Route 131 East Bow Express — Calgary Transit Bus Schedule, Frequency & Stops

Route 131 East Bow Express is a Calgary Transit bus route running toward EAST BOW EXPRESS and toward EAST BOW EXPRESS. Service operates on Monday–Thursday, Friday and Wednesday days. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 16 days, service toward EAST BOW EXPRESS runs from 5:45 AM to 6:45 AM. Some trips toward EAST BOW EXPRESS are signed CITY CENTRE and end there (short-turn trips). All times are scheduled times, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026.

Service alerts

Stop moved

Active Jul 10, 2026, 4:00 PM MT until Dec 31, 2026, 11:59 PM MT.

Starting at 4 a.m. on Monday, July 13, and continuing until end of service on Wednesday, December 31, the right lane on 6 Avenue S.W. between 1 Street S.W. & Centre Street S. will be closed to accommodate construction at Suncor Energy Centre. Routes 117, 131 & 151 will have a stop closure.

The following stop will be temporarily closed:

  • WB 6 AV SW @ E. of 1 ST SW (#9983)

Please use the following temporary stop in lieu of the closed stop:

  • WB 6 AV SW @ 70m W. of 1 ST SW

Stop moved

Active Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 AM MT until Sep 23, 2026, 3:00 PM MT.

Starting on Tuesday, September 8 at 5 a.m., and continuing until Wednesday, September 23 at 3 p.m., westbound 6 Avenue S.W. will have lane closures from 9-10 Street S.W. Routes 62, 64, 109, 116, 117, 131, 142 & 151 will have a stop closure.

The following stop will be temporarily closed:

  • WB 6 AV SW @ 9 ST SW (#2377)

Please use the following temporary stop in lieu of the closed stop:

  • WB 6 AV SW @ 10 ST SW (#9078)

Stop moved

Active Feb 9, 2026, 6:00 AM MT until Nov 15, 2026, 9:00 AM MT.

Starting Monday, February 9 at 9 a.m. through Sunday, November 15 at 9 a.m., there will be lane closures on 9 Avenue S.E. between 5 Street and 6 Street S.E. for 6 ST S.E. underpass construction. Routes 1, 101, 131, 151, 302 and MAX Purple will have stop closures.

The following stops will be temporarily closed:

  • WB 9 AV S.E. @ The Confluence (#5079) - Routes 1 and 101
  • WB 9 AV S.E. @ The Confluence (#9821) - Routes 302 and MAX Purple
  • WB 9 AV S.E. @ 6 ST S.E. (#3389) - Routes 1 and 131
  • EB 9 AV S.E. @ 6 ST S.E. (#3886) - Routes 1, 131, 302 and MAX Purple
  • EB 9 AV S.E. @ 6 ST S.E. (#3917) - Route 151

Please use the following stops in lieu of the closed stops:

  • WB 9 AV S.E. @ 100m east of closed Stop #5079 - Routes 1 and 101
  • WB 9 AV S.E. @ 100m east of closed Stop #9821 - Routes 302 and MAX Purple
  • WB 9 AV S.E. @ 5 ST S.E. - Routes 1 and 131
  • EB 9 AV S.E. @ Olympic WY S.E. - Routes 1, 131, 151, 302 and MAX Purple

Alerts as of Sep 10, 2026, 5:29 AM MT

Frequency & span — toward EAST BOW EXPRESS

Route 131 frequency and service span toward EAST BOW EXPRESS, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026
DaysFirstLastPeakMiddayEvening
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 165:45 AM6:45 AM———
Wednesday5:45 AM6:45 AM———

Frequency & span — toward EAST BOW EXPRESS

Route 131 frequency and service span toward EAST BOW EXPRESS, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026
DaysFirstLastPeakMiddayEvening
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 164:10 PM5:10 PM———
Wednesday4:10 PM5:10 PM———

Departures from SB Cranston BV @ Cranleigh DR SE — toward EAST BOW EXPRESS

Route 131 toward EAST BOW EXPRESS — departures from SB Cranston BV @ Cranleigh DR SE, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 16, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026
HourDepartures
5 AM5:45
6 AM6:05, 6:25, 6:45
Route 131 toward EAST BOW EXPRESS — departures from SB Cranston BV @ Cranleigh DR SE, Wednesday, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026
HourDepartures
5 AM5:45
6 AM6:05, 6:45

