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| routes = 189;<ref name="statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/about_ets/ets-statistics.aspx |title=ETS Statistics |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=November 15, 2012}}</ref> 2(3) LRT routes | routes = 189;<ref name="statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/about_ets/ets-statistics.aspx |title=ETS Statistics |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=November 15, 2012}}</ref> 1 LRT route
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| ridership = 397,402 (weekday)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/transit/Bus_and_LRT_Boardings_2002-2011.pdf |title=Bus and LRT Boardings 2002-2011 |publisher=City of Edmonton |date=February 3, 2012 |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref> | ridership = 397,402 (weekday)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/transit/Bus_and_LRT_Boardings_2002-2011.pdf |title=Bus and LRT Boardings 2002-2011 |publisher=City of Edmonton |date=February 3, 2012 |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref>
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The '''Edmonton Transit System''', also called '''ETS''', is the ] service owned and operated by the city of ]. It operates Edmonton's bus and 2 ] systems. The '''Edmonton Transit System''', also called '''ETS''', is the ] service owned and operated by the city of ]. It operates Edmonton's bus and ] systems.


==Service== ==Service==
] ]


ETS provides service on buses and light-rail transit within the City of Edmonton limits, in addition to ], ], and the ] at Namao. It also provides connections to suburban transit services operated by the ] and ]. Another trial service to ] in 2003-2004 was discontinued due to low ridership. Beginning in 2011, ETS is also providing service to ]. ETS provides service on buses and light-rail transit within the City of Edmonton limits, in addition to ], ], and the ] at Namao. It also provides connections to suburban transit services operated by the ] and ]. Another trial service to ] in 2003-2004 was discontinued due to low ridership. Beginning in 2011, ETS will also provide service to ].


ETS operates an entire fleet of accessible low floor buses,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/riding_ets/accessible-vehicles.aspx|title=Accessible Vehicles|publisher=City of Edmonton|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> which have been progressively introduced into the system since 1993. These include the {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} ] D40LF, and the {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} D60LF ] models. ETS operates an entire fleet of accessible low floor buses,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/riding_ets/accessible-vehicles.aspx|title=Accessible Vehicles|publisher=City of Edmonton|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> which have been progressively introduced into the system since 1993. These include the {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} ] D40LF, and the {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} D60LF ] models.
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ETS operates a 20.5&nbsp;km light rail route with fifteen stations, also known as the Capital Line, between northeast Edmonton and the Century Park community as well as a 12.5&nbsp;km ] from ], to branch off from ] to ], with a mix of tunnels and at-grade track. Six stations are underground, while the remaining nine are at-grade. ETS operates a 20.5&nbsp;km light rail route with fifteen stations, also known as the Capital Line, between northeast Edmonton and the Century Park community, with a mix of tunnels and at-grade track. Six stations are underground, while the remaining nine are at-grade.


The train shown to the right is made in Germany by Siemens/DÜWAG. The same type of vehicle have operated on several underground lines in ] since 1968 as type U-2. ETS also has ]s from ]. These were delivered to accommodate four new stations which opened in 2009 and 2010. The train shown to the right is made in Germany by Siemens/DÜWAG. The same type of vehicle have operated on several underground lines in ] since 1968 as type U-2. ETS also has ]s from ]. These were delivered to accommodate four new stations which opened in 2009 and 2010.
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* ] LRV - 2008-09 {{Access icon|15px}} * ] LRV - 2008-09 {{Access icon|15px}}
* ] LRV - 2019-Unknown {{Access icon|15px}}


===Service/support vehicles=== ===Service/support vehicles===
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The preliminary engineering of a park-and-ride at 127 Street SW and Ellerslie Road is completed, this will be a LRT station when the funds are available to extend the LRT over Anthony Henday Drive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/SouthLRT_Brochure_WEB.pdf |title=South LRT Extension |date=2009-07 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2010-04-24}}</ref> Another park-and-ride transit centre in the new ] neighbourhood, at 97 Street and 157 Avenue opened on May 1, 2011. The preliminary engineering of a park-and-ride at 127 Street SW and Ellerslie Road is completed, this will be a LRT station when the funds are available to extend the LRT over Anthony Henday Drive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/SouthLRT_Brochure_WEB.pdf |title=South LRT Extension |date=2009-07 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2010-04-24}}</ref> Another park-and-ride transit centre in the new ] neighbourhood, at 97 Street and 157 Avenue opened on May 1, 2011.


