MAX Yellow rapid transit starts serving southwest Calgary

Calgary's newest rapid transit line started running Monday, offering commuters faster trips to several key locations in the city's southwest just in time for Christmas.

MAX Yellow travels from Woodbine to the downtown core with stops atMount Royal University, Southland Leisure Centre, Glenmore Landing, Heritage Park, Rockyview General Hospital and Marda Loop.

The shelters are heated andcome equipped with larger platforms, improved lighting and increased security.

MAX Yellow is the fourth rapid transit bus service and expands the service to all four quadrants of the city:

• MAXPurple:East Hills City Centre.
• MAXTeal:Westbrook Douglas Glen.
• MAXOrange:Brentwood Saddletowne.
• MAXYellow:City Centre - Woodpark.

The MAX buses get signal-light priority, queue jumps to bypass traffic and some have their own dedicated lanes.

MAX route shelters are heated andhave larger platforms, real-time schedule displays, improved lighting and increased security.

MAX operates seven days a week with buses running every 1218 minutes during peak hours (6:309 a.m. & 36 p.m.), and every 2030 minutes during off-peak hours.

Pricing forMAX lines is the same as regular busand CTrainfares.