 678), and Riverbend (Route 650).
As part of the new school specials in the southwest / Meadows area, the transit loop built alongside the Meadows Community Recreation Centre is being activated.
Route 622 for Concordia University will go to Stadium Station instead of Coliseum Station based on university representatives' feedback that a routing change was preferred.

Learn more about School Special Bus Routes.

On Demand Transit

Starting September, On Demand Transit service will be added to Rundle Park (Aquatic and Recreation Centre and Rundle Family Centre) and Enoch Cree First Nation (108 Apartments and River Cree Casino):

Abbottsfield Transit Centre will be the transit hub for Rundle Park operations.
Lewis Farms Transit Centre will be the transit hub for Enoch Cree First Nation operations.

Growing ridership for On Demand Transit has resulted in longer wait times in some zones. To support this growth, three additional peak buses and one off peak bus will be added to the On Demand Transit service.

Route Brochures

Current Route Brochures

System Maps

Current System Maps

Transit Centre Maps

Current Transit Centre Maps

Construction & Detours

The 132 Avenue Renewal Project continues in 2024:
- Construction on the west side of 132 Avenue began on April 15 and will run until Fall 2024. Routes 106, 150X, 613, 624, 625 will be on detour.
- Construction on the east side of 132 Avenue was scheduled to start June 2024 and run until Fall 2024. Routes 106 and 626 will be on detour.
Route 101 will be on detour until September due to sewage work being done by EPCOR on 34 Street NW. Route 101 will detour east on 113 Avenue, south on 30 Street and then west on 111 Avenue.
Routes 910X and 913 will continue to be temporarily rerouted until late Fall 2024, due to road construction on 57 Avenue between Lessard Road and 184 Street.

Holiday Service Changes

Date	Service Level
September 30 (National Day of Truth and Reconciliation)	Buses will run regular weekday service. All school specials are cancelled including Route 622 and short Route 4 trips.
October 14 (Thanksgiving)	Buses and LRT will run Sunday service
November 11 (Remembrance Day)	Buses and LRT will run regular Saturday service
November 12-15 (Fall Reading Week)	Buses run regular weekday schedules, with no Route 622 service to Concordia University and reduced Route 4 service to the University of Alberta.
October 11/November 1, 8, 12 and 13	No public school specials
November 8 and 12	No Catholic school specials