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{{Short description|Public transportation organization in Laval}}
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'''Société de transport de Laval (STL)''' is the public transit system in the city of [[Laval, Quebec|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, Quebec|Laval]], North of [[Montreal]].
'''Société de transport de Laval''' ({{IPA|fr|sɔsjete də tʁɑ̃spɔʁ də laval}}, '''STL''') is the public transit system in the city of [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]], [[Quebec]], Canada.


==History==
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A proposal to convert some of STL's most heavily used routes to [[trolleybus|electric trolleybuses]] was studied in detail in 2009–2010, funded jointly by STL and [[Hydro-Québec]],<ref name="courrier">{{cite news| last = LeBlanc| first = Benoit| title = Trolleybuses in Laval? STL and Hydro-Québec launch feasibility study| publisher = Courrier Laval| date = March 18, 2009| url = http://www.courrierlaval.com/Transport-en-commun/2009-03-18/article-1125006/Trolleybuses-in-Laval/1| access-date = 2010-11-11| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130119215208/http://www.courrierlaval.com/Transport-en-commun/2009-03-18/article-1125006/Trolleybuses-in-Laval/1| archive-date = 2013-01-19| url-status = dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="stl-2010nov2">{{cite press release|title=STL to test all-electric buses |date=2 November 2010 |publisher=STL |url=http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Trolleybus_DepotEtude_Electrification_final_20101031-ANG2.pdf |access-date=2010-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310201405/http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Trolleybus_DepotEtude_Electrification_final_20101031-ANG2.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-10 }}</ref>
The STL was founded in June 1971 as the ''Commission de transport de la Ville de Laval (CTL)''. It later changed its name in 1985 to the ''Société de transport de la Ville de Laval'', until changing to its current name in 2001.

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In 2009 and 2010, a proposal to convert some of STL's most heavily used routes to [[trolleybus|electric trolleybuses]] was studied in detail, funded jointly by STL and [[Hydro-Québec]],<ref name="courrier">{{cite news| last = LeBlanc| first = Benoit| title = Trolleybuses in Laval? STL and Hydro-Québec launch feasibility study| publisher = Courrier Laval| date = March 18, 2009| url = http://www.courrierlaval.com/Transport-en-commun/2009-03-18/article-1125006/Trolleybuses-in-Laval/1| access-date = 2010-11-11| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130119215208/http://www.courrierlaval.com/Transport-en-commun/2009-03-18/article-1125006/Trolleybuses-in-Laval/1| archive-date = 2013-01-19| url-status = dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="stl-2010nov2">{{cite press release|title=STL to test all-electric buses |date=2 November 2010 |publisher=STL |url=http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Trolleybus_DepotEtude_Electrification_final_20101031-ANG2.pdf |access-date=2010-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310201405/http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Trolleybus_DepotEtude_Electrification_final_20101031-ANG2.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-10 }}</ref>


==Routes==
==Routes==
The STL runs 40 routes, including the former [[Réseau de transport métropolitain|AMT]]'s, now STL's 902 Express Route in Laval. Most bus routes end at metro stations [[Cartier station (Montreal Metro)|Cartier]] and/or [[Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)|Montmorency]] of the [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|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&nbsp;a.m. The STL also operates 6 [[Share taxi#Taxi collectifs (Quebec)|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).<ref>[http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/schedule-and-routes/shared-taxis/ Shared taxi]</ref>
Serving the growing suburban areas of [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]] and the north of [[Montreal]], the STL runs 44 routes, including the former [[Réseau de transport métropolitain|AMT]]'s, now STL's 902 Express Route in Laval. Most bus routes end at metro stations [[Cartier station (Montreal Metro)|Cartier]] and/or [[Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)|Montmorency]] of the [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]]. All buses go to at least one metro, except for lines 66 & 730. There are two night routes on the STL, route 2 and 345 which was added in Summer 2023. In addition some of the daytime bus routes go up to 3:30&nbsp;a.m. The STL also operates 6 [[Share taxi#Taxi collectifs (Quebec)|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).<ref>[http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/schedule-and-routes/shared-taxis/ Shared taxi]</ref>


===Routes List===
===Routes List===
Line 77: Line 80:
| Terminus Contant
| Terminus Contant
| All-day
| All-day
* Same line as 222 Saint François
* Same line as 222 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.
|-
|-
| 24 Sainte Dorothée-Cartier Metro
| 24 Sainte Dorothée-Cartier Metro
Line 124: Line 127:
| [[Terminus Le Carrefour]]
| [[Terminus Le Carrefour]]
| All-day
| All-day
* {{access icon|15px}}
⚫
|-
| 41 Auteuil-Cartier Metro
| [[Cartier station (Montreal Metro)|Métro Cartier]]
| Thibault / Des <br /> Laurentides
|'' Weekday Rush Hour'' <br /> '''AM''' to ''Cartier'' <br /> '''PM''' to ''Auteuil''
* {{access icon|15px}}
* {{access icon|15px}}
|-
|-
Line 241: Line 238:
| [[Terminus Côte-Vertu|Métro Côte-Vertu]]
| [[Terminus Côte-Vertu|Métro Côte-Vertu]]
|-
|-
| 222 Saint François
| 222 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
|[[Cartier station (Montreal Metro)|Métro Cartier]]
|[[Cartier station (Montreal Metro)|Métro Cartier]]
| Terminus Paul-Kane
| Terminus Paul-Kane
Line 257: Line 254:
| Métro Côte-Vertu
| Métro Côte-Vertu
| All-day
| All-day
|-
|-
| 345 Vimont-Henri-Bourassa Metro
| 360 Montmorency Metro-Le Carrefour
| [[Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)|Métro Montmorency]]
| [[Vimont station|Gare Vimont]]
| [[Terminus Le Carrefour]]
| [[Terminus Henri-Bourassa]]
| Late-night shuttle
| ''Saturday, Sunday, Monday only''
* Entered service on <br /> June 2017.
* Service from June to August.
*Service in December
*Time route loop
* {{access icon|15px}}
|-
|-
| 713 Sainte-Dorothée-Côte-Vertu Metro
| 713 Sainte-Dorothée-Côte-Vertu Metro
Line 303: Line 295:
| [[Terminus Radisson|Métro Radisson]]
| [[Terminus Radisson|Métro Radisson]]
| ''Weekday Rush Hour'' <br /> '''AM''' to ''Radisson'' <br /> '''PM''' to ''Chartrand / Dery''
| ''Weekday Rush Hour'' <br /> '''AM''' to ''Radisson'' <br /> '''PM''' to ''Chartrand / Dery''
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|-
| 942 Express Saint-François-Montmorency Metro<ref>[http://mobile.twitter.com/stlsynchro/status/1033066655813984256?p=v STL Synchro on Twitter]. [[Twitter]]</ref>
| [[Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)|Metro Montmorency]]
| Chartrand / Dery
| ''Weekday Rush Hour'' <br /> '''AM''' to ''Montmorency'' <br /> '''PM''' to ''Chartrand / Dery''
* Introduced on August 25, 2018.
|-
! colspan="4" | Legend (Routes)
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|-
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|
*{{access icon|15px}} = ''Accessible Route''
| colspan="3" |
*'''AM''' = Morning Peak Hours
*'''PM''' = Afternoon Peak Hours
|-
|-
|}
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!style="width: 30em" | Routes
!style="width: 30em" | Routes
|-
|-
| T01 de la Concorde Boulevard — Rue Gaumont
| T01 de la Concorde Boulevard – Rue Gaumont
|-
|-
| T02 de la Concorde Boulevard - Rue Gaumont
| T02 de la Concorde Boulevard – Rue Gaumont
|-
|-
| T03 des Laurentides Boulevard — Plastiques Balcan
| T03 des Laurentides Boulevard – Plastiques Balcan
|-
|-
| T07 René-Laennaec Boulevard — Montée Sainte-François
| T07 René-Laennaec Boulevard – Montée Sainte-François
|-
|-
| T10 des Laurentides Boulevard — des Perron Avenue
| T10 des Laurentides Boulevard – des Perron Avenue
|-
|-
| T11 Saint-Elzéar - Curé-Labelle
| T11 Saint-Elzéar – Curé-Labelle
|-
|-
| T12 Saint-Martin Boulevard — Cléroux Boulevard
| T12 Saint-Martin Boulevard – Cléroux Boulevard
|-
|-
| T14 Saint-Eustache - Sainte-Rose
| T14 Saint-Eustache – Sainte-Rose
|-
|-
| T18 Saint-Antoine - Montée Champagne
| T18 Saint-Antoine – Montée Champagne
|-
|-
| T19 Duchesneau - Marcel-Villeneuve
| T19 Duchesneau – Marcel-Villeneuve
|-
|-
| T21 Face à Enseignes Montréal Néon - Saint-Martin
| T21 Face à Enseignes Montréal Néon – Saint-Martin
|-
|-
| T22 Dagenais / Ovide
| T22 Dagenais / Ovide
|-
|-
| T23 Le Carrefour - Frégault
| T23 Le Carrefour – Frégault
|-
|-
| T26 Sainte-Dorothée - Île Bigras
| T26 Sainte-Dorothée – Île Bigras
|-
|-
| T27 Sainte-Dorothée - Saint-Antoine
| T27 Sainte-Dorothée – Saint-Antoine
|-
|-
| T28 Sainte-Dorothée
| T28 Sainte-Dorothée
|-
|-
| T29 Notre-Dame Boulevard - Rue Étienne-Lavoie
| T29 Notre-Dame Boulevard – Rue Étienne-Lavoie
|-
|-
| T76 Laval-sur-le-lac - Sainte-Dorothée
| T76 Laval-sur-le-lac – Sainte-Dorothée
|}
|}