Departures from EB 5 AV SW @ 9 ST SW — toward EAST BOW EXPRESS

Route 131 toward EAST BOW EXPRESS — departures from EB 5 AV SW @ 9 ST SW, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 16, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026
HourDepartures
4 PM4:10, 4:30, 4:50
5 PM5:10
Route 131 toward EAST BOW EXPRESS — departures from EB 5 AV SW @ 9 ST SW, Wednesday, effective Sep 9 – Dec 20, 2026
HourDepartures
4 PM4:10, 4:50
5 PM5:10

Stops served — toward EAST BOW EXPRESS

52 stops, in order of travel:

  1. Stop 4794 — SB Cranston BV @ Cranleigh DR SE
  2. Stop 8447 — EB Cranston DR @ Cranston BV SE
  3. Stop 8257 — SB Cranston DR @ Cranfield PA SE
  4. Stop 4788 — SB Cranston DR @ Cranberry SQ SE
  5. Stop 9771 — SB Cranston DR @ Cranston WY SE
  6. Stop 9746 — WB Cranston DR @ Cranberry LN SE
  7. Stop 9868 — WB Cranston DR SE @ Cranston RD SE
  8. Stop 9869 — WB Cranston DR SE @ Cranwell SQ SE
  9. Stop 9870 — WB Cranston DR SE @ W. of Cranwell SQ SE
  10. Stop 4785 — NB Cranston DR @ Cranston WY SE
  11. Stop 9291 — NB Cranston DR @ Cranleigh GA SE
  12. Stop 8443 — NB Cranston BV @ Cranston DR SE
  13. Stop 4793 — WB Cranston BV @ Cranfield LI SE
  14. Stop 4158 — NB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Meadows DR SE
  15. Stop 8430 — NB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie DR SE
  16. Stop 8383 — NB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKinley WY SE
  17. Stop 8361 — NB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Lake WY SE
  18. Stop 7736 — NB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Lake GA SE
  19. Stop 6585 — EB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Lake WY SE
  20. Stop 7682 — NB Mount McKenzie DR @ McKenzie Lake BV SE
  21. Stop 7685 — NB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Lorette CL SE
  22. Stop 7363 — NB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Allan CI SE
  23. Stop 7371 — NB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Apex GR SE
  24. Stop 7374 — NB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Aberdeen CI SE
  25. Stop 7376 — NB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Aberdeen MR SE
  26. Stop 8318 — NB Douglasdale BV @ 130 AV SE
  27. Stop 7852 — NB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Ridge CI SE
  28. Stop 7681 — NB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Ridge GR SE
  29. Stop 7453 — NB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods RD SE
  30. Stop 7454 — WB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods HL SE
  31. Stop 7455 — WB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods DR SE
  32. Stop 6948 — WB Douglasdale BV @ Douglasview BV SE
  33. Stop 6949 — WB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods RI SE
  34. Stop 6512 — WB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods WY SE
  35. Stop 4900 — NB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods Dr SE
  36. Stop 6502 — NB Douglasdale BV @ Douglasbank DR SE
  37. Stop 8321 — NB 24 ST SE @ S. of 114 AV SE
  38. Stop 8671 — NB 24 ST SE @ 114 AV SE (Far Side)
  39. Stop 3393 — NB 24 ST @ 107 AV SE
  40. Stop 9963 — NB 24 ST SE @ Quarry Park BV
  41. Stop 2019 — NB 24 ST SE @ 86 AV SE
  42. Stop 9937 — NB Ogden RD @ 78 AV SE
  43. Stop 5776 — NB Ogden RD @ 69th AVE SE
  44. Stop 3389 — WB 9 AV @ 6 ST SE
  45. Stop 8653 — NB 3 ST @ 7 AV SE
  46. Stop 9977 — WB 6 AV SE @ Macleod TR
  47. Stop 9984 — WB 6 AV SE @ 1 ST SE
  48. Stop 9983 — WB 6 AV SW @ E. of 1 ST SW
  49. Stop 9966 — WB 6 AV SW @ 3 ST SW
  50. Stop 9980 — WB 6 AV SW @ 5 ST SW
  51. Stop 9979 — WB 6 AV SW @ 7 ST SW
  52. Stop 2377 — WB 6 AV SW @ 9 ST SW

Stops served — toward EAST BOW EXPRESS

49 stops, in order of travel:

