Red Deer Transit
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| Founded | 1966 |
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| Headquarters | Civic Yards: 200, 7721-40 Avenue 52°18′16″N 113°47′22″W / 52.30444°N 113.78944°W |
| Locale | Red Deer, Alberta |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 12 |
| Fuel type | Diesel and CNG, switching to CNG |
| Website | Transit Dept. |
The Red Deer Transit Department is part of the Community Services Division of the City of Red Deer, which lies midway between Calgary and Edmonton in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city took over operation of the public transit system from private operators in 1966. In 2009 transit service was extended to Springbrook and Gasoline Alley in Red Deer County.[1]
Services
There are 12 regular bus routes that operate daily.[2] Hours of operation are on Monday to Saturday from 6:15 am to 11:15 pm and on Sundays and Holidays from 8:45 am to 6:45 pm.[3] Exact cash fare, prepaid ticket or pass is required to ride the transit service.
Additionally, Route 12A provides peak hour service and limited weekend service to Springbrook. Route 50 provides peak hour service to the Edgar Industrial Park. The Riverside Industrial Park is served by Route 51, the main peak hour service provider for this area; various limited service deviations are known as Route 52, 53 and 54.[2]
Service was extended to Lacombe and Blackfalds via BOLT transit. It sets off via Sorrensen Station in Red Deer.
Routes
| Red Deer Transit bus routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Service area | Notes |
| 1 | South Hill / Inglewood | Bower Mall, Southpointe Common, Inglewood (South) | |
| 2 | Oriole Park / Johnstone Park (South) | Johnstone Park, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Fairview | |
| 3 | College / Anders | West Lake, Bethany Care, South Hill, Sunnybrook | |
| 4 | Glendale / Kentwood | Village Mall, Highland Green, Glendale, Northwood Estates | |
| 5 | Rosedale / Deer Park | Woodlea, Michener Centre, Clearview, Collicutt Centre, Notre Dame High School | |
| 6 | Clearview Ridge | Clearview Ridge, Eastview Middle School | |
| 7 | Morrisroe / Vanier Woods | Parkvale, Mountview, Deer Park Co-Op, Lancaster | |
| 8 | Pines / Normandeau | Parkland Mall, Pines, Normandeau, Kentwood (East) | |
| 9 | Eastview / Inglewood | Grandview, Eastview Estates, Deer Park, Collicutt Centre | |
| 10 | West Park / Gaetz Ave South | Hospital, Red Deer College, Bower Mall, Westerner | |
| 11 | GH Dawe Centre / Johnstone Park | Parkland Mall, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, Johnstone Park (North) | |
| 12 | Gasoline Alley | Bower Mall, Westerner, Petrolia Industrial Park, Gasoline Alley | |
| 12A | Gasoline Alley / Springbrook | Bower Mall, Westerner, Petrolia Industrial Park, Gasoline Alley, Springbrook | |
| 20-38 | School Special | Varies - School Only Routes [4] | |
| 50 | Edgar Industrial Park | Cronquist Business Park, Highland Green | |
| 51 | Riverside Industrial/Olymel | City Centre, Riverside Industrial | |
| 52 | West Park, Downtown, Highland Green (59 Ave), Glendale, Kentwood (East) | ||
| 53 | Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows, Highland Green, Normandeau | ||
| 54 | Inglewood, Collicut Centre, Morrisroe, Eastview, Bower, South Hill, Parkvale, Waskasoo | ||
| 100 | BOLT - Express [5] | Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds | |
| 101 | BOLT | Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds | |
Sorensen Station
Sorensen Station | |
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| Transit Terminal/Parkade | |
| General information | |
| Location | 4914-48 Avenue[6] |
| Coordinates | 52°16′04″N 113°48′39″W / 52.26778°N 113.81083°W |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 300 monthly 100 daily[6] |
| History | |
| Opened | August 1, 2010[7] |
The city owned transit terminal and parkade[7] is located on the southwest corner of 49 Street and 49 Avenue. The facility includes a customer service centre and a three storey parkade with over 400 parking spaces.
References
- ^ All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems by David A. Wyatt
- ^ a b Red Deer Transit Schedules
- ^ Transit Service Hours
- ^ http://www.reddeer.ca/city-services/transit/routes-and-schedules/school-routes/
- ^ http://www.reddeer.ca/city-services/transit/bolt-regional-transit-service/
- ^ a b Sorensen Station Parkade
- ^ a b Transit terminal moves into Sorensen Station