Leduc Transit is public bus system operated by the
City of Leduc and Leduc County in the
Edmonton Capital Region of
Alberta,
Canada. The service began on September 8, 2014. The capital investment was 5.16 million dollars CAD. GreenTRIP (Green Transit Initiatives Project), a provincial fund to assist public transportation projects, has contributed 3.44 million dollars CAD. The remainder will be divided 65-35 between the City and the County respectively. In , the system had a ridership of .
LATS, Leduc Assisted Transportation Services, is the paratransit branch that provides door to door service to the service area and was taken over by the City of Leduc in February 2007 from a not-for-profit group. A person who has a cognitive and/or physical disability or is 65 or older is able to use this service.
Facilities
There are three park and rides located at the Leduc Recreation Centre, Alexander Arena and the Leduc County Centre.
Transit garages
The garages and operations centre is to be located within the City of Leduc.
Routes
The C-Line was in inter-municipal transit service where
Edmonton Transit System
The Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) (previously known as Edmonton Transit System) is the public transit service owned and operated by the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems. In , the system h ...
was contracted to provide the service from the City of Leduc to Edmonton's
Century Park Transit Centre and the Nisku Industrial Park. The C-Line commenced service in November 2010.
Leduc Transit commenced September 8, 2014 and is a joint venture between the City of Leduc and Leduc County. There are six routes. Route 1 serves Central Leduc, Nisku, Royal Oaks and Century Park LRT Station. Route 2 serves West Leduc and
Nisku. Route 3 serves the Leduc Business Park, the hospitality area along Sparrow Crescent in Leduc and on 11 Avenue in Nisku and the
Edmonton International Airport. Route 4 serves South Leduc. Route 5 serves Nisku. Each route operates on peak hours only, Monday to Friday. Route 10 provides service from Leduc (Alexandra Park) to the hotel corridor along Sparrow Drive/Sparrow Crescent to the Edmonton International Airport, Premium Outlet Collection Mall and Costco, operating on an hourly frequency seven days per week. In 2021, all routes except for 1 and 10 were replaced by an
on-demand service.
Fleet
The fleet will consist of nine buses. The buses will have red, light blue and dark blue chevrons as its logo and styling for the buses. Each bus is a
low floor bus. The four 12 metre (40 foot) buses are New Flyer Xcelsior, and the five 8 metre (26 foot) community buses are ARBOC Spirit of Mobility buses. On Route 1, free
WiFi is available.
See also
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Fort Sask Transit
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Edmonton Transit Service
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St. Albert Transit
St. Albert Transit (StAT) is the public transportation system in the city of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, which is located about northwest of downtown Edmonton. Scheduled bus service consists of local circuits within the community and express c ...
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Strathcona County Transit
Strathcona County Transit provides local, commuter, and school bus services to the community of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, which is east of Edmonton in Strathcona County. Transportation for elderly citizens and people with disabilities is prov ...
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Public transport in Canada In the month of November 2015 ridership of Canadian large urban transit was 142.7 million passenger trips.
The following is a list of public transit authorities in Canada
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References
External links
City of Leduc, Transit Website
{{Public transit systems in Canada
Transit agencies in Alberta
Bus transport in Alberta
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Leduc, Alberta