Société de transport de Laval
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Founded | 1971 |
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Headquarters | 2250 Francis-Hughes Av. |
Locale | Laval, Quebec |
Service area | Laval |
Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 44[1] |
Stops | 2,614[1][2] |
Hubs |
Le Carrefour Terminus, Cartier Terminus, Montmorency Terminus, Henri-Bourassa Terminus (North), Côte-Vertu Terminus |
Stations | 456 (shelters)[1][2] |
Fleet | 225 buses[1][2] |
Daily ridership | 55,069 (or 20.1 million per year)[1][2] |
Fuel type | B5 Biodesel[3] |
Chief executive | Jean-Jacques Beldié |
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,[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
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).[6]
In addition, the STL has added 2 trains buses. The 402, which services residents in Fabreville, Laval West and Sainte-Dorothée. Its intention is to allow users to reach the Sainte-Dorothée train station. The 404, which also services residents in Sainte-Dorothée, allows users to reach the train station, which is operated by the RTM, to travel to Montreal. Both train-bus routes were inaugurated on April 28, 2007, the same day the Laval Metro was officially opened.
Routes List
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Route | Terminus | Notes | |
2 Henri Bourassa Metro-Montmorency Metro via Cartier Metro and De la Concorde Metro |
Metro Montmorency | Terminus Henri-Bourassa | Late-night shuttle |
12 Pont-Viau-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Juge-Desnoyes / Face Au 520 | All-day |
17 Auteuil-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Terminus Bienville | All-day |
20 Chomedey-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Boucle Montgolfier | All-day
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22 Saint-François | Métro Cartier | Terminus Contant | All-day
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24 Sainte Dorothee-Cartier Metro | Sylvie / Dandurant | Métro Cartier | All-day
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25 Saint-François-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Terminus Contant | Former route |
26 Sainte Dorothee-Montmorency Metro | Gare Sainte-Dorothee | Métro Montmorency | All-day |
27 Vimont-Cartier Metro | Gare Vimont | Cartier Metro | |
31 Autueil-Henri Bourassa Metro, via Cartier Metro |
9e Avenue / 4e Avenue | Terminus Henri-Bourassa | |
33 Montmorency Metro-Cartier Metro | Métro Montmorency | Métro Cartier | |
36 NW Chomedy-Montmorency Metro | (Terminus Cléroux) Cléroux / John-Molson |
Métro Montmorency | Weekdays Rush Hours AM to Montmorency PM to Chomedy |
37 Chomedy-Cartier Metro | Industriel / Face au 4177 |
Métro Cartier | All-day |
39 Autueil-Le Carrefour | Terminus Le Carrefour | Terminus Bienville | All-day
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40 Chomedy-Le Carrefour | Montgolfier / Notre Dame | Terminus Le Carrefour | All-day |
41 Autueil-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Thibault / Des Laurentides |
Weekdays Rush Hours AM to Cartier PM to Autueil |
42 Saint-François-Terminus Le Carrefour |
Terminus Le Carrefour | Chartrand / Dery | All-day |
43 Autueil-Cartier Metro | Des Lacasse / D'Aveiros | Métro Cartier | All-day
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45 Chomedy-Montmorency Metro | Métro Montmorency | Terminus Bienville | All-day |
46 Laval Ouest-Montmorency Metro | Métro Montmorency | Arthur-Sauvé / 45e Avenue | |
48 Duvernay-Cartier Metro | (Terminus Haut- Saint-François) |
Métro Cartier | All-day
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50 Saint Vincent de Paul-Le Carrefour | Terminus Le Carrefour | Montée Saint- François / Face Au Pénitencier |
All-day |
52 Saint-François-Metro Henri-Bourassa | Terminus Contant | Terminus Henri-Bourassa | All-day
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55 Laval Ouest-Metro Henri-Bourassa | Terminus Henri-Bourassa | Arthur-Sauvé / 45e Avenue |
All-day |
56 Sainté-Dorthee-Metro Montmorency | (Terminus Carole) Carole / des Tulipes |
Métro Montmorency | |
58 Saint Vincent de Paul-Cartier Metro | Montée Saint- François / Face Au Pénitencier |
Métro Cartier | |
60 Chomedy-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Alton-Goldbloom / Face Au L'hopsital |
All-day
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61 Fabreville-Montmorency Metro | Métro Montmorency | Justin / Face au Hydro-Québec |
All-day |
63 Sainte-Rose-Cartier Metro | Gare Sainte-Rose | Métro Cartier | All-day
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65 Sainte-Rose-Montmorency Metro | Gare Sainte-Rose | Métro Montmorency | All-day |
66 Sainte-Dorothee-Le Carrefour | (Terminus Carole) Saint-Martin / des Pinvoines |
Terminus Le Carrefour | |
70 Cartier Metro-Montmorency Metro | Métro Montmorency | Métro Cartier | |
73 Fabreville-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Séguin / Face Au Usine D'Épuation |
All-day
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74 Saint-François-Cartier Metro | Métro Cartier | Terminus Contant | All-day |
76 Sainte-Dorthee-Montmorency Metro | Gare Sainte-Dorothee | Metro Montmorency | |
144 Sainte-Dorothee-Côte-Vertu Metro | (Terminus Carole) Carole / Des Tulipes |
Métro Côte-Vertu | |
151 Sainte-Rose-Côte-Vertu Metro | Dufferin / Chemin de Fer C.P |
Métro Côte-Vertu | |
222 Saint-François | Métro Cartier | Terminus Paul-Kane | Weekends Rush Hours All-day
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252 Saint-François-Metro Henri-Bourassa | Chartrand / Dery | Terminus Henri-Bourassa | Rush Hours
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360 Montmorency Metro-Le Carrefour | Métro Montmorency | Terminus Le Carrefour | Saturday, Sunday, Monday only
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402 Sainte-Dorothee-Sainte-Rose | Sainte-Rose / Autoroute 15 | Gare Sainte-Dorothee | Weekdays Rush Hours AM to Sainte-Dorothee PM to Autoroute 15 |
404 Sainte-Dorothee-Gare Sainte-Dorothee | Gare Sainte-Dorothee | Samson / Face Au 9 | Weekdays Rush Hours PM to Samson |
901 Saint-François-Cartier Metro | Galeries du Moulin | Métro Cartier | Weekdays Rush Hours AM to Cartier PM to du Moulin |
902 Côte-Vertu Metro-Le Carrefour | Métro Côte-Vertu | Terminus Le Carrefour | Weekdays only |
903 Sainte-Dorothee-Montmorency Metro | Gare Sainte-Dorothee | Métro Montmorency | All-day |
904 Pont-Viau-Saint-Michel Metro | Des Laurentides / Gianchetti | Métro Saint-Michel | Former route / To come
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925 Saint-François-Radisson Metro | Chartrand / Dery | Métro Radisson | Weekday Rush Hours AM to Radisson PM to Chartrand / Dery |
942 Express Saint-François-Montmorency Metro[7] | Metro Montmorency | Chartrand / Dery | Weekday Rush Hours AM to Chartrand / Dery PM to Montmorency
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Taxi routes
STL taxi routes [8] |
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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 |
Metro
The Montreal Metro is extended into Laval, 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 RTM commuter trains at:
Saint-Jérôme Line
- Bois-de-Boulogne (1 route)
- De la Concorde intermodal station (4 routes, including one night route)
- Vimont (2 routes)
- Sainte-Rose (3 routes)
Deux-Montagnes Line
- Du Ruisseau in Montreal. (1 route)
- Bois-Franc in Montreal. (4 routes, including express 902)
- Île Bigras has no connecting STL routes.
- Sainte-Dorothée (6 routes, including express 903, and 2 train-buses)
Transfer points
There are also bus transfer facilities at:
- Terminus Le Carrefour (across the street from Carrefour Laval) (corner of Le Carrefour Blvd and Terry-Fox Ave) - 11 routes (including former AMT, now STL since January 1, 2008, express 902, and a new express 903)
- Centre Laval - 8 routes. There is no terminus; all routes stop either on bl. Le Corbusier or on bl. du Souvenir if not on both
- Montmorency- 16 routes
- De La Concorde - 4 routes
- Cartier - 22 routes
- Terminus Laval - 5 routes
- Galeries du Moulin - 2 routes
- Montgolfier Terminal (corner of Notre-Dame and Montgolfier) - 3 routes
- Terminus Méga Centre Ste-Dorothée (Samson and Cléophas-Charbonneau) - 4 routes
- Terminus Carole (Carole and Saint-Martin) - 3 routes
- Saint-Martin and 100th Av. - 3 routes (including share taxi T-12)
- Gare Ste-Dorothée - 6 routes, which include the STL 804(pilot project)
- Terminus Laval-Ouest (Arthur-Sauvé and 14th St) - 3 routes (including share taxi T-14 to Terminus Saint-Eustache)
- (Arthur-Sauvé and Sainte-Rose) - 6 routes (including share taxi T-14 to Terminus Saint-Eustache)
- Terminus Justin (Justin and Hydro-Québec power line) - 2 routes
- Terminus Bienville - 2 routes
- Terminus Paré - 3 routes
- Terminus Chartrand/Déry - 3 routes
- Terminus Pénitencier - 5 routes (including share taxi T-07)
- (Lévesque Est and Montée-St-François) - 4 more routes
- Gare Ste-Rose - 3 routes
- Gare Vimont - 2 routes
- Terminus St-Elzéar (St-Elzéar Est and René-Laennec) - 5 routes
- (René-Laennec Boulevard and Dagenais Est) - 1 more route
There are also connections to other transit services in the region:
- CIT Laurentides at Terminus Saint-Eustache, Montmorency Terminus and Cartier metro station.
- CRT Lanaudière—MRC Les Moulins at Montmorency Terminus and Henri-Bourassa Metro
See also
Fleet
- Nova Bus LFS
Active fleet systems
Societe de transport de Laval current fleet | ||||||
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Photo | Fleet numbers | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Notes | Lengths |
0001-0014 | 2000 | Nova Bus | LFS 1st Generation |
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40" (12.19m) | |
0101-0124 0201-0212 0301-0314 0401-0414 0501-0512 0601-0612 0701-0710 0801-0817 0901-0924 |
2001-2009 | Nova Bus | LFS 2nd Generation |
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1001-1014 1101-1120 1201-1220 1221-1228 |
2010-2012 | Nova Bus | LFS 3rd Generation |
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1301-1313 |
2013 | Nova Bus | LFS 4th Generation |
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40" (12.19m) | |
1401-1419 1501-1520 1601-1628 1701-1722 1801-1822 |
2014-2018 | Nova Bus | LFS 4th Generation Hybrid |
40" (12.19m) |
On Order (units)
Fleet numbers | Photo | Year | Manfacturer | Model | Notes | Length |
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1901- |
2019 | Nova Bus LFS |
LFS 4th Generation Hybrid |
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40" (12.19m) | |
1999 | 2019—2020 | Design Line | Eco–Smart I Olymbus "42" |
40" (12.19m) | ||
2001- | 2020 | Nova Bus LFS |
LFS 4th Generation Hybrid |
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40" (12.19m) | |
2301-2310 |
2023 | New Flyer Industries | XE40 |
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40" (12.19m) | |
Fleet numbers | Photo | Years | Manufacturer | Model | Notes | Length |
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1199 (7777) |
2012 | Design Line | Eco-Smart I Olymbus "42" | Original numbered 1199, 1299 and 151212. Delivered to Laval in August 2011. | 40 ft (12 m) | |
Retired fleet systems
Fleet numbers | Year | Photo | Manufacturer | Model | Out of Service Dates |
Notes | Length |
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5801-5805 | 1987 | Motor Coach Industries | TC40-102N | 2006 | 40" (12.19m) | ||
5806-5850 | 1988 | 2009/08 | 40" (12.19m) | ||||
5901-5925 | 1989 | 2009/03 | 40" (12.19m) | ||||
6001-6020 | 1990 | 2012 | 40" (12.19m) | ||||
6101-6115 | 1991 | 2015/09 | 40" (12.19m) | ||||
6201-6215 | 1992 | 2015/09 | 40" (12.19m) | ||||
6401-6410 | 1994 | Nova Bus | 2015/09 | 40" (12.19m) | |||
6500-6510 | 1995 | 2015/09 | 40" (12.19m) | ||||
9601-9605 | 1996 | LFS 1st Generation |
2018/04 | 40" (12.19m) | |||
9701-9715 | 2018/07 | 40" (12.19m) | |||||
9801-9815 | 1998 | 40" (12.19m) |
Proposed trolleybus system
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[10] 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.[11]
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][12] 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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bird's-eye view of the STL". Société de transport de Laval. Archived from the original on 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- 1 2 3 4 "Brief view of the STL". Société de transport de Laval. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ Shared taxi
- ↑ STL Synchro on Twitter. Twitter
- ↑ http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/en/schedules-routes/shared-taxis-2017 Shared taxis 2017
- 1 2 3
- ↑ "Trolleybus in Laval?" (PDF) (Press release). STL. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ↑ Riga, Andy (March 17, 2009). "Laval ponders installing trolleys". The Gazette (Montreal).
- ↑ Riga, Andy (November 3, 2010). "Laval transit agency to test electric buses before trolleys". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-11-11.