Codiac Transpo
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Founded | 1981 |
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Headquarters | 140 Millennium Blvd |
Locale | Moncton, NB |
Service area | Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe |
Service type | Bus service |
Routes | 21 |
Hubs | Champlain Place and Mapleton Shopping Area[1] |
Daily ridership | 5,192 (2013 average)[2] |
Operator | City of Moncton |
Website | www |
Codiac Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Moncton, operated on behalf of Moncton, the City of Dieppe and the Town of Riverview in New Brunswick, Canada.[2] The transit system provides express and local bus service for the residents of the Greater Moncton area and charter service throughout the southeastern area of the province. Maritime-wide bus service is provided by Maritime Bus.
Services
Codiac Transit offers free wireless Internet on all its buses.[3] Initially, four buses on the Express route were equipped with onboard broadband Internet and marked with lime green Wi-Fi signage. Wi-fi access was later expanded to the entire fleet. Codiac Transpo also operates a real-time bus location tracking system, allowing customers to determine bus wait times.[4]
Routes
Codiac Transpo currently operates 19 regular routes Monday to Saturday, some of which provide additional evening and Sunday service:[5]
- 50 Red Line (Plaza Boulevard to CF Champlain Mall via Wheeler Blvd.)
- 51 Green Line (Mountain Road service, from Plaza Boulevard to Avenir Centre)
- 52 Blue Line (Main Street service, from Avenir Centre to CF Champlain Mall)
- 60 Bessborough
- 61 Elmwood
- 62 Hildegard
- 63 Lewisville
- 64 Hospitals
- 65 Killam
- 66 Caledonia
- 67 Edinburgh
- 68 Salisbury
- 70 Frampton
- 71 Coliseum
- 72 Université
- 80 Gunningsville
- 81 Riverview
- 82 Riverview Place
- 93 Champlain
- 94 Centrale
- 95 Amirault
2012 lockout
Codiac Transpo service was suspended on June 27, 2012, when the City of Moncton locked out members of ATU Local 1290.[6] Codiac Transpo service resumed after a settlement with the union was reached on November 30, 2012.[7]
References
- ^ "All Routes Map" (PDF). Codiac Transpo. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "About Codiac Transpo". Codiac Transpo. 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "WiFi Moncton". Codiac Transpo. 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Bus Catcher". Codiac Transpo. 2013. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Schedules / Maps". Codiac Transpo. 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Moncton locks out Codiac Transpo drivers and mechanics". CBC News. June 26, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Codiac Transpo lockout ends". CBC News. November 30, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2014.