FIFA transit: City plans more buses, park-and-rides and hotel shuttles

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With just over a week before Winnipeg hosts its first match of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the city unveiled its transportation plan to get fans to the games.

To meet the expected demand, the plan calls for a boost in bus frequency on one key route, free post-match fares, four park-and-ride locations and a shuttle service between downtown hotels and the stadium.

One of the most popular bus routes heading to the stadium will be the Route 160 Downtown – University of Manitoba, and the city is adjusting accordingly. On match days, buses on that route will run at 10-minute intervals starting at 1 p.m. from downtown via Graham Avenue. Usual transit fares will apply to all routes toward the stadium.

After matches, Winnipeg Transit buses for routes 160, 75 Crosstown East and 78 Crosstown West will line up on Chancellor Matheson Road, next to the stadium, while route 162 Fort Richmond – St. Norbert Express and 170 Fort Richmond – St. Norbert will collect passengers at their usual stop on southbound University Crescent at Dafoe.

There will be no charge for passengers to hop on any of those routes after the game.

In addition, the city will operate four FIFA Park and Ride locations, where folks can drop off their vehicle and then ride a bus to the stadium for a $5 round-trip charge. Those locations are:

• McPhillips Station Casino,
• Club Regent Casino,
• Church of the Rock at 1397 Buffalo Place, and
• Victoria Inn Hotel at 1808 Wellington Avenue.

Finally, FIFA has also arranged for a hotel bus shuttle service from downtown Winnipeg hotels, operated by Greyhound Canada and Beaver Bus Lines. Each round trip will cost $5. One shuttle route will collect and return passengers to:

• Mere Hotel,
• The Fairmont,
• Marlborough Hotel,
•  the Radisson,
• Alt Hotel,
• Quest Hotel and
• Holiday Inn.

The other will cycle past:

• Inn at the Forks,
• Humphry Inn,
• Place Louis Riel and
• Delta Hotel.

The complete transit plan can be found on the 2015 FIFA spectator information website.