Edmonton Transit Service

Edmonton Transit Service began operations on 30 October 1908 as the Edmonton Radial Railway (ERR), and alternatively as the Edmonton Radial Tramway.{{Cite web|last=Wyatt|first=David A.|date=13 December 207|title=Edmonton, Alberta|url=https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/edmonton-ab.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 April 2021|website=All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000116064801/http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca:80/~wyatt/alltime/edmonton-ab.html |archive-date=16 January 2000 }} Also in 1908, ERR acquired the Strathcona Radial Tramway Company Limited, and also began servicing the villages of North Edmonton and Calder. The transit service's name was changed to Edmonton Transportation Service in July 1946, but just a year later it was re-named to Edmonton Transit System. The service was re-named to Edmonton Transit Service in 2016.

{{Main|Edmonton Radial Railway}}

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The Edmonton Radial Railway (ERR) began operations in 1908, both in the City of Edmonton and the neighbouring City of Strathcona, with four streetcars serving {{Convert|21|km|mi}} of track.{{Cite web |title=History of ETS – City of Edmonton |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/ets-history-statistics |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=www.edmonton.ca}} Over ten million riders used the system annually by 1912, and the city purchased 47 additional streetcars. The radial railway reached its peak in 1930, with six lines serving almost all parts of the city, and totaling {{Convert|77|km|mi}} of track.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-30 |title=Tracks Through Time |url=https://www.ecfoundation.org/blog/tracks-through-time/ |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=Edmonton Community Foundation |language=en-US}} The city purchased five modern streetcars in 1930, which featured innovations such as steel bodies and leather seats; these were the last streetcars that Edmonton purchased.{{Cite book |last=Tingley |first=Kenneth W. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648388316 |title=Ride of the century : the story of the Edmonton Transit System |date=2011 |publisher=Edmonton Transit System |others=Edmonton Transit System |isbn=978-0-9809275-0-4 |location=Edmonton |pages=107–130 |oclc=648388316}} The city significantly neglected its streetcar system during the Great Depression, and it suffered from poor maintenance and outdated streetcars. In the late 1930s, Edmonton began to replace streetcar lines with electric trolleybus routes, supplemented by gas and diesel buses, instead of buying new streetcars and repairing or replacing the tracks and overhead lines that had deteriorated during the Depression.

The transition to buses was slowed significantly during the Second World War, and Edmonton had to build additional trackage for its streetcars to meet the spike in transit usage during the war. It was also forced to reintroduce conductors on busy routes, to help operators with selling tickets and issuing transfers; conductors were originally phased out in the 1930s, when streetcars were converted from double-ended to single-ended operations. The Edmonton Radial Railway was renamed to Edmonton Transportation Service in 1946, to signify the decline of Edmonton's streetcar network; it was renamed again just one year later, to Edmonton Transit System.

After some initial postwar hiccups, which necessitated even more streetcar tracks being built as late as in 1946 in order to avoid service gaps, the transition to trolleybuses picked up steam. By 1949, only two streetcar routes remained in service: The Blue Route, and the Blue & White Route, which totaled {{Convert|27|km|mi}} in length. In its final configuration, the service went between a turning loop at 109 Street and 84 Avenue, and another loop at 66 Street and 124 Avenue, via the High Level Bridge.{{Cite web |title=Edmonton Radial Railway Society |url=http://www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca/streetcarhistory/trackmaps/ |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca}}

On September 1, 1951, Edmonton streetcar No.{{nbsp}}1 – the first streetcar ordered by Edmonton – performed a ceremonial 'last run' across the High Level Bridge while carrying special dignitaries; over 1000 spectators lined its route.{{cite web |title=Edmonton Streetcar System |url=http://www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca/streetcarhistory/streetcarsystem/ |publisher=ERRS |accessdate=2010-03-10}} Early the next morning, the dignitaries rode streetcar #52 back to the ETS Cromdale shop, which marked the final time that a streetcar was operated by ETS.

All of Edmonton's streetcars, except for #1, were stripped of their valuable materials like steel and electric wiring, and the bodies were sold for scrap. The Edmonton Radial Railway Society (ERRS) has recovered and restored three former Edmonton streetcars, and has another six awaiting restoration.{{Cite web |title=Edmonton Radial Railway Society |url=http://www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca/streetcars/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca}} Aside from the three which it recovered and restored, it also operates Edmonton #1, which sat outside in a city yard for over ten years before being restored by volunteers – many of whom who later founded the ERRS.

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{{Main|Trolley buses in Edmonton}}

Trolley bus service in Edmonton started on 24 September 1939, operating on route 5 from 101 Street/Jasper Avenue to 95 Street/111 Avenue. By the end of October of that year, service had started on another route running to 99 Street/Whyte Avenue via the Low Level Bridge. In Edmonton, trolley buses were often referred to simply as "trolleys".

The trolley bus system used a mixture of Ohio Brass and K&M Elastic (Swiss) suspension for holding up the overhead wires.

