Société de transport de Laval

Société de transport de Laval

Founded	June 1971
Headquarters	2250 Francis-Hughes Av.
Locale	Laval, Quebec
Service area	Laval
Service type	Bus service, paratransit
Routes	47[1]
Stops	2,724[2]
Hubs	Le Carrefour Terminus, Cartier Terminus, Montmorency Terminus, Henri-Bourassa Terminus (North), Côte-Vertu Terminus
Stations	535 (shelters)[2]
Fleet	309 buses[2]
Daily ridership	85,360 (or 22.05 million per year[2]
Fuel type	B5 Biodesel[3]
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,^[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 & 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

Taxi routes

Fares

As of July 2023, a single fare is $3.75.^[9] 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.^[10]

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

• Bois-de-Boulogne (1 route)
• De la Concorde intermodal station (4 routes, including one night route)
• Vimont (2 routes)
• Sainte-Rose (3 routes)

REM

STL also connects with the REM at:

Deux-Montagnes branch

• Du Ruisseau in Montreal. (1 route)
• Bois-Franc in Montreal. (4 routes, including express 902)
• Sainte-Dorothée (6 routes, including express 903)

Fleet

• Nova Bus LFS ^[11]
• New Flyer (demo)

denotes Wheelchair

Active fleet systems

Societe de transport de Laval current fleet
Photo	Fleet numbers	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Notes	Lengths
	0401-0414 0501-0512 0601-0612 0701-0710 0801-0817 0901-0924	2003-2009	Nova Bus	LFS 2nd Generation	0811 retired due to a fire.	40" (12.19m)
	1001-1014 1101-1120 1201-1220 1221-1228	2010-2012	Nova Bus	LFS 3rd Generation		40" (12.19m)
	1301-1313	2013	Nova Bus	LFS 4th Generation	New rear in 2013	40" (12.19m)
	1401-1419 1501-1520 1601-1628 1701-1722 1801-1822 1901-1923 2000-2018 2101-2128 2201-2215	2014-2022	Nova Bus	LFS 4th Generation Hybrid	New driver window in 2019 (1901-1923) 1818 is retired due to an accident.[12]	40" (12.19m)
	2052-2060	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.	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.^[4] A feasibility study began in spring 2009^[14] 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.^[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.^[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][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.^[5]

See also

• Laval daycare bus crash

References

External links

• Société de transport de Laval website
• STL system map

This page was last edited on 26 April 2024, at 14:59