ETS fall service changes start August 31 |
August 20, 2025
With the new school year around the corner, Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) is pleased to welcome students back to transit this fall. On August 31, various bus routes, including school special routes, will see service adjustments to reflect typical fall ridership patterns.
School Special Routes
Three new school routes will begin on September 2:
- Route 611 - This route will serve Cardinal Léger Junior High from the Lago Lindo and Klarvatten neighbourhoods via Eaux Claires Transit Centre.
- Route 628 - This route will serve Steele Heights School and will operate through the Cy Becker and McConachie neighbourhoods.
- Route 638 - This route will provide service to J. Percy Page and Holy Trinity High Schools and will run through the Aurora, Orchards, Summerside and Ellerslie neighbourhoods.
The following routes have been adjusted to more accurately link neighbourhoods with their designated schools, based on updated student enrollment numbers:
- Route 612 - This route will be rerouted through the Mayliewan, Ozerna, Matt Berry and Hollick-Kenyon neighbourhoods and will no longer stop at 95 Street and 132 Avenue (Queen Elizabeth School/Killarney School).
- Route 614 - This route will be rerouted through the Griesbach, Beaumaris, Lorelei, and Baturyn neighbourhoods. It will continue to access O’Leary, St. Cecilia, Killarney and Queen Elizabeth schools.
- Riders who travel along 97 Street to Queen Elizabeth and Killarney schools are encouraged to take Route 130X.
- Route 620 - This route will now end in the Brintnell neighbourhood instead of travelling to Clareview Transit Centre. This rerouting will allow the bus to better serve the Matt Berry, Hollick Kenyon and Brintnell neighbourhoods.
- Route 626 - Due to growing ridership demand, this school special will be slightly rerouted to better serve the McConachie and Cy Becker neighbourhoods. Riders in the Matt Berry neighbourhood travelling to O’Leary and St. Cecilia schools are encouraged to take Route 612.
- Route 630/631 - These routes have been rerouted to better serve Ottewell Road.
As mentioned in the Annual Service Plan, underperforming school routes that fall below the ridership standard for school service were reviewed with school board partners. Routes 623 and 675, which have low ridership, will be cancelled and their service hours will be reallocated to serve higher demand areas of the network.
For those who took Route 623, the area around Londonderry and M.E. LaZerte continues to be served by Routes 54, 107, 113, 114, 620, 621 and 626. Route 114 is also an alternative to Route 623 for riders along 82 Street. For those who took Route 675, On Demand Transit service may be an option for students travelling to S. Bruce Smith School. Learn more about On Demand Transit.
Construction and Detours
On Demand Transit
Starting August 31, on weekdays, On Demand Transit service in Riverdale will start one hour earlier at 6 a.m.
Starting in late-September, riders in the Glenora neighbourhood will have temporary access to On Demand service along 102 Avenue due to the Wellington Bridge closure. Riders living on the west side of Wellington Bridge will have 142 Street as their hub and those on the east side will have 124 Street as their hub. Route 2 will detour in both directions via 142 Street, 107 Avenue and 124 Street. More information will be available in September.
Holidays and Special Event Service Changes
Transit service is reduced on holidays and in alignment with public, Catholic and post-secondary school calendars. More information can be found on the Transit Service Change webpage.
Other service changes
- Route 4 - Short trips between University and Bonnie Doon will no longer use 79 Street, which means that bus stop #2299 will close. Riders instead can board the bus at bus stop #2196 (83 Street and 90 Avenue southbound) or disembark at the new bus stop #28080 (85 Street and 85 Avenue northbound). This will provide faster connections to the Valley Line LRT and Bonnie Doon Mall.
- Route 106 - Due to traffic congestion at 97 Street and 137 Avenue, Route 106 will be permanently rerouted between Belvedere Transit Centre and Northgate Transit Centre and will now operate along 90 Street and 135 Avenue instead of 97 Street and 132 Avenue.
- Route 114 will provide coverage on 132 Avenue between 97 Street and 90 Street. This means the route will be more reliable for riders.
- Routes 114/123 - Routes 114 and 123 will be combined into a single route, Route 114. The current routing between Clareview Transit Centre and Northgate Transit Centre will remain the same. From Northgate Transit Centre to Coliseum Transit Centre, the combined route will operate along 97 Street, 132 Avenue, 90 Street, 130 Avenue and 82 Street before continuing on to Coliseum Transit Centre. This will allow riders in these areas to reach more places without transferring and receive increases to frequency and hours of operation.
- Route 111 - This route will now operate clockwise on the major roads around Kingsway Mall and will no longer directly access the mall parking lot. This change avoids congestion in the mall parking lot while providing increased access to additional mall entrances.
- Route 111 will also be extended from Stadium Transit Centre to Concordia University of Edmonton to provide midday service in this area.
- Route 501 - This route will have its frequency adjusted to reduce layover time at transit centres and improve efficiency.
Riders are encouraged to plan their trips early by using the trip planner on edmonton.ca/transit or Google Maps and selecting a date after August 31. |
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