The 47 vehicles remaining in use in 2008 were from an order of 100 manufactured in 1981–82 by Brown Boveri & Company (BBC), using bodies and chassis supplied to BBC by GM.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

On 18 June 2008, city council voted 7 to 6 in favour of phasing out the trolley system between 2009 and 2010.{{cite news|date=19 June 2008|title=Trolleys reach end of the line|work=Edmonton Journal|url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=a17d9aa6-0be1-4ae9-a977-0ca5a215d1ac|url-status=dead|access-date=2 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620194932/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=a17d9aa6-0be1-4ae9-a977-0ca5a215d1ac|archive-date=20 June 2008|df=dmy-all}} However, city council decided in April 2009 that trolley bus service would be discontinued earlier than had been planned, in order to reduce the city's expected $35 million deficit that year.{{cite news|last=Landry|first=Frank|date=19 April 2009|title=Mayor targets city honchos|publisher=Edmonton Sun|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2009/04/16/9131011-sun.html|url-status=live|access-date=5 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307132220/http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2009/04/16/9131011-sun.html|archive-date=7 March 2012}} The last day of regular service was 2 May 2009.{{cite web|title=ETS Trolley Buses|url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/about_ets/ets-trolley.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145950/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/about_ets/ets-trolley.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2011|access-date=3 October 2011|publisher=City of Edmonton}}

In 2007, the city leased a low-floor model of trolley, for 11 months, from Coast Mountain Bus Company, Vancouver's bus operating company, for testing of possible benefits of low-floor trolleys over hybrid diesel buses. During its time in Edmonton the bus was numbered 6000, but was returned to its original #2242 when returned to Vancouver.{{cite journal|date=29 September 2007|title=Edmonton Tests new Low Floor Trolley Bus|url=http://www.trolleycoalition.org/pdf/bulletin17.pdf|publisher=Edmonton Trolley Coalition|access-date=31 August 2017|journal=Transit Talk}}

File:Siemens SD-160, Edmonton.jpg arriving at Stadium Station]]

ETS provides bus and light-rail transit services within the City of Edmonton limits, in addition to Spruce Grove and Beaumont. It also provides connections to Leduc Transit, St. Albert Transit (StAT), and Strathcona County Transit. ETS provides service to the Edmonton International Airport.

ETS uses the timed-transfer system, where suburban feeder routes run to a transit centre, and passengers can then transfer to a base route/LRT to the city centre or the university. Some feeder routes provide direct express service to and from the city centre.

===LRT===

{{Main|Edmonton LRT}}

{{Edmonton LRT}}

File:Edmonton Siemens-Duewag U2 Car 1002.jpg|Siemens/DÜWAG U-2 car at University Station

File:ETS Car1039 SD160.jpg|Siemens SD-160 at South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station

File:Valley Line LRVs.jpg|Bombardier/Alstom Flexity Freedom LRVs undergoing testing on the Valley Line

ETS operates a 37.4 km light rail system composed of 29 stations in three lines.{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2020-09-30|title=LRT Stations|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/lrt-station-locations.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.edmonton.ca}} The Capital Line runs roughly north–south, between Clareview station in northeast Edmonton and the Century Park station on the south side, with a mix of tunnels and at-grade track. Six stations are underground, while the remaining nine are at-grade with surface road crossings. The Metro Line shares track with the Capital Line in some sections, and services the central and north-central area of the city.{{cite news |last=Lazzarino |first=Dave |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/01/21/edmontons-metro-line-now-set-to-open-in-spring |title=Edmonton's Metro Line now set to open in spring |newspaper=Edmonton Sun |date=21 January 2015 |access-date=31 August 2017}} The Valley Line, which opened on November 4, 2023, runs from Mill Woods in the southeast to 102 Street and 102 Avenue in the downtown core.{{cite news |title=Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast LRT set to open Nov. 4 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-s-valley-line-southeast-lrt-to-open-1.7006127 |access-date=24 October 2023 |work=CBC |date=24 October 2023}} {{As of|2021}} the Metro Line is being extended to the community of Blatchford, while the Valley Line is being extended west to the community of Lewis Farms.

ETS operates three different models of light rail vehicles (LRV): The Siemens–Duewag U-2, which started service when the original line opened in 1978; the Siemens SD-160, which began operation in 2008;{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2020-09-30|title=ETS Statistics|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/ets-statistics.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.edmonton.ca}}{{Cite web|title=Edmonton Light Rail Transit System – Railway Technology|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/edmonton-light-rail-transit-system/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.railway-technology.com}} and the Bombardier/Alstom Flexity Freedom, which is exclusively used on the Valley Line.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-11|title=A Look at Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast|url=https://railway-news.com/a-look-at-edmontons-valley-line-southeast/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Railway-News}}

{{Main|List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes}}

A redesigned bus network that affected almost every Edmonton Transit bus route began on April 25, 2021. This redesigned bus network was originally scheduled to be implemented on August 30, 2020, but was postponed until April 25, 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, to save approximately $3.7 million and defer tax increases for residents.{{cite web| url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/covid-19-edmonton-unveils-plan-to-reduce-property-tax-increase| title=COVID-19: Delaying new bus network, waste program part of Edmonton's plan to lower 2020 property tax by about one per cent| publisher=Edmonton Journal | access-date=1 December 2020 |last=Cook |first=Dustin |date=24 April 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/bus-stop |title=Edmonton's new bus routes to hit the streets next April following eight-month delay due to COVID-19 pandemic |publisher=Edmonton Journal |access-date=1 December 2020 |last=Cook |first=Dustin |date=13 October 2020}}

The City of Edmonton began completely redesigning its bus route network in 2017, with the aim of making it run more efficiently. Two rounds of public consultations were held at various locations around the city, and online surveys collected feedback from riders. The public engagements identified that transit riders would rather have to walk further to get to higher frequency routes, opposed to more routes operating less frequently. The city released a final draft of the new bus system in 2018, which cut back on routes with low ridership, and increased frequency in high traffic areas. After the redesign, all routes were renumbered to make the system easier to navigate. New signage and materials was created to assist in wayfinding. No change to fares has been announced, but the Manager of ETS has stated that ETS could switch to a distance-based system, where fees are based on how far a rider travels.{{Cite web|title=Edmonton to roll out revamped bus network by next summer|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-bus-1.5352235|last=Riebe|first=Natasha|date=November 7, 2019|website=CBC News|access-date=May 17, 2020}}

