St. Albert Transit (StAT) is the public transportation system in the city of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, which is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of downtown Edmonton. Scheduled bus service consists of local circuits within the community and express commuter routes to Edmonton. The city owns and maintains the vehicles but the drivers are privately contracted from Diversified Transportation.[1]

St. Albert Transit
A StAT electric bus
Founded1974
Headquarters235 Carnegie Drive
LocaleSt. Albert, Alberta
Service typebus service, express bus, paratransit
DestinationsEdmonton and St. Albert
Fleet63[1]
Daily ridership4,047[1]
Fuel typediesel and electric
OperatorDiversified Transportation
WebsiteStAT

Handibus is the accessible service for those who cannot use regular transit buses. They operate within the city limits or provide travel to Edmonton for work or education purposes.[2] Customers must be registered to use the service and all trips must be booked ahead of time.

Facilities

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Transit Garage

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Address: 235 Carnegie Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 5A7
Coordinates: 53°38′17″N 113°34′35″W / 53.63806°N 113.57639°W / 53.63806; -113.57639
Functions: office, garage and vehicle maintenance, ticket and pass sales.

Renovations to the garage have been completed and it has been renamed the Dez Liggett Transit Facility. Dez Liggett is the founding Director of Transit in St. Albert and worked there for over 23 years.

St. Albert Centre Exchange

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Address: Rivercrest Cres
Coordinates: 53°38′25″N 113°37′25″W / 53.64028°N 113.62361°W / 53.64028; -113.62361
Functions: bus route terminus

Nakî Transit Centre & Park and Ride

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Address: 15520 Campbell Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T6V 1K1
Coordinates: 53°36′55.7″N 113°35′33.6″W / 53.615472°N 113.592667°W / 53.615472; -113.592667
Functions: bus route terminus and park and ride

Former Facilities

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Village Transit Station

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Address: Grange Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 4K1
Coordinates: 53°37′18.5″N 113°36′55.3″W / 53.621806°N 113.615361°W / 53.621806; -113.615361
Functions: bus route terminus

Routes

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Route Days of operation
No. Description of service area and notes Type Weekday[3] Saturday[4] Sunday[4]
201 Downtown Edmonton via Kingsway and MacEwan University commuter      
202 Kingsway, NAIT, and the Royal Alexandra Hospital commuter  
203 University of Alberta via Westmount commuter    
204 Express service to the University of Alberta commuter  
205 West Edmonton Mall commuter    
208 Express service to Downtown Edmonton via Government Centre and MacEwan University commuter  
211 Express service to Downtown Edmonton commuter  
A31, A32, A33 Nakî Transit Centre, Heritage Lakes, Grandin, St. Anne Street, Mission, St. Albert Centre Exchange local    
A21, A22, A23 Nakî Transit Centre, Downtown, Riel Business Park, Heritage Lakes, Enjoy Centre local  
A4, A5, A6 St. Albert Centre Exchange, Mission, Lacombe Park, Deer Ridge, North Ridge, Inglewood local    
A7, A8 St. Albert Centre Exchange, Lacombe East, Sturgeon Hospital, Erin Ridge, Oakmont, Inglewood local    
A9, A10 St. Albert Centre Exchange, Braeside, Woodlands, Kingswood, Pineview, Forest Lawn, Sturgeon, Nakî Transit Centre local  
A12, A13 Nakî Transit Centre, Akinsdale, Campbell Business Park, Pineview, Woodlands, Braeside, Forest Lawn, Perron Street, St. Albert Centre Exchange local  
A14 Nakî Transit Centre, St. Albert Centre Exchange, Inglewood, Sturgeon Hospital, North Costco Shopping Centre local      
Book-A-Bus Connects with other services and operates evenings and weekends in place of scheduled routes[5] local      

Fleet

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StAT Regular Transit Buses (March 2010)[1]
Manufacturer Model Accessible Year Quantity Fleet Nos. Notes
BYD Auto BYD K9S   2017 3 1400-1402 First Electric buses in St. Albert.
BYD Auto BYD K9S   2018 4 1403-1406
New Flyer D40LF   2005 3 862-864
New Flyer D40LFR   2007 13 865-877
New Flyer D40LFR   2009 9 878-886
New Flyer D60LF   2006 7 812-818 Equipped with a Caterpillar C9 Engine.
New Flyer D60LFR   2009 6 819-824
New Flyer D60LFR   2012 2 825-826
New Flyer XD40   2014 3 887-889
New Flyer XD40   2015 5 890-894
New Flyer XD60   2020 5 827-831

STAT is also testing electric accordion buses and will most likely purchase some.[citation needed]

 
STAT trial electric accordion bus

Rebranding

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St. Albert Transit's Original Logo

In 2014, St. Albert Transit (StAT), as part of the overall City of St. Albert, underwent a logo and branding changeover. As of April 2014 the new branding is prevalent on almost all vehicles and transit facilities. StAT's new Handibus vehicles display the new colours and branding and the existing conventional vehicles will be changed over as budget permits and through vehicle attrition.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d History of stat stalbert.ca
  2. ^ Access to Travel - St. Albert Public Transit and Handi-Bus
  3. ^ "StAT - Routes, Schedules and Maps". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "StAT - Saturday and Sunday Service". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "StAT Book-A-Bus / City of St. Albert". City of St. Albert. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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