Edmonton Transit Service route 8 'Abbottsfield / University'

8 ABBOTTSFIELD
UNIVERSITY
Route type Frequent
Service span Daily
Transit Centres Abbottsfield, Bay/Enterprise Square, Central, Coliseum, Corona, University

Route 8 is a frequent route operated by Edmonton Transit Service.

Route Details

From University Transit Centre, buses operate south on 112 Street, east on 82 Avenue, north on 99 Street, north on Scona Road, northwest on Connors Road, up McDougall Hill Road to 100 Street, west on Jasper Avenue, north on 109 Street, northeast on Princess Elizabeth Avenue, north on 106 Street, east on 118 Avenue (looping through Coliseum Transit Centre), north on Abbottsfield Road, and west on 119 Avenue to Abbottsfield Transit Centre. Buses in the opposite direction operate west on 119 Avenue, south on 34 Street to 118 Avenue, then follow the reverse routing to 112 Street and 87 Avenue, then operate west on 87 Avenue, north on 114 Street, and east on 89 Avenue to University Transit Centre.

Route 8 serves the neighbourhoods of Garneau, Queen Alexandra, Old Strathcona, Ritchie, Downtown, Central McDougall, Queen Mary Park, Prince Rupert, Spruce Avenue, Blatchford, Westwood, Alberta Avenue, Parkdale, Eastwood, Edmonton Northlands, Bellevue, Montrose, Highlands, Newton, Beverly Heights, Beacon Heights, and Abbottsfield.

Points of Interest

History

  • April 25, 2021: As part of a system-wide bus network redesign, the following changes were implemented:
    • Southern terminal moved to University, replacing route 7;
    • Former routing south of Downtown to Mill Woods replaced by new route 510X;
    • Routing through Downtown moved from 104 Avenue onto Jasper Avenue;
    • Service south of NAIT moved from 106 Street to 109 Street, no longer serving Kingsway/RAH; service on 106 Street replaced by new route 102.

Route Maps

References

  1. https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/assets/transit/BNRMap_Route008.pdf?cb=1624756727


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Vehicles
All-Time Roster Battery-Electric Buses - Trolley Buses - Hybrid Buses - CNG Buses - Diesel Buses - Light Rail - DATS - Support Vehicles - Historic Vehicles - Demoed Vehicles
Properties
Divisions Andrews - Centennial - D.L. MacDonald - Ferrier - Mitchell - Paterson - Percy Wickman - Strathcona
Transit Centres Abbottsfield - Belvedere - Capilano - Castle Downs - Century Park - Clareview - Coliseum - Eaux Claires - Government Centre - Heritage Valley - Jasper Place - Kingway/RAH - Lakewood - Leger - Lewis Farms - Meadowlark - Meadows - Mill Woods - Millgate - Northgate - South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park - Southgate - Stadium - University - West Edmonton Mall - Westmount
LRT Stations Clareview - Belvedere - Coliseum - Stadium - Churchill - Central - Bay/Enterprise Square - Corona - Grandin/Government Centre - University - Health Sciences/Jubilee - McKernan/Belgravia - South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park - Southgate - Century Park - Kingsway/RAH - MacEwan - NAIT
Future LRT Stations

102 St. - Quarters - Muttart - Strathearn - Holyrood - Bonnie Doon - Avonmore - Davies - Millbourne/Woodvale - Grey Nuns - Mill Woods

Former Properties Cromdale Garage - Strathcona Garage - Westwood Garage
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Routes
LRT Capital Line, Metro Line, Valley Line
Frequent 1A/B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Crosstown 31, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Local/
Community
101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128,
501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509A/B, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525,
701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 712, 713A/B, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726,
901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918A/B, 919, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925
Rapid 110X, 120X, 130X, 140X, 150X, 500X, 510X, 700X, 900X, 910X, 920X, 930X, 940X
Regional/ Special 540, 560, 561, 580, 589, 747, 795, 994