A day service route map is available on the City of Edmonton's website,{{Cite web |title=Bus Network ETS Day Map |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/ETS-Day-Map-Jan-2024.pdf?cb=1718314121}} and a Google My Maps is available.{{Cite web |title=April 28, 2024 Bus Routes |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=19zMYdcf9WheTVKKxRsujx_-qFdYQdcA&femb=1&ll=53.5479713560225,-113.51951618212891&z=11 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Google My Maps}}

File:ETS Bus Route 512 Downtown.jpg

Night service began on 6 September 2015, on routes 1, 4, 8, 9, and 512.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2195288/5-bus-routes-will-now-run-until-3-a-m-edmonton-transit/ |title=5 bus routes will now run until 3{{nbsp}}a.m.: Edmonton Transit |publisher=Global News |first=Emily |last=Mertz |access-date=23 April 2019}} Upon launch of the 2021 Bus network redesign, Owl routes are as follows: 2, 4, 8, 9, and 511. These buses operate on 30-minute headways until approximately 3:30 or 4{{nbsp}}am. Morning service then resumes around 5{{nbsp}}am. 2-OWL acts as a late night replacement for northern sections of the Capital Line (operating after the LRT shuts down for the night) from Clareview to Downtown. 9-OWL acts as a late night replacement for southern sections of the Capital Line. Route 511 replaced 510X in September 2022, and acts as a late night replacement of the Valley Line.

A digital pdf of the late night owl service's route map is available on the City of Edmonton's [https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/ETS-OwlLateNight-Map-Jan-2024.pdf?cb=1718314121 website] (Jan 2024).

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Transit centres in Edmonton serve as hubs which allow people to transfer bus routes or onto the LRT system. These hubs typically have a heated shelter, and have multiple bus bays to accommodate many buses at a time.

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• Abbottsfield Transit Centre
• Belvedere Transit Centre*
• Capilano Transit Centre
• Castle Downs Transit Centre
• Century Park Transit Centre*
• Clareview Transit Centre*
• Coliseum Transit Centre*
• Davies Transit Centre*
• Eaux Claires Transit Centre
• Government Centre Transit Centre*
• Heritage Valley Transit Centre
• Jasper Place Transit Centre
• Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre*
• Lakewood Transit Centre†
• Leger Transit Centre
• Lewis Farms Transit Centre
• Meadowlark Transit Centre†
• Meadows Transit Centre
• Mill Woods Transit Centre*
• Northgate Transit Centre
• South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre*
• Southgate Transit Centre*
• Stadium Transit Centre*
• University Transit Centre*
• West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre
• Westmount Transit Centre

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(* Transit centre at LRT station)

(† As of April 25, 2021, does not have Transit Centre status)

ETS operates an entire fleet of accessible low floor buses,{{cite web| url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/riding_ets/accessible-vehicles.aspx| title=Accessible Vehicles| publisher=City of Edmonton| access-date=3 February 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130072527/http://edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/riding_ets/accessible-vehicles.aspx| archive-date=30 November 2012| df=dmy-all}} which have been progressively introduced into the system since 1993. These include the 859 {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} New Flyer D40LF/D40LFR/XD40/XHE40, 33 {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} New Flyer D60LF/D60LFR/XD60 articulated models, 60 40-foot Proterra ZX5 models, and 49 Grande West Vicinity B30A models.

{{Further|Hybrid electric bus}}

The City of Edmonton embarked on an eight-month evaluation of 13 clean-diesel and hybrid buses (and a new trolley bus) in 2008. Edmonton Transit's first two diesel electric hybrid buses went into service in December 2006.{{cite web| url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/accessibility.aspx| title=Accessibility| publisher=City of Edmonton| access-date=31 August 2017}} The unique design and colour scheme of the two Orion low-floor buses were chosen to enable them to 'stand out' from the rest of the ETS fleet. The buses were part of an extensive test of hybrid technology that Edmonton Transit and the University of Alberta conducted over a year. Bus reliability, performance, maintenance costs, fuel efficiency, noise generation and environmental impact were monitored and evaluated in all weather and road conditions. As well, customers were surveyed about their travel experience. Ultimately, the hybrid buses recorded fuel savings of only 10%–20% (in contrast to the 35% touted in the internal ads). In addition, the ISE-New Flyer hybrids (6003 and 6004) were out of service so much that they could not be included in the evaluation.

As of fall 2009, only the two Orion hybrids were in service. New Flyer/ISE hybrids 6003 and 6004 were since converted to diesel buses as of 2011. New Flyer/Allison 6002 was revamped with new features and technology to become the ETS Platinum Bus, also referred to as the "Painted Lady".{{cite web |url=http://www.etspe.ca/special/etsplatinum-08/etsplatinum.php |title=Special Feature – ETS Platinum Bus 6002 |publisher=ETS Photo Express |date=8 November 2008 |access-date=31 August 2017}}

In spring 2014, ETS unveiled a full electric bus for a four-month pilot program through October 2014. The buses were referred to as "ETS Stealth Buses" and were on lease from Build Your Dreams (BYD) Co. Ltd. The buses did not have a fare box, but instead were accepting customer surveys about electric buses as fare.{{cite news |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/06/05/edmonton-transit-gets-two-electric-buses |title=Edmonton transit gets two electric buses |work=Edmonton Sun |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=31 August 2017}} Even without fare capacity the buses were placed on several different routes around the city to give Edmontonians the ability to experience the new exhaustless bus. These test buses were not winterized.

