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The Arc card is a contactless smart card and automated fare collection system being introduced to transit services in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. [1] The initial launch started in the last week of August 2021, when U-Pass holders began receiving Arc Cards from their respective institutions. [2]
B-Card: Brantford Transit: December 2007 British Columbia: Umo: BC Transit: 23 August 2023 [6] Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Arc card: Beaumont Transit, Edmonton Transit Service, Fort Sask Transit, Leduc Transit, St. Albert Transit, Strathcona County Transit, and Spruce Grove Transit Summer 2021 (pilot) [7] 2022 (full rollout) [7] Gatineau
The Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) (previously known as Edmonton Transit System) is the public transit service owned and operated by the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 87,646,600, or about 305,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Students can take ETS and/or LRT to and from school. To do this, students must either have a bus pass, Arc card (introduced 2023), or cash/coins upon boarding. They can get an Arc card upon payment in the School Fees tab on Powerschool, and pick it up from the business office inside the school. Purchasing a monthly Arc card reload from ECSD ...
Arc launched for adult fare-paying riders on November 21, 2022, and in 2023 it rolled out to youth and seniors. Fort Sask Transit's local service started accepting Arc Cards and tickets in February, 2024. [22] The final portion of the launch will commence in 2024, and expand Arc eligibility to customers who purchase low-income passes. [27]
The Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission (EMTSC) was a proposed regional public transit service which was intended to encompass eight municipalities within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. The EMTSC was dissolved, after the City of Edmonton opted not to provide its share of the annual budget.
Edmonton Light Rail Transit, commonly referred to as the LRT, is a light rail system in Edmonton, Alberta. Part of the Edmonton Transit Service (ETS), the system has 29 stations on three lines and 37.4 km (23.2 mi) of track. Much of the system has a dedicated right-of-way, while in the downtown area, vehicles run underground.
Transport in Edmonton is fairly typical for a Canadian city of its size, involving air, rail, road and public transit. With very few natural barriers to growth and largely flat to gently rolling terrain bisected by a deep river valley, the city of Edmonton has expanded to cover an area of nearly 768 km 2 (297 sq mi), of which only two-thirds is built-up, while the metropolitan area covers ...