Fort McMurray Transit

Wood Buffalo Transit
Founded 1980
Headquarters 9909 Franklin Avenue.[1]
Locale Fort McMurray
Service area urban area
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes 24
Stations 3 (including 2 Transfer Stations located in Timberlea and Thickwood)
Operator Wood Buffalo[2]
Website Wood Buffalo Public Transit

Fort McMurray Transit is a public transportation system provided by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in northeastern Alberta, Canada. Services consist of local scheduled bus routes, specialized transportation for people with disabilities and school buses, all within the urban areas of Fort McMurray,[3] the only major population centre in the region.

Routes

24 regular bus routes operate every day with two additional weekday rush hour routes to the main industrial areas and a special Saturday service for people in Saprae Creek. The system has reduced weekend service and does not operate at all on most holidays.[3]

Scheduled Bus Routes
No. Name Information
1 Timberlea Express Main Terminal (Downtown) to Timberlea Transfer Station.
2 Thickwood Express Main Terminal (Downtown) to Thickwood Transfer Station.
3 Morgan Heights Timberlea Transfer Station to Morgan Heights.
7 Abasand Heights Main Terminal to Keyano College, and Abasand Heights.
8 Beacon Hill Main Terminal (Downtown) to Beacon Hill.
10 Gregoire/Industrial Main Terminal (Downtown) to Gregoire Park, Prairie Creek, and MacKenzie Industrial Park.
11 Airport Main Terminal (Downtown) to Keyano College, Gregoire Park, Chateau Nova Hotel, and both airport terminals (old, then new).
12 Timberlea and Thickwood Local Timberlea Transfer Station to Cartier Heights, Dickinsfield, Westwood Heights, and Thickwood Transfer Station.
13 Heritage Hills Timberlea Transfer Station to Rainbow Creek Dr., and Heritage Dr.
14 TaigaNova Timberlea Transfer Station to TaigaNova Industrial Park.
31
32 		Timberlea Timberlea Transfer Station to bus stops located on Loutit Rd., Brett Dr., and Blanchett Rd. Route 31 runs counterclockwise, Route 32 runs clockwise.
41
42 		Stone Creek/Eagle Ridge Route 41: Timberlea Transfer Station to Stone Creek, then to Eagle Ridge.
Route 42: Timberlea Transfer Station to Eagle Ridge, then to Stone Creek.
51
52 		Wood Buffalo Route 51: Thickwood Transfer Station to bus stops located on Silin Forest Rd., Tundra Dr., and Williams Dr.
Route 52:Thickwood Transfer Station to bus stops located on Signal Rd., Wolverine Dr., Cornwall Dr., and Williams Dr.
61
62 		Thickwood Route 61: Thickwood Transfer Station to bus stops located on Silin Forest Rd., Tamarack Way, and Timberline Dr.
Route 62: Thickwood Transfer Station to stops located on Silin Forest Rd., Ross Haven Dr., Thicket Dr., and Sifton Ave.
91 Downtown East/Waterways Main Terminal (Downtown) to Lower Townsite, Keyano College, and Waterways.
92 Downtown West Main Terminal (Downtown) to Hospital St., Keyano College, and Penhorwood St.
99 MacDonald Island Main Terminal (Downtown) to MacDonald Island.
A South Side Industrial Special Asaband Heights, Beacon Hill, and Waterways to MacKenzie Industrial Park.
B North Side Industrial Special Main Terminal (Downtown) to Eagle Ridge, Stone Creek, Cartier Heights, and Thickwood.
Saprae Creek Saturday Service Main Terminal (Downtown) to Saprae Creek.

Fleet

The fleet consists of 47 buses:[4]

Operator

References

  1. ↑ MisterWhat Canada- Fort McMurray Transit - Wood Buffalo Transit System
  2. 1 2 "New Era For Transit in Wood Buffalo". Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. 19 February 2015. Retrieved July 2015. On Feb. 19, 2015, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo announced it would deliver transit in-house
  3. 1 2 Transit Map and Schedule
  4. ↑ http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Fort_McMurray_Transit

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