===NAIT LRT===
===]-North LRT to ]===
A 3.3&nbsp;km LRT route from the ] Station in downtown Edmonton to the ] has recently finishing up construction. The new line has 10 confirmed stations, whith news ones as follows: one at Grant MacEwan University (]), one on Kingsway (]), and one near the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (]). ''MacEwan Station'' would be located just east of the downtown MacEwan University campus, and west of the proposed hockey arena, at 104 Street and 105 Avenue. The ''Kingsway Station'' would be located on the north side of Kingsway, to the south of the ]. As part of the plan, the current Kingway Transit Centre would be relocated to the southeast corner of ] and 106 Street, to provide service to both Kingsway Mall and the ''Kingsway Station''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/22751_New_Track_length-map.pdf |title=North LRT to NAIT Route Map |date=2010-12 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref> A temporary ''NAIT Station'' would be located north of ], on the south side of the ]'s swimming pool and hockey arena (S) wing, before a permanent station is ultimately built after a long-term comprehensive land use plan of the Edmonton City Centre Airport lands are finalized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/lrt_projects/north-lrt-stations.aspx |title=North LRT Stations |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref><ref name="northlrt">{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/North_LRT_Fact_Sheet_Apr2011.pdf |title=North LRT Fact Sheet |date=2011-05 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref> A 3.3&nbsp;km LRT route from the ] Station in downtown Edmonton to the ] has recently began construction. The new line has three confirmed stations: one at Grant MacEwan University (]), one on Kingsway (]), and one near the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (]). ''MacEwan Station'' would be located just east of the downtown MacEwan University campus, and west of the proposed hockey arena, at 104 Street and 105 Avenue. The ''Kingsway Station'' would be located on the north side of Kingsway, to the south of the ]. As part of the plan, the current Kingway Transit Centre would be relocated to the southeast corner of ] and 106 Street, to provide service to both Kingsway Mall and the ''Kingsway Station''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/22751_New_Track_length-map.pdf |title=North LRT to NAIT Route Map |date=2010-12 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref> A temporary ''NAIT Station'' would be located north of ], on the south side of the ]'s swimming pool and hockey arena (S) wing, before a permanent station is ultimately built after a long-term comprehensive land use plan of the Edmonton City Centre Airport lands are finalized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/lrt_projects/north-lrt-stations.aspx |title=North LRT Stations |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref><ref name="northlrt">{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/North_LRT_Fact_Sheet_Apr2011.pdf |title=North LRT Fact Sheet |date=2011-05 |publisher=City of Edmonton |accessdate=2011-05-01}}</ref>



===]===
The city is in the design phase about a low floor LRT line that goes from Lewis Farms transit centre in the west, to Jasper Place TC, through the Downtown core, to Bonnie Doon, over the CP lines, to Mill Woods TC. 27 stops on the line of those 27 3 will be dedicated LRT stations at West Edmonton Mall, at Misericordia Community Hospital, and near Wagner school. The city is prepared to build the line once funding is arranged, of which 800 million CAD is invested from the city, and the rest of the funding is to come from P3 Canada, and from the province. The total cost of the line is to be ~3.2 billion dollars. The section from Mill Woods, to the Downtown core, a 1.8 billion dollar plan, is to be built first. A second part, from the towntown cor to Lewis Farms, a 1.4 billion dollar design, will be built next after the city builds the first part.

