Charlottetown expands weekend transit service

A T3 Transit bus is seen in Charlottetown. (Source: T3 Transit/Facebook)

Charlottetown has announced more T3 Transit busses will run during the weekend.

Beginning this Saturday, Routes 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 and 23 will operate seven days a week.

The city says the expansion will be the third and final T3 Transit service upgrade to be rolled out this summer.

The new Saturday service is as follows:

• Route 10 – East Royalty to and from Royalty Crossing Mall: Departures from Royalty Crossing Mall at 8:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3:15 p.m., with the last service run at 5:15 p.m.
• Route 11 – Charlottetown Alexander B. Campbell Airport: Departing Royalty Crossing Mall at 7:15 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., with the last departure at 5:45 p.m.
• Route 12 – Winsloe: Departing Royalty Crossing Mall at 7:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., with the last departure at 6:15 p.m.

Sunday service now includes:

• Routes 2, 3, and 23: Hourly departures from downtown from 10:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and from Royalty Crossing Mall from 11:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. These core routes serve North River Road, Beach Grove, West Royalty, St. Peters Road, Kensington Road, Sherwood and Hillsborough Park.
• Route 10 – East Royalty to and from Royalty Crossing Mall: Departures from Royalty Crossing Mall at 11:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., with the last departure at 5:45 p.m.
• Route 11 – Charlottetown Alexander B. Campbell Airport: Departing Royalty Crossing Mall at 10:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., with the last departure at 4:45 p.m.
• Route 12 – Winsloe: Departing Royalty Crossing Mall at 10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m., with the last departure at 5:15 p.m.

Evening and weekend service enhancements were previously outlined in the capital region municipalities’ 10-year transit plan.

“Expanding weekend service makes public transit a more practical and convenient option,” said Coun. Trevor MacKinnon, chair of the City’s Environment and Sustainability Committee.

“These improvements give residents more flexibility to use transit for work, appointments, shopping and other weekend activities around Charlottetown.”

Sunday service was previously limited to Route 1 along University Avenue.

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