Saint John Transit is the public transit agency serving Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1979 to provide scheduled transit service to the city, it is the largest public transit system in the province in terms of both mileage and passengers.

Services

Fixed routes

Saint John Transit provides 7 day a week service, with a series of Main Line routes that provide the backbone of the system and feeder routes that connect at 4 major hubs throughout the city. Service begins as early as 5:50am on main routes, and around 6am for secondary and limited routes and ends as late as 11:10pm on some of the main routes and around 10pm on secondary.

FLEX service

FLEX service does not operate on a fixed route or schedule. Riders must use a smartphone app or call a dispatcher to schedule a ride from a specified FLEX stop. Riders can travel within a zone, or transfer to routes 1, 12 or 15 at common stops. FLEX service is provided Monday to Friday from 6:30am to 6:30pm, and on Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Saint John Transit uses six leased Karzan electric buses for FLEX service. The 20 ft buses can carry 20 passengers. As FLEX service is rolled out, Saint John Transit has discontinued or rerouted fixed routes.

Saint John Accessible Transit

The Saint John Accessible Transit service is provided by Independence Plus Inc. for people who cannot use the regular transit system due to disabilities. The service was formerly known as the Handi-bus – this name has been changed due to its 'derogatory and degrading' connotations. The city will gain a new bus for its services, bringing the total of the fleet to six.

History

Saint John Transit had six predecessors: