Winnipeg Transit and area

[SirAndrew710]

The spring schedule went live today. Looking around, here’s some of what I found:

• An extra 672, departing the U of M at 3:45, will be added.
• Usual springtime reductions to the 75. The 36 (which already provides bare-minimum service) and BLUE will not be touched, however.
• The 22 will remain unidirectional. Buses will head to Portage West as 21s and back downtown as 22s at the AM rush and vice-versa at the PM rush. The 21 will continue to run on a four-minute headway in the inbound direction at the PM rush.
• 24 and 83 will not get their rush-hour buses back, and 50, 96 and 98 will continue to run on 45-minute headways.
• With one bus each, 53 will run on a 27-minute headway and 56 on a 43-minute headway.

[Viafreak]

2 hours ago, SirAndrew710 said:

The spring schedule went live today. Looking around, here’s some of what I found:

• With one bus each, 53 will run on a 27-minute headway and 56 on a 43-minute headway.

Also this is the start of the new routing for both buses. 

[MMP15]

8 minutes ago, Viafreak said:

Also this is the start of the new routing for both buses. 

Also all 3 on request areas will be expanded… no mention of that other than in the IRPW documents… WTs communications departments really needs to step it up. 

[SirAndrew710]

2 hours ago, Viafreak said:

Also this is the start of the new routing for both buses. 

Indeed. The 53’s new inbound terminal will be the Route 49 stop on Pioneer and the 56’s will be the Route 66 stop on Smith north of Portage. I rode a 56 last Friday and it took on nine passengers at the stops that will be canceled, so it’ll be interesting to see how the curtailment will affect passenger counts… will more people opt for the 10 or 19?

[wt_enthusiast_photos]

232 is seen here working on route S427 

[wt_enthusiast_photos]

Winnipeg Transit 232 is seen here leaving Beaumont Station on the BLUE to University of Manitoba 

[Isaac Williams]

Well, today marks the 10 year anniversary of Phase 1 of the Southwest Transitway opening, back on April 8th, 2012.

[vasquez.melvin]

Today, the BLUE Rapid Transit Line marks on it’s 2 years of service and opening of Phase 2 Southwest Transitway extension to University of Manitoba Line and St. Norbert Line from Balmoral Station in Downtown and launching of new southwest feeder routes connects to Southwest Transitway Stations back on April 12, 2020. 

[Isaac Williams]

Winnipeg Transit 518 on the BLUE today.

[Viafreak]

6 hours ago, Isaac Williams said:

Winnipeg Transit 518 on the BLUE today.

To think eight years ago when the Transitway was new, there was the occasional D40 assigned to the 160. 

[matt548]

1 hour ago, Viafreak said:

To think eight years ago when the Transitway was new, there was the occasional D40 assigned to the 160. 

Ironically, the last route ever assigned to D40 was 162

[wt_enthusiast_photos]

3 hours ago, Viafreak said:

To think eight years ago when the Transitway was new, there was the occasional D40 assigned to the 160. 

D40HF was never on The 160. But there was 2 on the 162 and 1 on the 163

[matt548]

1 hour ago, wt_enthusiast_photos said:

D40HF was never on The 160. But there was 2 on the 162 and 1 on the 163

I remember riding a HF on a 64 back in 2015. I asked the driver why, and he said they ran out of buses... 

Also, in 2016, I remember seeing an HF on a 66 around 10-11 am

[ConnorsCompShow]

All 3 of the ORTs have been waved off for today owing to the dump of snow. Initially they just started off with waving off ORT 110 but they just sent pushes moments ago that included 101/102.

[Isaac Williams]

6 hours ago, ConnorsCompShow said:

All 3 of the ORTs have been waved off for today owing to the dump of snow. Initially they just started off with waving off ORT 110 but they just sent pushes moments ago that included 101/102.

There was another notification saying that the On-Request is back in service.


Five different 500-series D40LF's on the BLUE today.
  
 

[matt548]

5 hours ago, Isaac Williams said:

There was another notification saying that the On-Request is back in service.


Five different 500-series D40LF's on the BLUE today.
  
 

I rode 2 of these today (#512 and #543) , and btw, #543 had an unusually clean floor! 

[Isaac Williams]

New signs on the 34 and 35, and a 66 signed "66 WESTDALE".
  

The 28 also has a new sign, but I didn't get a picture of it.

[vasquez.melvin]

Launching of Southwest Feeder Regular & Peak Hour Routes marks on its 2 years of service to connects the BLUE Rapid Transit Line at the Southwest Transitway Stations.

[wt_enthusiast_photos]

[wt_enthusiast_photos]

Lots of LF out today 

206 on the 90
214 on the 23
215 on the 33
249 on the 66
275 on the 43
516 on the 24
572 on the 15
650 on the 66
654 on the 676
662 on the 77
973 on the 60

985 on the blue

[vasquez.melvin]

Launching of Southwest Feeder Peak Hour Routes marks on its 2 years of service to connects the BLUE Rapid Transit Line at the Southwest Transitway Stations similars the Southwest Express Routes to Downtown & 1 year of service the launching of New Flyer XD40 with white signs (440-471) in Winnipeg.

[wt_enthusiast_photos]

662 is seen here making a rare appearance on the route 77 on Saturday 

[Isaac Williams]

Shots of a couple of the new work buses.

 

[Viafreak]

Noticed some new signs on certain routes such as the 28 and 54. Instead of having the destination on a separate sign, it is displayed underneath the route name. I find that is easier to see and probably saves wear and tear on the signs. I wonder if all buses can display two lines on the front sign.

[Isaac Williams]

37 minutes ago, Viafreak said:

Noticed some new signs on certain routes such as the 28 and 54. Instead of having the destination on a separate sign, it is displayed underneath the route name. I find that is easier to see and probably saves wear and tear on the signs. I wonder if all buses can display two lines on the front sign.

Yeah, the 28, 34, 35, 59 and 85 (to Henderson only) have stacked signs now. Not a single 54 I saw today had stacked signs.