Winnipeg RT
| Winnipeg RT | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| System | Bus rapid transit |
| Operator | Winnipeg Transit |
| Began service | April 8, 2012 |
| Route | |
| Locale | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Stations | 5 |
Winnipeg RT is a bus rapid transit system in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, currently consisting of the Southwest Transitway. Future expansions consisting of an Eastern Corridor connecting downtown to Transcona and a West-North Corridor connecting St. James with Downtown and West Kildonan are in the planning stages.
Southwest Transitway
The Southwest Transitway commenced operation in April 2012.[1] The first section runs parallel to the railway tracks in a southwest direction from Queen Elizabeth Way (near The Forks) to Pembina Highway at Jubilee Avenue. The City is expected to approve funding for the planned extension of the transitway south from the Jubilee interchange to Bison Drive and the University of Manitoba.[2] Bus rapid transit services through the Downtown Winnipeg area will use the Graham transit mall and other bus priority routes.
Routes
64 Lindenwoods Express - Service to Lindenwoods - enters/exits the Southwest Transitway just after Osborne Station (Warsaw Avenue); only observing stops at Harkness Station and Osborne Station (Peak Hours Only)
65 Grant Express - Service to Westdale - enters/exits the Southwest Transitway just after Osborne Station; only observing stops at Harkness Station and Osborne Station (Peak Hours Only)
66 Grant - Service to Polo Park or Unicity/Charleswood/Dieppe - enters/exits the Southwest Transitway just after Osborne Station; only observing stops at Harkness Station and Osborne Station.
137 Richmond Super Express - Weekday peak hour service to the University of Manitoba or St. Norbert (Peak Hours Only)
160 Downtown – University of Manitoba - Service to the University of Manitoba. Local service after it exits the transitway.
161 University Super Express - Weekday peak hour service to the University of Manitoba
162 Ft. Richmond – St. Norbert Express - Service to University of Manitoba or St. Norbert (Mon-Sat until 7pm)
163 Waverley Heights Express - Service to Bridgwater Forest/Waverley Heights (Peak Hours Only)
170 Ft. Richmond – St. Norbert - Service to University of Manitoba or St. Norbert (Mon-Sat after 7pm & all day Sun/Hol). Local service after it exits the transitway.
180 Industrial Express - Service to Scufield Industrial Park (Peak Hours Only)
181 Whyte Ridge Express - Service to Whyte Ridge (Peak Hours Only)
183 Richmond West Express - Service to Richmond West and South Pointe (Peak Hours Only)
185 Osborne Village Express - Service between Osborne Village and the University of Manitoba (Weekdays Only)
Stations
Balmoral Station
The renovated former Greyhound Canada bus depot, located next to the University of Winnipeg, is the downtown terminus for rapid transit routes.
Harkness Station Located at the intersection of Harkness and Stradbrook Avenues. Entry and exit point of transitway to local roads to and from downtown. Also a transfer point for Routes 68 and 99, with service between Osborne Village and downtown.
Osborne Station Constructed on a bridge over Osborne Street near Osborne Junction. This station is the only covered station on the Southwest Transitway. Entry and exit point to Warsaw Avenue south of the station for Routes 64, 65, and 66.
Fort Rouge Station Located in the Fort Rouge Yards area off Morley Avenue. Transfers can be made to Route 95 with service to Riverview and Grant Park at this station.
Jubilee Station Is a station near the current end of the Transitway, just northeast of the Pembina/Jubilee underpass. It opened in summer 2015, and includes geothermal heating to clear the platform of snow and ice.[3][4]
Phase 2
Phase 2 of the project will see the Transitway extended from the Jubilee Overpass; through the Parker Lands and the Manitoba Hydro ROW before joining the CNR Lettelier line before Bishop Grandin Boulevard. The Transitway will then go through Waverley Heights to Bison Drive, where buses will continue to the University of Manitoba or other southwest Winnipeg neighbourhoods.
Phase 2 Proposed Stations
- Beaumont Station
- Parker Station
- McGillivray Station
- Clarence Station
- Chevrier Station
- Plaza Station
- Chancellor Station
- Markham Station
- Investors Group Field Station
- University of Manitoba Station
Eastern Transitway
The eastern corridor is a planned Bus Rapid Transit line from downtown Winnipeg to Transcona.
Alignment Options[5]
St. Boniface Option - the line would cross the red river near Shaw Park and go through North St.Boniface and Whittier Park, crossing Archibald Street and going through the Mission Industrial Park terminating near Kildonan Place Shopping Centre.
Point Douglas Option - the line would see improvements to Higgins Avenue and a transit only bridge crossing the Red River, going through the Mission Industrial Park terminating near Kildonan Place Shopping Centre.
North-West Transitway
The north-west corridor is a proposed Bus Rapid Transit line that would use either the median or curb lanes along Portage Avenue from Polo Park to downtown, continuing on Main Street all the way to Inkster Boulevard in West Kildonan.
Airport Link
The airport link is a proposed Bus Rapid Transit link connecting Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport to the North-West Corridor
References
- ↑ "It's a rapid Transitway, not a sidewalk: city". Winnipeg Sun. January 11, 2012. Retrieved February 2012.
- ↑ "BRT should reach U of M by 2016: Gerbasi". Winnipeg Sun. November 15, 2011. Retrieved February 2012.
- ↑ http://winnipegtransit.com/en/stops/11033
- ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Bumps-on-the-road-316185001.html
- ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/City-plan-calls-for-four-rapid-transit-corridors-by-2031-132796233.html |title=City plan calls for four rapid transit corridors by 2031