===Long range LRT plans=== ===Long range LRT plans===
City council in the past has looked at creating long range transportation plans that include the LRT reaching ] to the northwest, ] in the west (with ] en route), the ] and ] to the south, ] in the southeast, and ] to the northeast. City council in the past has looked at creating long range transportation plans that include the LRT reaching ] to the northwest, ] in the west (with ] en route), the ] and ] to the south, ] in the southeast, and ] to the northeast.

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Edmonton Transit System
ParentCity of Edmonton
Founded1908
HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta
LocalePO Box 2610, Stn. Main Edmonton, AB
Service areaEdmonton, Alberta
Service typePublic Transit
Routes189; 1 LRT route
Hubs25
Stations15 (LRT)
Fleet960 buses
74 light rail vehicles
Daily ridership397,402 (weekday)
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorCity of Edmonton
Chief executiveCharles Stolte (Manager)
WebsiteOfficial site

The Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems.

Service

High Level Rail Bridge with lower LRT bridge and train crossing

ETS provides service on buses and light-rail transit within the City of Edmonton limits, in addition to Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, and the Edmonton Garrison at Namao. It also provides connections to suburban transit services operated by the City of St. Albert and Strathcona County. Another trial service to Beaumont in 2003-2004 was discontinued due to low ridership. Beginning in 2011, ETS will also provide service to Leduc.

ETS operates an entire fleet of accessible low floor buses, which have been progressively introduced into the system since 1993. These include the 40-foot (12 m) New Flyer D40LF, and the 60-foot (18 m) D60LF articulated models.

ETS uses the timed-transfer system, where suburban feeder routes run to a transit centre, and passengers can then transfer to a base route to the city centre or the university. During peak hours, some feeder routes provide direct express service to and from the city centre.

Security

In May 2007, Edmonton Transit Security were appointed Peace Officers under the Alberta Peace Officer Act. Transit Peace Officers can hand out tickets for Provincial Statutes and Edmonton bylaws on Transit property. Transit Security uses Crown Victoria Police Interceptor cruisers as their main source of transportation, but are also seen riding the LRT enforcing bylaws.

Night service

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ETS currently terminates service on all bus routes and the LRT by approximately 1:30 am on weekdays and midnight on weekends (though many routes cease running significantly earlier than this). In January 2008 the Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton managed to draw significant public and media attention to the dire need for extended late night transit service, ideally having transit operate 24 hours a day. The push was so successful that Transportation Manager Bob Boutilier conceded during the debate that it was not an issue of 'if' the city would provide 24 hour transit, but an issue of 'when'. The 24 hour service debate arose once again in June 2008 as part of an ETS service review where it was deferred to budget. It remains unclear at this time whether the city plans to extend transit hours later into the night, though several groups including the Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton and the Old Strathcona Business Association are continuing to push the issue.

A late night pilot service (561 Night Ride on Whyte) was proposed for Fridays and Saturdays, from September until November 2011, under contract to Responsible Hospitality Edmonton. The pilot project was to provide transit service between Old Strathcona, the University of Alberta and Southgate Centre between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m., but is postponed until stakeholders and community members can be consulted.

List of transit centres

Kingsway Transit Centre
Bus on Route 51

* Transit Centre at LRT Station

Routes

Main article: List of bus routes in Edmonton

ETS numbers its bus routes based on the community they serve, with numbers 1-29 being base routes. Routes numbered 30-99 are south Edmonton routes, while routes 100-199 run north of the river. For example, routes 60 to 79 are located in Mill Woods, while routes 160-179 are located in Castle Downs. Due to a shortage of numbers in allocation of route numbers, there are a number of exceptions (39, 59, 92, 93, 95, 98, 133, 136, 138, 139, 145). Furthermore, commuter routes have been allocated numbers 196-199. All routes are serviced by accessible low floor buses.