In 2019, Edmonton received funding to purchase 50 Proterra Proterra ZX5 electric buses, but this was reduced to 40 electric buses – one of the largest purchases of electric buses in Canadian history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/electric-buses.aspx|title=Electric Buses|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2019-06-16|website=www.edmonton.ca|access-date=2019-06-17}}{{Cite web|title=Edmonton's 1st electric bus hits city streets|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7249439/edmonton-transit-service-electric-bus/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Global News|language=en-US}} The first 21 buses started service in August 2020, with the second batch of 19 buses scheduled to arrive in the fall of 2020. The buses are charged from overhead charging units to save floor space in the bus garages, and it is the first transit service in North America to use such infrastructure for its buses.{{Cite web|title=Edmonton debuts fleet of new electric buses|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7210590/edmonton-electric-buses/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Global News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Hanbury-Brown|first=Holly|date=2020-07-23|title=Edmonton Transit Service Unveils Fleet Of Record-Breaking Proterra Catalyst® E2 Max Electric Buses And Innovative Electric Bus Garages|url=https://www.proterra.com/press-release/edmonton-unveils-proterra-electric-buses/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Proterra|language=en-US}} ETS conducted winter-testing of this bus model in 2015, and found that these buses could handle most of their routes. The buses are housed at the Centennial Garage and the Kathleen Andrews transit garage; the latter being the main hub for Edmonton's electric buses.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-04|title='Smooth riding': Edmonton's first-ever battery-electric bus rolls into service|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/smooth-riding-edmonton-s-first-ever-battery-electric-bus-rolls-into-service-1.5050978|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Edmonton|language=en}}

In 2021, Edmonton reached an agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) which called for CIB to invest C$14.4 million (US$11.89 million) to purchase 20 additional electric buses under the ZEB (Zero Emission Bus) Federal Program.

{{Cite web|title=Canada Infrastructure Bank, Edmonton reach agreement to fund zero-emission bus purchases|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen-electric-vehicles/article/21225468/canada-infrastructure-bank-edmonton-reach-agreement-to-fund-zeroemission-bus-purchases|access-date=2022-06-10|website=Mass Transit Mag}}

In 2022, Edmonton Transit and Strathcona Transit obtained one hydrogen-electric hybrid bus for each of the two transit systems as part of a pilot project, unveiling the new buses during the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo in Edmonton, September 24, 2022.{{Cite web|title=Edmonton, Strathcona County launch pilot program for hydrogen-electric transit buses|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9154061/edmonton-strathcona-county-hydrogen-electric-bus-pilot-program/|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Global News}}{{Cite web|title=Edmonton previews hydrogen buses at electric vehicle expo|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-previews-hydrogen-buses-at-electric-vehicle-expo|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Edmonton Journal}} The pilot project is part of the Alberta Zero Emission Hydrogen Transit (AZEHT) project of Emissions Reduction Alberta.{{Cite web|title=Alberta Zero Emission Hydrogen Transit (AZEHT)|url=https://www.eralberta.ca/projects/details/alberta-zero-emission-hydrogen-transit-azeht/|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Emissions Reduction Alberta}}

Smart bus was introduced as a new feature for riders on select routes in July 2013. Trial routes included 111 from West Edmonton Mall to Downtown and route 128 from Castle Downs to the University. 45 buses were initially equipped with the technology for the trial. By 2014, 22 routes were equipped with the technology. {{cite web |url=http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1197741/five-more-edmonton-transit-bus-routes-to-get-real-time-technology/ |title=Five more Edmonton transit bus routes to get real time technology |work=Metro Edmonton |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727033624/http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1197741/five-more-edmonton-transit-bus-routes-to-get-real-time-technology/ |archive-date=27 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1133514/four-more-edmonton-bus-routes-to-get-real-time-technology/ |title=Four more Edmonton bus routes to get real time technology |website=Metro Edmonton |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009031028/http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1133514/four-more-edmonton-bus-routes-to-get-real-time-technology/ |archive-date=9 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1079474/four-more-edmonton-bus-routes-to-launch-smart-bus-technology/ |title=Four more Edmonton bus routes to launch Smart Bus technology |work=Metro Edmonton |date=26 June 2014 |access-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810052729/http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1079474/four-more-edmonton-bus-routes-to-launch-smart-bus-technology/ |archive-date=10 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news/2014/two-more-routes-get-smart-bus-technology.aspx |title=Two More Routes Get Smart Bus Technology |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060103/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news/2014/two-more-routes-get-smart-bus-technology.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |title=Smart Bus Initiative |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/future_transit/smart-bus-initiative.aspx |access-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018121821/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/future_transit/smart-bus-initiative.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2014}} Real time bus arrival information on personal computers and mobile data is branded together as [https://etslive.edmonton.ca/ ETS LIVE] and a mobile app, ETS Live to Go, has been released. The buses equipped possess automatic audio visual stop announcers of the next bus stop described by its nearest intersection, a computer aided dispatch which informs the control centre where a bus is, as well as monitor incidents. Mobile data terminals inform the drivers as to if they are late or not. The buses equipped have internal covert cameras to monitor safety.{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/future_transit/smart-bus-initiative-frequently-asked-questions.aspx |title=Smart Bus Initiative Frequently Asked Questions |access-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029231503/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/future_transit/smart-bus-initiative-frequently-asked-questions.aspx |archive-date=29 October 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1247240/final-five-smartbus-technology-installed-on-edmonton-buses-as-city-awaits-province-funding/ |title=Final five Smartbus technology to be installed on Edmonton buses as city awaits province funding |work=Metro Edmonton |date=23 December 2014 |access-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809041636/http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1247240/final-five-smartbus-technology-installed-on-edmonton-buses-as-city-awaits-province-funding/ |archive-date=9 August 2015}} City council has approved funding for Smartbus deployment on all bus routes as of 2019 and 2020.{{cite web |url=http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1228024/edmonton-council-approves-smartbus-funding-set-to-rollout-in-2019/ |title=Edmonton council approves Smartbus funding, set to rollout in 2019 |publisher=Metro Edmonton |date=1 December 2014 |access-date=9 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727165002/http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1228024/edmonton-council-approves-smartbus-funding-set-to-rollout-in-2019/ |archive-date=27 July 2015 |last=Dubois |first=Stephanie |url-status=live }} All buses in the ETS fleet were fully equipped with Smart bus technology by September 4, 2016; earlier than initially planned.{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/ets/transit_projects/smart-bus-initiative.aspx |title=Smart Bus Project |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=18 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623230804/http://www.edmonton.ca/ets/transit_projects/smart-bus-initiative.aspx |archive-date=23 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}

