Prince Albert Transit
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| Parent | PA Dept. of Public Works |
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| Headquarters | 1084 Central Avenue |
| Locale | Prince Albert, SK |
| Service type | bus service |
| Routes | 7[1] |
| Stops | 187[1] |
| Hubs | Central Avenue & 14th Street Transfer Station |
| Fleet | 10 buses |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | FirstBus Canada[2] - (2004 - present) Previously operated under Prince Albert Northern Bus Lines - (1946-2004) |
| Website | Transit Service |
Prince Albert Transit provides local city bus service in the City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Services
[edit]There are seven scheduled bus routes with the downtown transfer point located at Central Avenue and 14th Street. Like many small transit systems all the routes run on one-way loops, to give better coverage of the city with a limited number of vehicles. There is no transit service to the communities, industrial areas and airport on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River.
Scheduled routes
[edit]Prince Albert Transit operates a total of 7 routes, which are all one-way loops leaving from the central "Transfer Station". On weekdays, all routes operate with 30 minutes frequencies between 6:45am and 6:15pm then with 60-minute frequencies from 6:15 PM to 10:15 PM. On Saturdays, routes 2-6 operate on 30-minute frequencies from 9:45am to 5:15pm. No Sunday or holiday service is provided.[3][4] As of 21 October 2023, 5 East Flat now operates with a 15-minute frequency from 6:45 AM - 10:15 AM and from 2:15 PM - 5:45 PM on weekdays. [5]
- 1 – Rush Hour Service
- 2 – All Day Express
- 3 – West Hill
- 4 – East Hill
- 5 – East Flat
- 6 – West Flat
- 7 – Core Express
Bus fleet
[edit]Prince Albert Transit operates a fleet of 10 buses, consisting of Freightliner M2 Champion Defender, New Flyer D40LFR, Starcraft Bus AllStar, and Grande West Vicinity 35'.
| Bus | Number | Seating |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Flyer D40LFR | 1 | 39 | Bus has been retired for unknown reason. |
| Starcraft Bus AllStar | 2 | 21[7] | Built on Ford-E450 chassis.(Retired) |
| Grande West Vicinity 35' | 7 | 32[8] | no longer in service due to structural problems |
| Thomas Saf-T-liner C2 | 1 | 14-81[9] | (Retired, or most likely given to a school) |
| Freightliner M2 Champion Defender 35' | 10 | 29 | Ex Tiger Transit buses from Auburn University |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Prince Albert GTFS". City of Prince Albert. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ City of Prince Albert: Bus and Taxi Service
- ^ "TransitLivePA". TransitLivePA. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Bus Route Map" (PDF). City of Prince Albert. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Bus Schedule for Oct 21st, 2023". City of Prince Albert. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Prince Albert Transit - CPTDB Wiki". CPTDB Wiki. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Allstar". Starcraft Bus. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Vincinty mortor corp purchase page" (PDF). Vicinity. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Saf-T-liner C2". Thomas Built Buses. Retrieved 14 May 2022.