== Fares ==
== Fares ==
As of August 2020, a single fare is $3.50.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grille tarifaire - STL|url=https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/en/fares/fares/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.stl.laval.qc.ca}}</ref> The [[OPUS card]] is accepted, and can be used for single fares and passes. Travel on the [[Montreal Metro|Metro]], even within Laval, requires payment of another fare to the [[Société de transport de Montréal|STM]]. Between June 1 to [[Labour Day (Canada)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alertes au smog - STL|url=https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/en/about-the-stl/smog-alert/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.stl.laval.qc.ca}}</ref>
As of July 2023, a single fare is $3.75.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grille tarifaire – STL|url=https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/en/fares/fares/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.stl.laval.qc.ca}}</ref> The [[Opus card]] is accepted, and can be used for single fares and passes. Travel on the [[Montreal Metro|Metro]], even within Laval, requires payment of another fare to the [[Société de transport de Montréal|STM]]. Between June 1 to [[Labour Day (Canada)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alertes au smog – STL|url=https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/en/about-the-stl/smog-alert/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=www.stl.laval.qc.ca}}</ref>


==Metro==
==Metro==
Line 376: Line 354:
STL also connects with [[Exo (public transit)|Exo]] [[commuter rail in North America|commuter trains]] at:
STL also connects with [[Exo (public transit)|Exo]] [[commuter rail in North America|commuter trains]] at:


=== Saint-Jérôme Line ===
=== Saint-Jérôme line ===
{{Main|Saint-Jérôme line}}
{{Main|Saint-Jérôme line}}
* [[Bois-de-Boulogne station|Bois-de-Boulogne]] (1 route)
* [[Bois-de-Boulogne station|Bois-de-Boulogne]] (1 route)
Line 383: Line 361:
* [[Sainte-Rose station|Sainte-Rose]] (3 routes)
* [[Sainte-Rose station|Sainte-Rose]] (3 routes)


==REM==
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=== Deux-Montagnes Line ===
STL also connects with the [[Réseau express métropolitain|REM]] at:
{{Main|Deux-Montagnes line}}
⚫
=== Deux-Montagnes branch ===
{{Main|Réseau express métropolitain}}
* [[Du Ruisseau station|Du Ruisseau]] in Montreal. (1 route)
* [[Du Ruisseau station|Du Ruisseau]] in Montreal. (1 route)
* [[Bois-Franc station|Bois-Franc]] in Montreal. (4 routes, including express 902)
* [[Bois-Franc station|Bois-Franc]] in Montreal. (4 routes, including express 902)
* [[Sainte-Dorothée station|Sainte-Dorothée]] (6 routes, including express 903, and 2 train-buses)
* [[Sainte-Dorothée station|Sainte-Dorothée]] (6 routes, including express 903)