Depots

  • Centennial Garage - bus facility opened 2010
  • Cromdale Garage - bus facility and historic fleet storage; former Edmonton Radial Railway trolleybus/streetcar barn
  • D.L. MacDonald Yard - LRT storage and repair facility; opened 1983
  • Ferrier Garage - bus facility; formerly trolleybus barn
  • Mitchell Garage - bus facility; formerly trolleybus barn
  • Paterson Garage - bus garage; bus disposal facility
  • Percy Wickman Garage - Disabled Adult Transit Service (DATS) facility
  • Westwood Garage - bus garage; opened 1961

Former

Trolleybus system

ETS trolley bus
Main article: Trolleybuses in Edmonton

Trolleybus service in Edmonton started on September 24, 1939, operating on route 5 from 101 St/Jasper Ave to 95 St/111 Ave. By the end of October of that year, service had started on another route running to 99 St/Whyte Ave via the Low Level Bridge. In Edmonton, trolley buses were often referred to simply as "trolleys".

The trolleybus system used a mixture of Ohio Brass and K&M Elastic (Swiss) suspension for holding up the overhead wires.

The 49 vehicles remaining in use in 2008 were from an order of 100 manufactured in 1981-2 by Brown Boveri & Company (BBC), using bodies and chassis supplied to BBC by GM.

On June 18, 2008, city council voted 7 to 6 in favour of phasing out the trolley system in 2009 and 2010. However, city council decided in April 2009 that trolley bus service would be discontinued earlier than originally planned, in order to reduce the city's expected $35 million deficit in 2009. The last day of regular service was May 2, 2009.

In 2008, a low-floor model of trolley was leased from Coast Mountain Bus Company, Vancouver's bus operating company, for testing of possible benefits of low-floor trolleys over hybrid diesel buses. During its time in Edmonton the bus was numbered 6000, but was returned to its original #2242 when returned to Vancouver.

LRT

An Edmonton LRT train at Health Sciences Station.
ETS SD-160 car 1039
Main article: Edmonton Light Rail Transit

ETS operates a 20.5 km light rail route with fifteen stations, also known as the Capital Line, between northeast Edmonton and the Century Park community, with a mix of tunnels and at-grade track. Six stations are underground, while the remaining nine are at-grade.

The train shown to the right is made in Germany by Siemens/DÜWAG. The same type of vehicle have operated on several underground lines in Frankfurt am Main since 1968 as type U-2. ETS also has Siemens SD-160s from Siemens. These were delivered to accommodate four new stations which opened in 2009 and 2010.

Hybrid bus

Further information: Hybrid Technology

The City of Edmonton embarked on an eight-month evaluation of 13 clean-diesel and hybrid buses (and a new trolleybus) in 2008. Edmonton Transit's first two diesel electric hybrid buses went into service in December 2006. The unique design and colour scheme of the two Orion low floor buses have been chosen to enable them to 'stand out' from the rest of the ETS fleet. The buses are part of an extensive test of hybrid technology that Edmonton Transit and the University of Alberta will be conducting over the next year. Bus reliability, performance, maintenance costs, fuel efficiency, noise generation and environmental impact will be monitored and evaluated in all weather and road conditions. As well, customers will be surveyed about their travel experience. Ultimately, the Hybrid buses only recorded fuel savings of 10-20% (in contrast to the 35% touted in the internal ads). In addition, the ISE-New Flyer hybrids (6003 and 6004) were out of service so much that they could not be included in the evaluation.

As of fall 2009, only the two Orion hybrids are in service. New Flyer/ISE hybrids 6003 and 6004 have been parked in the Paterson compound since the early spring, and have since been converted to diesel buses as of 2011, while New Flyer/Allison 6001 was damaged beyond repair in an accident. New Flyer/Allison 6002 was revamped with new features and technology to become the ETS Platinum Bus, also referred to as the "Painted Lady"

Fares

Current fares as of February 1, 2013:

General

Youth (6-18) Adult (19-65) Senior (65+)
Cash $3.20 $3.20 $3.20
10 Ticket Pack $21.00 $24.00 $21.00
Day Pass $9.00 $9.00 $9.00
Monthly Pass $69.00 $89.00 $14.00
Annual Pass N/A N/A $125.00

Conditional fares

ETS provides several discounts for students and the disadvantaged.