Fares can be paid with cash or an Arc card. As of 1 February 2020, the cash fare is $3.50, and exact change is required on ETS buses. Children 12 and under ride free with a fare-paying adult (otherwise they pay a youth fare).{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/ets/fares-passes.aspx |title=Fares |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=1 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/ets-unveils-new-fare-for-2020 |title=Some Edmonton transit passes for seniors double in cost in February |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=8 January 2020 |last=Cook |first=Dustin |access-date=2 February 2020}} Due to the rollout of the Arc card, sales on paper tickets and passes were discontinued on 9 November 2024.{{cite news |author=Stephen, Allison |title=You soon won't be able to buy bus tickets and passes for Edmonton Transit |url=https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/edmonton-transit-service-bus-tickets-passes |date=27 September 2024 |website=Daily Hive |publisher=Zoomer |access-date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929033743/https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/edmonton-transit-service-bus-tickets-passes |url-status=live}} However, paper tickets with an expiry date of 31 December 2023 and family/day passes with an expiry date of 31 December 2024 will continue to be accepted until 31 December 2025.

ETS provides several discounts for students and the disadvantaged:

• Low-income seniors (below $30,526) can get a free annual pass.{{cite web |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-transit-to-increase-price-of-tickets-passes-in-february |title=Edmonton Transit to increase price of tickets, passes in February |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=9 January 2018 |last=Theobald |first=Claire |access-date=19 March 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Senior Transit Fares |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/senior-fares |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=City of Edmonton |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930043851/https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/senior-fares |url-status=live}}
• Low-income seniors (between $30,527 and $33,579) can get a discounted annual pass for $139.
• Qualified low-income adults can get an Arc card with monthly fare cap of $35–$50.{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/subsidized-transit.aspx |title=Ride Transit Program |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930044045/https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/subsidized-transit |url-status=live}}
• Public school and Catholic school students can purchase monthly passes from their schools at a subsidized rate.
• Post-secondary students at approved post-secondary institutions may purchase a monthly pass at a discounted rate.{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/post-secondary-pass.aspx |title=Post Secondary Pass |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=5 February 2020}}
• Since 1 September 2007, ETS has partnered with the University of Alberta, NorQuest College, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and MacEwan University to provide students with a Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass), allowing unlimited access to Fort Sask Transit, St Albert Transit, Strathcona County Transit and ETS bus and light rail systems for a single (four month) school term. As of 2021, students pay $180 per a four-month semester.{{cite web |title=Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/universal-transit-pass-upass |website=City of Edmonton |access-date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930044513/https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/universal-transit-pass-upass |url-status=live}}

{{Further|Arc card}}

Edmonton first approved funding for a SmartFare program in 2015.{{Cite web|title=$30 million for new buses and fare technology|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/30-million-for-new-buses-and-fare-technology|access-date=2021-06-09|website=edmontonjournal|language=en-CA}} Fort Saskatchewan, St. Albert, and Strathcona County are among the other communities which are also participating in this system.{{Cite web |last=England |first=Luke |title=Fort Saskatchewan joining Smart Fare program |url=https://fortsaskonline.com/local/fort-saskatchewan-joining-smart-fare-program |access-date=2020-05-23 |website=FortSaskOnline.com |language=en-gb}} Smart fare was set to launch in early 2021, but its rollout was delayed by the closure of the Canada–United States border during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=Border closure due to COVID-19 puts brakes on Edmonton transit's smart fare system|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7322260/smart-fare-edmonton-transit-covid-19-border-delay/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Global News|language=en-US}}

On 8 June 2021, it was announced that the SmartFare payment system would be branded as Arc.{{Cite web|title=Going digital: Edmonton reveals Arc card smart fare transit payment system|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7932130/edmonton-transit-arc-card-smart-fare-system/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Global News|language=en-US}} Post secondary students became the first riders to use Arc when their institutions began issuing cards in fall 2021.{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2021-06-08|title=Arc (formerly Smart Fare)|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/smart-fare.aspx|access-date=2021-06-09|website=www.edmonton.ca|archive-date=17 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617233548/https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/smart-fare.aspx|url-status=dead}} A pilot test including 500 adult fare-paying users began on 1 January 2022, and the results were reviewed in March 2022, but access to Arc was not expanded at that time. Arc was rolled out to adult fare-paying riders on November 21, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Boothby |first=Lauren |date=November 15, 2022 |title=Edmonton's tap Arc transit cards available to adults next week |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmontons-tap-arc-transit-cards-available-to-adults-next-week |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=edmontonjournal |language=en-CA}} Subsidized fare groups, including seniors, youth, junior high and senior high students, customers who purchase low-income passes, DATS riders, and users of regional paratransit services, will receive access to Arc in 2023.