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
* [[Nova Bus]] LFS {{Access icon|15px}} <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.transsee.ca/routelist?a=stl |title=Transsee - Vehicle Tracking (STL Laval) |publisher=Darwin O’Connor |access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Nova Bus]] LFS {{Access icon|15px}} <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.transsee.ca/routelist?a=stl |title=Transsee – Vehicle Tracking (STL Laval) |publisher=Darwin O’Connor |access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref>
* [[New Flyer]] {{access icon|15px}} (demo)
* [[New Flyer]] {{access icon|15px}} (demo)
{{Access icon|15px}} denotes Wheelchair
{{Access icon|15px}} denotes Wheelchair
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|-
|-
| [[File:Laval STL Bus.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Laval STL Bus.jpg|150px]]
| 0301-0314 <br /> 0401-0414 <br /> 0501-0512 <br /> 0601-0612 <br /> 0701-0710 <br /> 0801-0817 <br /> 0901-0924
| 0401-0414 <br /> 0501-0512 <br /> 0601-0612 <br /> 0701-0710 <br /> 0801-0817 <br /> 0901-0924
| 2003-2009
| 2003-2009
| [[Nova Bus]]
| [[Nova Bus]]
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| 40" (12.19m)
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
|-
| [[File:Stl31.png|150px]]
⚫
|
| 1001-1014 <br /> 1101-1120 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1201-1220 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1221-1228 {{access icon|15px}}
| 1001-1014 <br /> 1101-1120 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1201-1220 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1221-1228 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2010-2012
| 2010-2012
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| 40" (12.19m)
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
|-
|
|
| 1301-1313 {{access icon|15px}}
| 1301-1313 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2013
| 2013
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|-
|-
|
|
| 1401-1419 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1501-1520 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1601-1628 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1701-1722 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1801-1822 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1901-1923 {{access icon|15px}}
| 1401-1419 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1501-1520 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1601-1628 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1701-1722 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1801-1822 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 1901-1923 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 2000-2018 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 2101-2128 {{access icon|15px}} <br /> 2201-2215 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2014-2019
| 2014-2022
| [[Nova Bus LFS|Nova Bus]] {{access icon|15px}}
| [[Nova Bus LFS|Nova Bus]] {{access icon|15px}}
| LFS 4th <br /> Generation Hybrid
| LFS 4th <br /> Generation Hybrid
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* 1818 is retired due to an [[Laval daycare bus crash|accident]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2 children dead, driver charged after bus crashes into daycare in Laval, Que. |date=2023-02-10 |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507114241/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bus-hit-daycare-laval-1.6740987 |archive-date=2023-05-07 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bus-hit-daycare-laval-1.6740987}}</ref>
* 1818 is retired due to an [[Laval daycare bus crash|accident]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2 children dead, driver charged after bus crashes into daycare in Laval, Que. |date=2023-02-10 |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507114241/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bus-hit-daycare-laval-1.6740987 |archive-date=2023-05-07 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bus-hit-daycare-laval-1.6740987}}</ref>
| 40" (12.19m)
| 40" (12.19m)
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|}

''' On Order (units)'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Fleet numbers
!Photo
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
! style="width: 10em" | Notes
!Length
⚫
|-
| 2001-2018<ref>[https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/pt-sp/pt-sp-qc-eng.html Addition and replacement of 18 buses in 2020]</ref>
|
|2020
| [[Nova Bus|Nova Bus <br /> LFS]] {{access icon|15px}}
| LFS 4th <br /> Generation Hybrid
|
|
* <ref name=STLelectrification/>
* {{access icon|15px}}
* Will replace remaining units of 01xx and 02xxs.
⚫
| align=center | 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 2052-2060 {{access icon|15px}}
| 2052-2060 {{access icon|15px}}
|
| 2020
| 2020
| [[New Flyer Industries]]
| [[New Flyer Industries]]
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* Contract awarded approved by the city in August 2018.
* 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.
* 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.
| align="center" | 40" (12.19m)
| align="center" | 40" (12.19m)
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|}
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Model
!Out of <br /> Service <br /> Dates
!Out of <br /> service <br /> dates
!Notes
!Notes
!Length
!Length
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| 1994
|
|
| rowspan="7" | [[Nova Bus]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Nova Bus]]
| 2015/09
| 2015/09
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| 2000
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| 2021/04
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| rowspan=2 | 2019/07
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| 40" (12.19m)
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| 2001
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| rowspan="3" | LFS 2nd <br /> Generation
| rowspan="2" |2021/06
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| 0201-0212
| 2002
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| 40" (12.19m)
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| 0301-0314
| 2003
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 4 December 2024

Société de transport de Laval
FoundedJune 1971
Headquarters2250 Francis-Hughes Av.
LocaleLaval, Quebec
Service areaLaval
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes44[1]
Stops2,724[2]
HubsLe Carrefour Terminus,
Cartier Terminus,
Montmorency Terminus,
Henri-Bourassa Terminus (North),
Côte-Vertu Terminus
Stations535 (shelters)[2]
Fleet309 buses[2]
Daily ridership85,360 (or 22.05 million per year[2]
Fuel typeB5 Biodesel[3]
Chief executiveÉric Morasse
WebsiteEnglish language site

Société de transport de Laval (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete də tʁɑ̃spɔʁ də laval], STL) is the public transit system in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada.

