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Société de transport de Laval

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.

Société de transport de Laval
FoundedJune 1971
Headquarters2250 Francis-Hughes Av.
LocaleLaval, Quebec
Service areaLaval
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes97
Stops2,724[1]
HubsLe Carrefour Terminus,
Cartier Terminus,
Montmorency Terminus,
Henri-Bourassa Terminus (North),
Côte-Vertu Terminus
Stations535 (shelters)[1]
Fleet309 buses[1]
Daily ridership85,360 (or 22.05 million per year[1]
Fuel typeB5 Biodesel[2]
Chief executiveÉric Morasse
WebsiteEnglish language site

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 edit

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 & 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).[5]

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

STL also connects with Exo commuter trains at:

Saint-Jérôme Line edit

Main article: Saint-Jérôme line

REM edit

STL also connects with the REM at:

Deux-Montagnes branch edit

Main article: Réseau express métropolitain

Fleet edit

  denotes Wheelchair


Active fleet systems edit


Retired fleet systems

Proposed trolleybus system edit

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[13] 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.[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.[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][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.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d https://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/userfiles/files/Rapport_activite_2017_Final_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Shared taxi
  6. ^ STL Synchro on Twitter. Twitter
  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]

External links edit

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