Fare vending machines which sell Arc cards and Arc tickets, and allow users to load money to their accounts, are at various major locations in the region, including all Edmonton LRT stations, some transit centres, and the Edmonton International Airport. The machines accept cash, debit, and credit cards. Riders can also purchase Arc cards and add money to their account balances online. Each rider's balance is stored on their account, rather than on the Arc cards or Arc tickets themselves, meaning that if an Arc card is lost or stolen, its balance can be transferred to a new card if the owner had registered their account.{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2021-06-08|title=Coming soon: Arc|url=https://transforming.edmonton.ca/coming-soon-arc/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Transforming Edmonton|language=en-US|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609025243/https://transforming.edmonton.ca/coming-soon-arc/|url-status=dead}} Arc cards include daily and monthly fare-capping; frequent riders who reach a fare threshold will ride for the remainder of that period for free of charge. Arc tickets work similarly to Arc cards, but are one-time use only, and are sold in 90-minute and 24-hour increments. Riders can still pay their fare with cash, paper passes and tickets, but paper tickets and passes will eventually be phased out; cash will always be a payment option.

Some routes have different fare structures due to the distance they cover or because they enter different municipalities outside of Edmonton.

File:Spruce Grove Transit Bus Route 560 Spruce Grove.jpg

Fares effective 3 December 2023 for route 560 to Spruce Grove:{{cite web |url=https://webdocs.edmonton.ca/transit/route_schedules_and_maps/sc1/RT560.pdf |date=3 December 2023 |title=Route 560 Schedule and Map |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930051933/https://webdocs.edmonton.ca/transit/route_schedules_and_maps/sc1/RT560.pdf |url-status=live}}

Fares do not include transferability to ETS. No additional fare for U-Pass holders.

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Fares effective 2 April 2024 for route 540 to Beaumont:{{cite web|title=Tickets & Passes|url=https://www.beaumont.ab.ca/home-neighbourhood/commuting-public-transit/bus-transit/tickets-passes/|publisher=Town of Beaumont|access-date=29 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Bus & Transit |url=https://www.beaumont.ab.ca/web/20240930045541/https://www.beaumont.ab.ca/home-neighbourhood/commuting-public-transit/bus-transit/ |publisher=Town of Beaumont |access-date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930045541/https://www.beaumont.ab.ca/web/20240930045541/https://www.beaumont.ab.ca/home-neighbourhood/commuting-public-transit/bus-transit/ |url-status=live}}

Children under 12 ride free (with an accompanying fare-paying passenger). Beaumont tickets, passes and transfers cannot be used on regular ETS services. The U-Pass is accepted on route 540 through the Arc card.

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Fares for route 747 to the Edmonton International Airport, effective 14 May 2018:{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/edmonton-international-airport.aspx |title=Edmonton International Airport Service |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=14 May 2018}}

• One way trip: $5 or two adult ETS tickets
• Monthly pass (with no transferability to regular ETS service): $90

No additional fare for holders of a UPass, Leduc Commuter-Plus pass, or Leduc route 10 to route 747 transfer

One way fare reduced back to $5 on 1 May 2018 (after it rose to $10 on 1 February 2018), when an increase in joint funding from the City of Leduc, Leduc County, and the Edmonton International Airport was agreed upon.{{cite web |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-airport-bus-fare-drops-back-to-5-as-part-of-regional-deal |title=Edmonton airport bus fare drops back to $5 as part of regional deal |publisher=Edmonton Journal |last=Stolte |first=Elise |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}

Some Strathcona County Transit tickets/passes/transfers are valid on ETS and vice versa. These are the details effective 1 February 2024:{{cite web |url=https://www.strathcona.ca/transportation-roads/transportation/tickets-passes-fares/ |title=Tickets, Passes & Fares |publisher=Strathcona County |access-date=29 September 2024}}

• Sherwood Park Commuter tickets/passes/transfers are valid for use on ETS
• These are special tickets/passes/transfers purchased for or obtained from Sherwood Park commuter routes
• ETS tickets are valid on Sherwood Park commuter services for an additional $2 and on Sherwood Park local services for an additional $1
• Tickets for use solely on route 747 are not valid on SCT
• ETS monthly passes (excluding the seniors pass and courtesy pass) and day passes are valid on all Sherwood Park services for an additional $1
• Passes for use solely on route 747 are not valid on SCT

Some ETS tickets/passes/transfers are valid on StAT and vice versa:{{cite web |url=https://stalbert.ca/city/transit/fares/ets-strathcona/ |title=ETS & Strathcona Transit Passes |publisher=City of St. Albert |access-date=29 September 2024}}

• ETS monthly passes (excluding the seniors pass and courtesy pass) are valid on all St. Albert services for an additional $1
• ETS tickets and transfers are valid on commuter St. Albert services for an additional $2
• Only valid on commuter routes between Edmonton & St. Albert
• StAT commuter tickets/passes/transfers are valid on ETS (local versions are not valid){{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/regional-service.aspx |publisher=City of Edmonton |title=Regional Service |access-date=28 May 2018}}

File:Parked Peace (6591442753).jpg Transit peace officer Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor]]

