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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,
Côte-Vertu Terminus
Stations535 (shelters)[2]
Fleet309 buses[2]
Daily ridership85,360 (or 22.05 million per year[2]
Fuel typeB5 Biodesel[3]
Chief executiveJosée Roy
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

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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 the fourth quarter of 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

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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 or Montmorency of the Orange Line. All buses go to at least one metro station, 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

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Société de transport de Laval
No. Route Connects to Services times / notes
 2 ♿︎  Métro Montmorency - Métro Henri-Bourassa
Late-night shuttle
 12  Pont-Viau - Métro Cartier Cartier Daily
 16 ♿︎  Métro Montmorency - Laval-des-Rapides / Armand-Frappier Montmorency Weekdays, peak only
 17 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Auteuil Cartier Daily
 20 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Chomedey Cartier Daily
 22  Métro Cartier - Saint-François Cartier Daily
 24 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Sainte-Dorothée Cartier Daily
 26  Métro Montmorency - Station Sainte-Dorothée
Daily
 27  Métro Cartier - Gare Vimont
Daily
 31 ♿︎  Métro Henri-Bourassa - Auteuil
Daily
 33 ♿︎  Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier
Daily
 36  Métro Montmorency - Chomedey Montmorency Weekdays, peak only
 37  Métro Cartier - Sainte-Rose
Daily
 39 ♿︎  Terminus Le Carrefour - Auteuil
Daily
 40 ♿︎  Métro Montmorency - Chomedey Montmorency Daily
 42  Terminus Le Carrefour - Saint-François
Daily
 43 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Auteuil Cartier Daily
 45 ♿︎  Métro Montmorency - Auteuil
Daily
 46 ♿︎  Métro Montmorency - Laval-Ouest Montmorency Daily
 48 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Gare Vimont
Daily
 50 ♿︎  Terminus Le Carrefour - Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Daily
 52  Métro Henri-Bourassa - Saint-François
Daily
 55  Métro Henri-Bourassa - Laval-Ouest
Daily
 56  Métro Montmorency - Sainte-Dorothée
Daily
 58  Métro Cartier - Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Daily
 60 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Chomedey
Daily
 61  Métro Montmorency - Fabreville
Daily
 63 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Gare Sainte-Rose
Daily
 65  Métro Montmorency - Gare Sainte-Rose
Daily
 66 ♿︎  Terminus Le Carrefour - Sainte-Dorothée Terminus icon Terminus Le Carrefour Daily
 70 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Métro Montmorency
Daily
 73 ♿︎  Métro Cartier - Fabreville
Daily
 74  Métro Cartier - Saint-François Cartier Daily
 76  Métro Montmorency - Station Sainte-Dorothée
Daily
 144  Métro Côte-Vertu - Sainte-Dorothée
Daily
 151  Métro Côte-Vertu - Sainte-Rose
Daily
 222  Métro Cartier - Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Cartier Limited weekend service
 252  Métro Henri-Bourassa - Saint-François
Weekdays, peak only
 313  Métro Côte-Vertu / Chomedey Côte-Vertu Service for Structube employees mostly
 322  Métro Henri-Bourassa - Duvernay
Late-night shuttle
 345 ♿︎  Métro Henri-Bourassa - Gare Vimont
Late-night shuttle
 713  Métro Côte-Vertu - Sainte-Dorothée
Weekdays, peak only

Rail replacement service during REM construction

 730  Station Sainte-Dorothée - Montréal
Weekdays, peak only

Rail replacement service during REM construction

 744  Métro Côte-Vertu - Station Sainte-Dorothée
Weekdays, peak only

Rail replacement service during REM construction

 901  Métro Cartier - Saint-François Cartier Weekdays, peak only
 902 ♿︎  Métro Côte-Vertu - Terminus Le Carrefour
Weekdays only
 903  Métro Montmorency - Station Sainte-Dorothée
Daily
 925  Métro Radisson - Saint-François Radisson Weekdays, peak only

Taxi routes

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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 rail 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[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

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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 "Ensemble, toujours plus loin - Rapport d'activités 2017" [Together, always further - 2017 Activity Report] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-13.
  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. ^ "STL 2005 Fleet Archive - Page 1 - FleetStats". www.fleetstatsapp.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  14. ^ "Trolleybus in Laval?" (PDF) (Press release). STL. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  15. ^ Riga, Andy (March 17, 2009). "Laval ponders installing trolleys". The Gazette (Montreal).
  16. ^ 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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