Airdrie Transit
Airdrie Transit is a public transit service serving Airdrie, Alberta.
Service consists of four regional transit routes (branded Intercity Express or ICE) operating to and from downtown Calgary, to and from CrossIron Mills/McKnight Westwinds LRT, and to and from the Town of Crossfield, three local routes, a dial-a-ride program providing early evening and Saturday service, and ACCESS Airdrie, a paratransit service.
History
Airdrie Transit commenced service in 1980 with a minibus and secondhand vehicles.
In 2010, the service underwent a major rebranding and upgrading with new vehicles, and the launch of the two-way Intercity Express service to Calgary.
Routes
- 1 West
- 2 Central
- 3 East
- 900 Airdrie-CrossIron-McKnight LRT
- 901 ICE East
- 902 ICE West
- 903 Airdrie-Crossfield
Fares
Airdrie Transit fares are divided into three categories, ICE downtown, ICE zone, and local services.
Facilities
Airdrie Transit is divided into three facilities. Administration is based out of Airdrie City Hall. The regional Intercity Express fleet is based out of 15 East Lake Hill, a City of Airdrie facility. This facility includes indoor storage and maintenance. Airdrie Transit's local fleet is based out of the contract provider's facility at 2 East Lake Circle. This includes outdoor storage, contracted dispatch and maintenance.
Offices
- Address: 400 Main St. SE, Airdrie, AB T4B 3C3
- Email: transit@airdrie.ca
- Phone: 403-948-8875
- Website: www.airdrietransit.ca
- Twitter: @AirdrieTransit
Rosters
Current
Airdrie Transit currently operates a fleet of 16 vehicles. The fleet includes buses for the Intercity Express, Local Transit and Access Airdrie paratransit.
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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2327 | 2003 | Chevrolet/Corbeil | Minibus | Automatic |
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2702 | 2005 | Ford/Corbeil | E-450/Minibus | Ford Power Stroke 6.0L | Automatic | ||
3700-3702 | 2010 | NFI | D60LFR | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B500R | ||
3703-3709 | 2010 | Chevrolet/Arboc | C4500/SOM26D | ||||
3711 | 2011 | Nova | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | ||
3712 | File:Airdrie Transit 3712a.jpg | 2012 | Chevrolet/Arboc | C4500/SOF27D | |||
3714 | 2013 | Nova | LFS | Cummins ISL 9 | |||
3715 | 2013 | NFI | XD60 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B500R | ||
3716 | 2015 | NFI | XD60 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B500R |
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3717 | 2015 | Yaxing | Vicinity B27A | Cummins ISB6.7 | ZF 6AP1002B |
Retired
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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V287, V290 | 1998-2002? | Ford/Goshen | E-450/GC II | Ford Power Stroke 7.3L | Automatic | Ex-OC Transpo | |
304-305 | Sept. 1970 | GMC | TDH-3301 | Ex-Calgary Transit 304-305; bought in 1982 | |||
406, 409 | 1981 | Blue Bird | All Canadian | Ex-Red Deer Transit 7159-7160; bought in 1981. | |||
444, 446 | 1963 | GMC | TDH-5301 | Leased ETS 444, 446 | |||
501 | Dec. 1979 | Flyer | D900 | Ex-Calgary Transit 502; bought in 1986 | |||
1179-1181 | 1995 | Ford/Thomas | Minotour | Ford V8 |
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1298 | 1996 | Ford | |||||
2315-2316, 2325 | 2003 | Ford/Corbeil | E-450/Minibus | Ford Power Stroke 6.0L | Automatic | 2315 used for "Special Needs Transit" | |
2450 | 2004 | Ford/Thomas | E-450/Thomas | Ford Power Stroke 6.0L | Automatic | Used for "Special Needs Transit" |