  1. Stop 7285 — EB 5 AV SW @ 9 ST SW
  2. Stop 6997 — EB 5 AV SW @ 8 ST SW
  3. Stop 7000 — EB 5 AV SW @ 6 ST SW
  4. Stop 7009 — EB 5 AV SW @ 4 ST SW
  5. Stop 8440 — EB 5 AV SW @ 3 ST SW
  6. Stop 6537 — EB 5 AV & Centre St S fs
  7. Stop 7830 — SB 1 ST SE @ 7 AV SE
  8. Stop 7585 — EB 9 AV SE @ Macleod TR
  9. Stop 3886 — EB 9 AV SE @ 6 ST SE
  10. Stop 3887 — EB 9 AV SE @ 8 ST SE
  11. Stop 3909 — SB Ogden RD @ 69 AV SE
  12. Stop 9939 — SB Ogden RD @ 78 AV SE
  13. Stop 7633 — SB 24 ST SE @ 85 AV SE
  14. Stop 9922 — SB 24 ST SE @ Quarry Park BV
  15. Stop 9138 — SB 24 ST @ Douglas Glen GA SE
  16. Stop 6510 — SB Douglasdale BV @ Douglasbank DR SE
  17. Stop 6971 — EB Douglasdale BV @ Douglasbank GD SE
  18. Stop 9582 — EB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Park BV SE
  19. Stop 8320 — EB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods RI SE
  20. Stop 7678 — EB Douglasdale BV @ Douglasview PA SE
  21. Stop 7679 — EB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Woods HL SE
  22. Stop 7680 — SB Douglasdale BV @ Douglasview RD SE
  23. Stop 7856 — SB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Ridge GR SE
  24. Stop 8319 — SB Douglasdale BV @ Douglas Park BV SE
  25. Stop 7377 — SB Mount McKenzie DR @ 130 AV SE
  26. Stop 7375 — SB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount McKenzie BA SE
  27. Stop 7372 — SB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Aberdeen CI SE
  28. Stop 7452 — EB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Apex GR SE
  29. Stop 7313 — EB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Douglas MR SE
  30. Stop 7683 — SB Mount McKenzie DR @ Mount Brewster CI SE
  31. Stop 6970 — WB McKenzie Lake BV @ Mount McKenzie DR SE
  32. Stop 6582 — WB McKenzie Lake BV @ Mount McKenzie WY SE
  33. Stop 7043 — SB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Lake GD SE
  34. Stop 7709 — SB McKenzie Lake BV @ Mountain Park CI SE
  35. Stop 8013 — SB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Lake WY SE
  36. Stop 8428 — SB McKenzie Lake BV @ Mount Sparrowhawk LD SE
  37. Stop 8436 — SB McKenzie Lake BV @ Mountain Park DR SE
  38. Stop 4163 — SB McKenzie Lake BV @ McKenzie Meadows DR SE
  39. Stop 4794 — SB Cranston BV @ Cranleigh DR SE
  40. Stop 8447 — EB Cranston DR @ Cranston BV SE
  41. Stop 8257 — SB Cranston DR @ Cranfield PA SE
  42. Stop 4788 — SB Cranston DR @ Cranberry SQ SE
  43. Stop 9771 — SB Cranston DR @ Cranston WY SE
  44. Stop 9746 — WB Cranston DR @ Cranberry LN SE
  45. Stop 9868 — WB Cranston DR SE @ Cranston RD SE
  46. Stop 9869 — WB Cranston DR SE @ Cranwell SQ SE
  47. Stop 9870 — WB Cranston DR SE @ W. of Cranwell SQ SE
  48. Stop 4785 — NB Cranston DR @ Cranston WY SE
  49. Stop 9291 — NB Cranston DR @ Cranleigh GA SE

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first and last Route 131 bus toward EAST BOW EXPRESS?

On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 16 days the first bus toward EAST BOW EXPRESS leaves SB Cranston BV @ Cranleigh DR SE at 5:45 AM and the last at 6:45 AM.

What time is the first and last Route 131 bus toward EAST BOW EXPRESS?

On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sep 9 – Dec 16 days the first bus toward EAST BOW EXPRESS leaves EB 5 AV SW @ 9 ST SW at 4:10 PM and the last at 5:10 PM.

Does Route 131 run on Sundays?

No — Route 131 has no scheduled Sunday service in the current schedule period.