In May 2007, Edmonton Transit Security were appointed peace officers under the Alberta Peace Officer Act. Transit peace officers can issue tickets for provincial statutes and Edmonton bylaws on ETS property. Transit peace officers actively promote order maintenance, disorder prevention and voluntary compliance with social norms surrounding acceptable transit use.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/transit-peace-officer-fulltime.aspx|title=Transit Peace Officer Full-time | City of Edmonton}} Transit peace officers primarily use Ford Explorer police interceptors and Ford Taurus interceptors as their transportation, but also have Ford F-350 and Dodge Charger Pursuit vehicles at their disposal. Transit peace officers can also seen riding the LRT enforcing provincial acts and statutes as well as bylaws. They patrol in uniform on ETS vehicles and property, which include buses, LRT and transit stations, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.{{cite web |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/transit-peace-officers.aspx |title=Transit Peace Officers |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=23 April 2019}} The Transit Peace Officer Bike Patrol is also active during suitable weather conditions from spring until fall. The bike patrol can access certain areas better than a vehicle, such as bike paths along LRT tracks or areas congested by traffic or special events. Transit peace officers are authorized to enforce municipal bylaws and have powers and authority under several provincial acts.

In September 2021 the transit peace officer group initiated a two-year pilot program called the Community Outreach Transit Team (COTT). It is a partnership between the City of Edmonton and the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society with the intention to aid those in need of social, medical, or financial assistance.{{cite web |title=Community Outreach Transit Team (COTT) |publisher= City of Edmonton |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/home-neighbourhood/community-safety/community-outreach-transit-team-cott |website=www.edmonton.ca |access-date=19 March 2022}}

In 2023 COTT was expanded to seven teamshttps://www.masstransitmag.com/safety-security/press-release/53067722/city-of-edmonton-city-of-edmonton-expands-community-outreach-transit-team-to-seven-teams running seven days a week from 6 am to 2 am.https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/bylaws/community-outreach-transit-team

The Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services develops the initial training for peace officers in Alberta. The Community Peace Officer Induction Program (CPOIP) is seven weeks long.https://www.alberta.ca/peace-officers-overview The City delivers the CPOIP course via a memorandum of understanding with the government of Alberta.

In-house training is delivered through a field training program and classroom learning. Some external training delivery is informed by, developed and taught by members of marginalized communities. Since July 2020, the Community Standards and Neighbourhoods Branch has been incorporating and mandating new training for branch members and management.https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/bylaws/peace-officers-standards

In November 2018 Edmonton Transit added 24/7 onsite contract security guards to augment and assist the peace officers and Edmonton police. The main focus of the contract security guards are to focus on high-visibility patrols and observing and reporting security issues for the transit peace officers or Edmonton police to attend. The contract security guards interact with the public and work closely with transit peace officers and Edmonton police.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4646678/edmonton-transit-security-safety-lrt-guards/|title = Enhanced 24/7 security coming to 25 Edmonton transit stations Monday – Edmonton | Globalnews.ca}}

• Centennial Garage – bus facility: historic fleet storage; opened 24 April 2010{{cite news |title=ETS opens state-of-the-art garage; New $99-million bus barn is size of five football fields, first new facility in 25 years |date=11 April 2010 |last=Gold |first=Marta |publisher=Edmonton Journal |page=A.5}}
• D.L. MacDonald Yard – LRT storage and repair facility; opened 1983
• Ferrier Garage – bus facility; formerly trolley bus barn
• Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility – LRT storage and repair facility
• Kathleen Andrews Garage – bus facility; opened 9 February 2020{{cite web |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/westwood-ets-garage-officially-closed-kathleen-andrews-facility-operational-1.4804183 |title=Westwood ETS garage officially closed, Kathleen Andrews facility operational |date=9 February 2020 |last=Antoneshyn |first=Alex |publisher=CTV News |access-date=10 February 2020}}
• Mitchell Garage – bus facility; formerly trolley bus barn; opened 7 April 1981{{Cite book |title=Edmonton Transit Service 100 |date=2008 |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
• Paterson Garage – bus garage; bus disposal facility
• Percy Wickman Garage – Dedicated Accessible Transit Service (DATS) facility

• Strathcona Garage – former bus/trolley bus garage (1951–1986); now home to Old Strathcona Farmer's Market and Edmonton Radial Railway Society's High Level Bridge Streetcar storage.
• Cromdale Garage – bus facility and former Edmonton Radial Railway trolley bus/streetcar barn; torn down in 2014.
• Westwood Garage – bus garage; opened 1961 and closed on 8 February 2020.

{{Further|Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission}}

The city of Edmonton began exploring the development of a regional transit services commission in 2017.{{Cite web|title=Edmonton city council votes to formally join push for new regional transit services commission|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6572572/edmonton-city-council-vote-regional-transit-push/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Global News|language=en-US}} In February 2020, Edmonton city council voted to join twelve other municipalities to investigate the potential for a regional transit services commission (RTSC). Edmonton and eight other regional municipalities, including Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove, and St. Albert, formally submitted an application to the provincial government to establish the Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission in June 2020.{{Cite web|title=Regional Transit Services Commission reaches major milestone with application to the Province / City of St. Albert|url=https://stalbert.ca/cosa/news/releases/rtsc-application/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=City of St. Albert|language=en|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121190023/https://stalbert.ca/cosa/news/releases/rtsc-application/|url-status=dead}} Their proposal had to be altered after four municipalities, including Leduc County and Strathcona County, withdrew from the project.

