page_title: Fort Saskatchewan
section_title: Public transit
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Saskatchewan / Infrastructure / Public transit
caption_attribution_description: English: Fort Sask Transit Park and Ride
context_page_description: Fort Saskatchewan is a mid-sized city along the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It is located 25 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and is one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board. Fort Saskatchewan's population in the 2016 federal census was 24,149. Its population has since increased to 26,942 according to the city's 2019 municipal census.
  The city was founded as a North-West Mounted Police fort, and was later home to a large provincial gaol; the city prides itself on its "law and order" history. The original fort was located across the river from the hamlet of Lamoureux, and the city opened a replica of the fort next to its original site in 2011. Fort Saskatchewan is bordered by Strathcona County to the south and east, Sturgeon County to the north and west, and the City of Edmonton to the southwest. Sturgeon County is across the North Saskatchewan River.
  The city is most well known for its proximity to petrochemical facilities, including Dow Chemical, Sherritt International, Nutrien, and Shell Canada.
context_section_description: Fort Sask Transit (FST) operates two daily routes for the general public, and one semi-weekly route for the city's senior population. The two daily routes, 582 (the "Blue Route"), and 583 (the "Red Route"), mostly traverse the same parts of the city, but go in opposite directions. Route 584 (the "Green Route"), which is semi-weekly, provides access to assisted-living facilities, doctors offices, commercial centres, and other amenities required by its riders. To help facilitate regional travel, Edmonton Transit Service is contracted by Fort Saskatchewan to operate route 580, which provides peak-hour service between Fort Saskatchewan and the Clareview Transit Centre in Edmonton. All three local routes, as well as route 580, converge at the FST park and ride, as well as at the North Transfer Station on 99th Ave. All of FST's buses are accessible to riders with mobility issues, and the Special Transportation Service Society (STSS), a volunteer service operated by the Fort Saskatchewan Lions Club, offers a specialized minivan service for people who cannot use regular transit options because of physical disabilities.
caption: Buses parked at the FST park and ride
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