Société de transport de Laval

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Société de transport de Laval
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Founded June 1971
Headquarters 2250 Francis-Hughes Av.
Locale Laval, Quebec
Service area Laval
Service type Bus service, paratransit
Routes 97
Stops 2,724[1]
Hubs Le Carrefour Terminus,
Cartier Terminus,
Montmorency Terminus,
Henri-Bourassa Terminus (North),
Côte-Vertu Terminus
Stations 535 (shelters)[1]
Fleet 309 buses[1]
Daily ridership 85,360 (or 22.05 million per year[1]
Fuel type B5 Biodesel[2]
Chief executive Éric Morasse
Website English language site

Société de transport de Laval (STL) is the public transit system in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in June 1971 as the Commission de transport de la Ville de Laval (CTL). STL came about in 1984.

It serves the growing suburban areas of Laval, North of Montreal.

A proposal to convert some of STL's most heavily used routes to electric trolleybuses was studied in detail in 2009–2010, funded jointly by STL and Hydro-Québec,[3] but in autumn 2010 STL decided to postpone making a decision on trolleybuses until at least 2011, to allow further study of rechargeable electric buses first.[4]

Routes

The STL runs 40 routes, including the former AMT's, now STL's 902 Express Route in Laval. Most bus routes end at metro stations Cartier and/or Montmorency of the Orange Line. All buses go to at least one metro, except for lines 66, 402 & 404. There is now one night route on the STL, route 2. In addition some of the daytime bus routes go up to 3:30 a.m. The STL also operates 6 collective taxi routes (T03 - along Saulnier Street, T07 - Rangs Haut-St-François & St-Elzéar sectors, T10 - along av. des Perron, T11 - in Fabreville, T12 - in NW Chomedey and T14 from Laval West to Saint Eustache).[5]

Routes List

Taxi routes

STL taxi routes [7]
Routes
T01 de la Concorde Boulevard — Leman Boulevard
T03 des Laurentides Boulevard — Saulnier Street
T07 René-Laennaec Boulevard — Montée Sainte-François
T10 des Laurentides Boulevard — des Perron Avenue
T11 Curé-Labelle Boulevard — Louis B. Mayer Street
T12 Saint-Martin Boulevard — Cléroux Boulevard

Fares

As of August 2020, a single fare is $3.50.[8] The OPUS card is accepted, and can be used for single fares and passes. Travel on the Metro, even within Laval, requires payment of another fare to the STM. Between June 1 to Labour Day, a reduced fare of $1 (as of August 2020) is offered on Laval buses on days after a smog advisory is issued by Environment Canada.[9]

Metro

The Montreal Metro is extended into Laval since 2007, and connects with STL at three stations:

  • Cartier (Nearby intersections: Cartier Blvd/Laurentides Blvd, Cartier Blvd/Major St): 21 routes, plus one night route
  • De la Concorde (Nearby intersections: Concorde Blvd/Ampere Ave, Concorde Blvd/Laval Blvd): 3 routes, plus one night route
  • Montmorency (Nearby intersections: Jacques-Tétrault St/Lucien-Paiement St, Jacques-Tétrault St/De l'Avenir Blvd): 15 routes, plus one night route

Commuter rail

STL also connects with Exo commuter trains at:

Saint-Jérôme Line

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Deux-Montagnes Line

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Main article: Deux-Montagnes line

Fleet

Handicapped/disabled access denotes Wheelchair


Active fleet systems

On Order (units)

Fleet numbers Photo Year Manufacturer Model Notes Length
2001-2018[12] 2020 Nova Bus
LFS Handicapped/disabled access		 LFS 4th
Generation Hybrid
  • [13]
  • Handicapped/disabled access
  • Will replace remaining units of 01xx and 02xxs.
 40" (12.19m)
2052-2060 Handicapped/disabled access 2020 New Flyer Industries XE40
  • [13]
  • New Flyer announced 10 XE40 to STL
  • Contract awarded approved by the city in August 2018.
  • Canadian-based New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has received the contract to manufacture 10 battery-electric buses for the STL, for summer 2020 delivery.
  • As of August 2018, These buses are tendering.
 40" (12.19m)

Retired fleet systems

Proposed trolleybus system

In conjunction with Hydro-Québec and the provincial government, STL is considering the idea of constructing a trolleybus system in Laval.[3] A feasibility study began in spring 2009[14] and was completed in autumn 2010.[4] Proponents of the idea, including Laval Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt, have said that replacing diesel buses with trolleybuses would bring a significant reduction in harmful pollutants but would be far less costly than a tramway (streetcar) alternative being favoured by Montreal and also be less disruptive to existing streets.[15]

In discussing the Laval study, some provincial officials indicated they would like to see transport agencies in other major Quebec cities also consider installing trolleybus networks.[3] On completion of the study, the Laval transit authority decided to experiment with rechargeable battery-powered buses before making a decision on whether to proceed with trolleybuses.[4][16] Among the points noted in the study's findings were that installing a trolleybus system would require a significant initial capital investment in infrastructure, but that trolleybuses are a technology known to be able to operate reliably in harsh winter temperatures, and it is uncertain whether other types of electric buses would be able to do so.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/userfiles/files/Rapport_activite_2017_Final_Web.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Shared taxi
  6. ↑ STL Synchro on Twitter. Twitter
  7. ↑ http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/en/schedules-routes/shared-taxis-2017 Shared taxis 2017
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bus-hit-daycare-laval-1.6740987
  12. ↑ Addition and replacement of 18 buses in 2020
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]

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