The formation of the EMTSC was approved by the Alberta government on 28 January 2021.{{Cite web|last=Dyer|first=Kelsey|date=2021-01-28|title=Regional transit commission approved by the Alberta government|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/regional-transit-commission-approved-by-the-alberta-government-1.5286424|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Edmonton|language=en}} A board of elected representatives from each member community was conducting the initial setup of the commission, and was working with the commission's inaugural CEO to develop its operational and planning capabilities.

Edmonton's local transit services and LRT network was planned to not be transferred to the commission at first, due to their size and operational costs.{{Cite web|last=Ernst & Young LLP|date=January 22, 2020|title=Accelerating Transit in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Building a Regional Transit Services Commission|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/transit/Accelerating_Transit_in_Edmonton_Metropolitan_Region.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619021654/https://www.edmonton.ca/documents/transit/Accelerating_Transit_in_Edmonton_Metropolitan_Region.pdf |archive-date=19 June 2020 |access-date=January 22, 2021|website=City of Edmonton}} The commission's board was to re-consider the inclusion of Edmonton's LRT network five years after the commission was formally stood up. The EMTSC was expected to begin service in early 2023.{{Cite web|title=Annual Organization Board Meeting|url=https://www.emtsc.ca/meeting-calender/lgzayszyn96739gt92j8654wml6exe-jme3y|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission|language=en-US|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125000748/https://www.emtsc.ca/meeting-calender/lgzayszyn96739gt92j8654wml6exe-jme3y|url-status=dead}} However in December 2022, Edmonton's city council voted against contributing $13 million toward the EMTSC annual budget.{{Cite web |last=Boothby |first=Lauren |date=15 December 2022 |title=Edmonton's regional transit plan is dead |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-wont-pay-for-regional-transit-council-decides-in-budget-debate |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221185339/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-wont-pay-for-regional-transit-council-decides-in-budget-debate |url-status=live}} In January 2023, the EMTSC board approved the implementation of a plan to permanently close the commission, and it dissolved shortly thereafter.{{Cite web |date=19 January 2023 |title=EMTSC Board approves wind-down plan |url=https://www.emtsc.ca/news/emtsc-board-approves-wind-down-plan |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission |language=en-US |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217170201/https://www.emtsc.ca/news/emtsc-board-approves-wind-down-plan |url-status=dead}}

Construction on phase one of the Metro Line extension, which includes a permanent NAIT station and station for the Blatchford community on the old City Centre Airport property, started in mid-2020.{{Cite web|last=Edmonton|first=City of|date=2020-09-23|title=Metro Line – Northwest Extension|url=https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/nw-lrt.aspx|access-date=2020-09-23|website=www.edmonton.ca}} The temporary NAIT station is north of Princess Elizabeth Avenue, on the south side of the institute's swimming pool and hockey arena (S) wing.

File:Churchill Connector, Edmonton.jpg

{{Main|Valley Line (Edmonton)}}

The Valley Line will run for {{convert|27|km|mi}} from Mill Woods through downtown Edmonton to Lewis Farms, with 25 stops. Unlike the existing LRT, the Valley Line will run primarily at grade in the centre median of city streets, connecting to the Capital and Metro lines at Churchill station.{{cite web| title=Valley Line – Stage 1: Mill Woods Town Centre to 102 Street| url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/PDF/May-25-14_Fact_SheetValleyLine.pdf| website=Transforming Edmonton| publisher=City of Edmonton| access-date=8 April 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926020002/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/PDF/May-25-14_Fact_SheetValleyLine.pdf| archive-date=26 September 2014| df=dmy-all}} The 11-station segment from Mill Woods to 102 Street in downtown, known as "Valley Line Southeast", was constructed first, beginning in 2016 and finishing in 2023. The southeast section cost $1.8 billion, with $800 million coming from the City of Edmonton, $600 million from Alberta, and $400 million from the federal government. A public–private partnership was established between the City of Edmonton and a private contracted group named "TransEd Partners" to build and operate the southeast portion of the line.{{cite news| last1=Kornik| first1=Slav| title=Edmonton groups demand more info on LRT expansion| url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1657595/edmonton-groups-demand-more-info-on-lrt-expansion/| access-date=31 August 2017| work=Global News| date=6 November 2014}}

Construction for phase two of the project, dubbed "Valley Line West", was started in 2022.{{Cite web|title=Three consortia in running for Edmonton light rail project|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/three-consortia-in-running-for-edmonton-light-rail-project/|date=2020-03-31|website=International Railway Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-05-16}} In 2020, the City of Edmonton selected a P3 named "Marigold Infrastructure Partners" to build the western section of the Valley Line,{{Cite web|title=City of Edmonton selects Marigold Infrastructure Partners for Valley Line West LRT project|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7432596/edmonton-selects-valley-line-lrt-west-project-proponent/|last=Gibson|first=Carly|date=October 21, 2020|website=Global News|access-date=October 25, 2023}} and preparation work, such as the relocation of underground utilities and clearing of land along the route, began. Construction of the line formally commenced on May 27, 2022, and it is expected to be completed in 2028.{{cite web |title=Valley Line West LRT |url=https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/Details/Valley-Line-West-LRT/ |website=majorprojects.alberta.ca |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=September 17, 2021}}

• List of rapid transit systems
• Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission
• Edmonton Radial Railway
• Edmonton Radial Railway Society
• Fort Sask Transit
• Leduc Transit
• St. Albert Transit
• Strathcona County Transit
• Edmonton Airports

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• A technological history of municipally owned public transportation in Edmonton, 1893-1981. Volume one | Volume two
• [http://www.etspe.ca/etsgalleries.html ETS Photo Galleries]
• [https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/future-lrt-projects.aspx Edmonton LRT Projects]

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