  • Low income seniors can pay $54.00 for an annual pass instead of the listed $125.00.
  • Public school students can purchase monthly passes from their schools at a subsidized rate ranging from $27.00 to $66.00 depending on grade and location.
  • Catholic school students can purchase monthly passes ranging from $30.00 to $45.00.
  • Families (1 adult and up to four children age 12 and under) are entitled to travel on ETS all day with the use of a valid day pass.
  • Post-secondary students at approved post-secondary institutions may purchase a monthly pass at the discounted rate of $81.00.
  • ETS has partnered with the University of Alberta, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and MacEwan University to provide students with a Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass), allowing unlimited access to both the bus and light rail systems for a single (four month) school term. As of 2012, University of Alberta students pay $116.67 after a $23.33 subsidy from the University of Alberta while both NAIT and MacEwan University students pay the full $140.00. The U-Pass came into effect September 1, 2007.
  • ETS provides Edmontonains with Disabilities on the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Program a subsidized Adult Transit pass at a cost of $35 per month (Effective March 1, 2013)

Fleet

The list is of current and past vehicles:

Trolley buses

See: Trolleybuses in Edmonton

Diesel buses

Light rail vehicles

Service/support vehicles

Disabled access denotes wheelchair accessibility

Plans

Transit centres

The preliminary engineering of a park-and-ride at 127 Street SW and Ellerslie Road is completed, this will be a LRT station when the funds are available to extend the LRT over Anthony Henday Drive. Another park-and-ride transit centre in the new Eaux Claires neighbourhood, at 97 Street and 157 Avenue opened on May 1, 2011.

NAIT LRT

A 3.3 km LRT route from the Churchill Station in downtown Edmonton to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has recently began construction. The new line has three confirmed stations: one at Grant MacEwan University (MacEwan Station), one on Kingsway (Kingsway/Royal Alex Station), and one near the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT Station). MacEwan Station would be located just east of the downtown MacEwan University campus, and west of the proposed hockey arena, at 104 Street and 105 Avenue. The Kingsway Station would be located on the north side of Kingsway, to the south of the Royal Alexandra Hospital. As part of the plan, the current Kingway Transit Centre would be relocated to the southeast corner of 111 Avenue and 106 Street, to provide service to both Kingsway Mall and the Kingsway Station. A temporary NAIT Station would be located north of Princess Elizabeth Avenue, on the south side of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's swimming pool and hockey arena (S) wing, before a permanent station is ultimately built after a long-term comprehensive land use plan of the Edmonton City Centre Airport lands are finalized.

Long range LRT plans

City council in the past has looked at creating long range transportation plans that include the LRT reaching St. Albert to the northwest, Lewis Estates in the west (with West Edmonton Mall en route), the Edmonton International Airport and Leduc to the south, Mill Woods in the southeast, and Fort Saskatchewan to the northeast.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ETS Statistics". City of Edmonton. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. "Bus and LRT Boardings 2002-2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. "Accessible Vehicles". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  4. "Whyte Ave. late-night bus project delayed". CBC News. August 16, 2011.
  5. "Low Floor Buses". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  6. "Trolleys reach end of the line". Edmonton Journal. June 19, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  7. Landry, Frank (April 19, 2009). "Mayor targets city honchos". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  8. "ETS Trolley Buses". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  9. Edmonton Tests new Low Floor Trolley Bus
  10. ETS - Hybrid Buses
  11. http://www.etspe.ca/special/etsplatinum-08/etsplatinum.php
  12. "Fares and Passes". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  13. "Student Transportation Fees 2012-2013" (PDF). Edmonton Public Schools. May 24, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  14. "Bus Pass Fees". Edmonton Catholic Schools. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  15. "U-Pass". University of Alberta. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  16. "U-Pass". NAIT Students' Association. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  17. "U-Pass FAQ" (PDF). Grant MacEwan University. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  18. "South LRT Extension" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2009-07. Retrieved 2010-04-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. "North LRT to NAIT Route Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-12. Retrieved 2011-05-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. "North LRT Stations". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  21. "North LRT Fact Sheet" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2011-05. Retrieved 2011-05-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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