Transit Service Changes

Five times each year, ETS reviews rider feedback, schedules, service levels and routes to ensure we’re providing the right amount of service at the right time. Starting August 31, various bus routes will have some service changes, to reflect typical fall ridership patterns.

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Route Schedule and Frequency Changes

Routes 1-100: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 31, 51, 52, 54

Routes 101-199: 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110X, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120X, 121, 122, 123 (Cancelled and merged with 114), 124, 127, 130X, 150X

Routes 500-599: 500X, 501, 506, 507, 508, 509, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 521, 560

Routes 600-699: 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 616, 617, 618, 620, 622, 623 (Route cancelled), 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 635, 636, 638, 645, 650, 652, 653, 654, 656, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 664, 669, 671, 673, 674, 675 (Route cancelled), 678, 682, 684, 685, 692

Routes 700-799: 702, 703, 704, 705, 707, 708, 709, 713, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 721, 722, 723, 724, 729

Routes 900-999: 902, 904, 909, 910X, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920X, 922, 930X

School special route brochures will be available on August 24. Regular route brochures will be available on August 31. Plan your trip early by selecting a date after August 31 on the ETS Trip Planner or Google Maps.

Service Adjustments

Additional travel time will be added to Routes 106 and 507 on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

ETS will be reassigning the following bus bay at Northgate Transit Centre:

Route 106 (Belvedere) will move from Bay H (#7001) to Bay D (#7007)

Route 4 - Short trips between University and Bonnie Doon will no longer use 79 Street, which means that bus stop #2299 will close. Riders can instead board the bus at bus stop #2196 (83 Street & 90 Avenue southbound) or disembark at the new bus stop #28080 (85 Street & 82 Avenue northbound). This will provide faster connections to the Valley Line LRT and Bonnie Doon Mall. Impacted riders will be advised of changes to Route 4 by various messaging platforms, including at-stop notices.

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. Impacted riders will be advised of changes to Route 106 by various messaging platforms, including at-stop notices.

Routes 114/123 - Routes 114 and 123 will be combined into one route called 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 means that riders in these areas will be able to reach more places without transferring and receive increases to frequency and hours of operation. Impacted riders will be advised of changes to Routes 114 and 123 by various messaging platforms, including at-stop notices.

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. Impacted riders will be advised of changes to Route 111 by various messaging platforms, including at-stop notices.

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.

School Special Changes

Routes 610/684 - These routes will now operate on 97 Street and 167 Avenue, instead of 95 Street and 162 Avenue.

Route 611 - This new route will serve Cardinal Léger Junior High from the Lago Lindo and Klarvatten neighbourhoods via Eaux Claires Transit Centre.

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).

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 623 - Due to low ridership, Route 623 to Londonderry and M.E. LaZerte Schools will not run in the 2025-26 school year. 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 may also be an alternative to Route 623 for riders along 82 Street.

Route 625 - This route will be extended to the Albany neighbourhood.

Route 626 - Due to growing ridership demand, this school special will be rerouted slightly 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 628 - This new school special will serve Steele Heights school and will operate through the Cy Becker and McConachie neighbourhoods.

Route 630/631 - These routes have been rerouted to better serve Ottewell Road.

Route 638 - This brand-new route will provide service to J. Percy Page and Holy Trinity high schools. They’ll run through the Aurora, Orchards, Summerside and Ellerslie neighbourhoods.

Route 675 - Due to low ridership, Route 675 to S. Bruce Smith School will not run in the 2025-26 school year.

On Demand Transit service may be an option for students travelling to S. Bruce Smith. Using the On Demand Transit app or phone line, you can book a trip from 6am to 10pm on weekdays (and reduced hours on weekends). Learn more about On Demand Transit.

LRT Frequency

Once rehabilitation work on the Coliseum LRT bridge is completed in late-September, both Metro and Capital LRT schedules will return to their original service:

Metro Line: Trains will run from NAIT to Health Sciences/Jubilee only. Trains will no longer run to Century Park. During weekday peak hours, trains will run every 12 minutes.
Capital Line: Trains will operate from Clareview to Century Park. During weekday peak hours, riders can expect a train every 6 minutes.

On Demand Transit

Starting August 31, On Demand Transit service in Riverdale will start one hour earlier, at 6am on weekdays.

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 Replacement project.

Riders living on the west side of Wellington Bridge will have 142 Street as their hub.
Riders living on the east side of Wellington Bridge will have 124 Street as their hub.

Construction and Detours

The 132 Avenue Renewal Project continues in 2025. This year, the majority of construction will take place in two separate construction areas: from 121 Street to 113A Street (west) and from 82 Street to 66 Street (east).

Construction on the west side of 132 Avenue began on April 14 and will continue until fall 2025. Routes 51, 106, and 625 will be on detour.
Construction on the east side of 132 Avenue began on April 14 and will continue until fall 2025. Routes 106 and 626 will be on detour.

The southbound lane on the Low Level Bridge will be closed due to rehabilitation work until mid-December. During this time, buses heading north towards downtown will be on long-term detour, while buses heading south will not be affected by this work. Routes 8, 500X, 511 and 523 are affected.

More information about detours can be found on Alerts and Service Impacts.

From late September to mid-November in 2026, Route 2 will detour onto 107 Avenue to accommodate work on Wellington Bridge. Additional travel time is being added to the route to accommodate the detour.

Starting in late August, the intersection at 149 Street and Stony Plain Road will be partially closed for 7 to 9 weeks for LRT construction. During this work, Route 7 will be on detour from stops on 149 Street between Stony Plain Road and 107 Street. This route will detour using 149 Street, Stony Plain Road, 142 Street, and 107 Avenue.

Holiday Service Changes

Transit service is reduced on holidays and in alignment with public, Catholic and post-secondary school calendars:

On September 1 (Labour Day), buses and LRT will run Sunday service.
On September 30 (National Day of Truth and Reconciliation), buses will run regular weekday service. All school specials are cancelled including Route 622 and shorter Route 4 trips.
On October 13 (Thanksgiving), buses and LRT will run Sunday service.
On November 11 (Remembrance Day), buses and LRT will run regular Saturday service.
From November 10-14 (Fall Reading Week), buses run regular weekday schedules, with no Route 622 service to Concordia University and reduced Route 4 service to the University of Alberta.
There will be no public school specials on October 20 and November 11-14 due to Edmonton Public School fall break and non-instructional days.
There will also be no Catholic school specials on November 10 and 12 due to Edmonton Catholic School non-instructional days.

Route Schedule and Frequency Changes

Service Adjustments

School Special Changes

LRT Frequency

On Demand Transit

Route Brochures

System Maps

Transit Centre Maps

Construction and Detours

Holiday Service Changes