History

[edit]

The STL was founded in June 1971 as the Commission de transport de la Ville de Laval (CTL). It later changed its name in 1985 to the Société de transport de la Ville de Laval, until changing to its current name in 2001.

In 2009 and 2010, a proposal to convert some of STL's most heavily used routes to electric trolleybuses was studied in detail, funded jointly by STL and Hydro-Québec,[4] 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.[5]

Routes

[edit]

Serving the growing suburban areas of Laval and the north of Montreal, the STL runs 44 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 & 730. There are two night routes on the STL, route 2 and 345 which was added in Summer 2023. 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).[6]

Routes List

[edit]

Taxi routes

[edit]
STL taxi routes [7]
Routes
T01 de la Concorde Boulevard – Rue Gaumont
T02 de la Concorde Boulevard – Rue Gaumont
T03 des Laurentides Boulevard – Plastiques Balcan
T07 René-Laennaec Boulevard – Montée Sainte-François
T10 des Laurentides Boulevard – des Perron Avenue
T11 Saint-Elzéar – Curé-Labelle
T12 Saint-Martin Boulevard – Cléroux Boulevard
T14 Saint-Eustache – Sainte-Rose
T18 Saint-Antoine – Montée Champagne
T19 Duchesneau – Marcel-Villeneuve
T21 Face à Enseignes Montréal Néon – Saint-Martin
T22 Dagenais / Ovide
T23 Le Carrefour – Frégault
T26 Sainte-Dorothée – Île Bigras
T27 Sainte-Dorothée – Saint-Antoine
T28 Sainte-Dorothée
T29 Notre-Dame Boulevard – Rue Étienne-Lavoie
T76 Laval-sur-le-lac – Sainte-Dorothée

Fares

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As of July 2023, a single fare is $3.75.[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

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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

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STL also connects with Exo commuter trains at:

Saint-Jérôme line

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Main article: Saint-Jérôme line

REM

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STL also connects with the REM at:

Deux-Montagnes branch

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Main article: Réseau express métropolitain

Fleet

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Disabled access denotes Wheelchair


Active fleet systems

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Retired fleet systems

Proposed trolleybus system

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In conjunction with Hydro-Québec and the provincial government, STL is considering the idea of constructing a trolleybus system in Laval.[4] A feasibility study began in spring 2009[13] and was completed in autumn 2010.[5] 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.[14]

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.[4] 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.[5][15] 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.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Solutions, Baracci. "À propos – Société de transport de Laval | STL". stlaval.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c d https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/userfiles/files/Rapport_activite_2017_Final_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "IN LAVAL, THE BUSES RUN ON BIODIESEL FUEL". Société de transport de Laval. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  4. ^ a b c LeBlanc, Benoit (March 18, 2009). "Trolleybuses in Laval? STL and Hydro-Québec launch feasibility study". Courrier Laval. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  5. ^ a b c d "STL to test all-electric buses" (PDF) (Press release). STL. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  6. ^ Shared taxi
  7. ^ https://stlaval.ca/network/schedules-shared-taxis Shared taxis
  8. ^ "Grille tarifaire – STL". www.stl.laval.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  9. ^ "Alertes au smog – STL". www.stl.laval.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  10. ^ "Transsee – Vehicle Tracking (STL Laval)". Darwin O’Connor. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "2 children dead, driver charged after bus crashes into daycare in Laval, Que". CBC News. 2023-02-10. Archived from the original on 2023-05-07.
  12. ^ "Société de transport de Laval".
  13. ^ "Trolleybus in Laval?" (PDF) (Press release). STL. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  14. ^ Riga, Andy (March 17, 2009). "Laval ponders installing trolleys". The Gazette (Montreal).
  15. ^ Riga, Andy (November 3, 2010). "Laval transit agency to test electric buses before trolleys". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-11-11.[dead link‍]
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