Medicine Hat Transit

Medicine Hat Transit is the municipal public transportation system operated by Medicine Hat, a small city in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Service is available and accessible to all residents of the community, including specialized transit for persons with disabilities; all of the MHT fleet is fully wheelchair-accessible.[1]

Medicine Hat Transit
Founded1956 (as Medicine Hat Transportation Company)
Headquarters333 6th Avenue SE
LocaleMedicine Hat
Service areaurban area
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes11 (Peak); 8 (Non-peak)
Stops279 (Peak); 212 (Non-peak)
Hubs6
Fleet14 Minibuses, 16 40-Foot buses
Fuel typeDiesel and CNG
OperatorCity of Medicine Hat
WebsiteMedicine Hat Transit

History

In the 1950s local bus service was provided by Blair's Bus Lines, which was superseded by Medicine Hat Transportation Company, until 1972, when city-owned Medicine Hat Transit commenced operation of the current system.[2] Starting in October 2008 Medicine Hat Transit began a transformation, with new routes and schedules and a fleet makeover and rebranding.[3]

Services

Peak-service bus routes are scheduled to operate on weekdays between 6:45 am and 6:45 pm. Non-peak routes extend operations until 10:45 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday, with Sunday service 8:15 am– 7:15pm & holiday service provided between 10:15 am and 6:15 pm.

Specialized paratransit is available for people who can't use regular transit, a service for which they must be registered. Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday between 6:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and all trips must be booked the day before.

Routes

This following service is in effect from Monday – Friday, 6:45 am – 6:45 pm except Holidays, on what Medicine Hat Transit defines as peak service.

  • 10 Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 Flats
  • 21 Hospital
  • 22 South Hill
  • 31 Dunmore Road
  • 40/41 College
  • 50/51 Ross Glen
  • 60 South Ridge
  • 62 Southlands

Service becomes more limited during the non-peak, which is defined as the following times: Monday – Friday 6:45 pm – 10:45 pm Saturday 6:45 am – 10:45 pm Sundays -8:15 am – 7:15pm Holidays 10:15 am – 6:15 pm

  • 10 Northeast Crescent Heights
  • 11 Northwest Crescent Heights
  • 20 Flats
  • 21 Hospital
  • 22 South Hill
  • 30 Dunmore Road
  • 53 Ross Glen
  • 61 South Ridge

See also

References
  1. "Come Ride With Us". Medicine Hat Transit. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010.
  2. All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems: Alberta Communities (H - Z)
  3. Medicine Hat News: New look coming for Hat transit
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