Société de transport de Laval (, STL) is the public transit system in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada.
History
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, 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.
Routes
Serving the growing suburban areas of Laval and the north of Montreal, the STL runs 51 routes. Most bus routes end at metro stations Cartier or Montmorency of the Orange Line. All buses go to at least one metro station, with the exception of lines 66, 203, 244, 251 and 255. Lines 203, 244, 251 and 255 end at a REM station instead of a metro station. There are four night routes on the STL, route 2, 322, 335 and 345. 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).
Routes list
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" style="background: #; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF ;" colspan"4" |
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!No.
!Route
!Connects to
!Services times / notes
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| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Late-night shuttle, no Sunday service
|-
|Métro Henri-Bourassa
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Pont-Viau
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Métro Cartier
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Laval-des-Rapides / Armand-Frappier
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Auteuil
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Chomedey
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Saint-François
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Station Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Gare Vimont
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Auteuil
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Métro Cartier
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Chomedey
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Sainte-Rose
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Terminus Le Carrefour
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Auteuil
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Chomedey
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Terminus Le Carrefour
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Saint-François
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Auteuil
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Auteuil
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Laval-Ouest
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| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Gare Vimont
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Terminus Le Carrefour
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
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| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Saint-François
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| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays only
|-
|Laval-Ouest
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Chomedey
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Fabreville
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Gare Sainte-Rose
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Gare Sainte-Rose
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Terminus Le Carrefour
| rowspan="2" | 16px|Terminus icon Terminus Le Carrefour
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Métro Montmorency
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Fabreville
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Saint-François
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Station Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Côte-Vertu
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Côte-Vertu
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Sainte-Rose
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Fabreville
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Station Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Limited weekend service
|-
|Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Station Bois-Franc
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Station Bois-Franc
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
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|Sainte-Rose
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Saint-François
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Station Bois-Franc
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily, weekdays early mornings and late evenings only
|-
|Laval-Ouest
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Côte-Vertu
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Service for Structube employees mostly
|-
|Chomedey
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Late-night shuttle
|-
|Duvernay
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily
|-
|Vimont
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Henri-Bourassa
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Late-night shuttle
|-
|Gare Vimont
|-
!
| Sainte-Dorothée – Bois-Franc – Côte-Vertu
|
| Used in case of a service disruption on the REM
|-
!
| Deux-Montagnes – Côte-Vertu
|
| Used in case of a service disruption on the REM
|-
!
| Deux-Montagnes – Bois-Franc
|
| Used in case of a service disruption on the REM
|-
!
| Deux-Montagnes – Grand-Moulin – Sainte-Dorothée
|
| Used in case of a service disruption on the REM
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Cartier
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Saint-François
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Montmorency
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Daily, during daytime hours
|-
|Station Sainte-Dorothée
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Métro Radisson
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Weekdays, peak only
|-
|Saint-François
|-
|}
Taxi routes
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" style="background: #; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF ;" colspan"4" |
|-
!No.
!Route
!Connects to
!Services times / notes
|-
|
| de la Concorde Boulevard – Rue Gaumont
|
| Daily / On-request service
|-
|
| de la Concorde Boulevard – Rue Gaumont
|
| Weekdays, peak only
|-
|
| des Laurentides Boulevard – Plastiques Balcan
|
| Daily
|-
|
| Saint-Martin Boulevard – A-440
|
| Weekdays, peak only
|-
|
| René-Laennaec Boulevard – Montée Sainte-François
|
| Daily / On-request service
|-
|
| des Laurentides Boulevard – des Perron Avenue
|
| Weekdays only / On-request service
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|
| Saint-Elzéar – Louis-B.-Mayer
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| Weekdays, peak only
|-
|
| Duchesneau – Marcel-Villeneuve
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| Daily / On-request service
|-
|
| Le Carrefour – Frégault
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| Weekdays only / On-request service
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|
| Notre-Dame Boulevard – Rue Étienne-Lavoie
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| Weekdays only / On-request service
|-
|
| Secteur Louis-B.-Mayer/Saint-Elzéar
|
| Weekdays only / On-demand service
|-
|
| Secteur John-Molson/voie de desserte sud
A440
|
| Daily / On-demand service
|-
|
| Secteur Étienne-Lenoir/montée
Champagne/rang Saint-Antoine
|
| Daily / On-demand service
|-
|}
Fares
As of July 2023, a single fare is $3.75. 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.
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 rail 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)
- Sainte-Dorothée (4 routes, including express 903)
Fleet
- Nova Bus LFS
- New Flyer (demo)
denotes Wheelchair
Active fleet systems
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! colspan="7" | Societe de transport de Laval current fleet
|-
!Photo
!Fleet numbers
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Notes
!Lengths
|-
| 150px
| 0601-0612 <br /> 0701-0710 <br /> 0801-0817 <br /> 0901-0924
| 2005-2009
| Nova Bus
| LFS 2nd <br /> Generation
|
- 0811 retired due to a fire.
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 150px
| 1001-1014 <br /> 1101-1120 <br /> 1201-1220 <br /> 1221-1228
| 2010-2012
| Nova Bus
| LFS 3rd <br /> Generation
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
|
| 1301-1313
| 2013
| Nova Bus
| LFS 4th <br /> Generation
|
- New rear in 2013
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
|
| 1401-1419 <br /> 1501-1520 <br /> 1601-1628 <br /> 1701-1722 <br /> 1801-1822 <br /> 1901-1923 <br /> 2000-2018 <br /> 2101-2128 <br /> 2201-2215 <br /> 2401-2408
| 2014-2024
| Nova Bus
| LFS 4th <br /> Generation Hybrid
|
- New driver window in 2019 (1901-1923)
- 1818 is retired due to an accident.
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
|
| 2052-2060
| 2020
| New Flyer Industries
| XE40
|
- 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.
| align="center" | 40" (12.19m)
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|+ Demonstrators fleet system roster
!Fleet numbers
!Photo
!Years
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Notes
!Length
|-
! 1199 <br /> (7777)
|
|| 2012 || Design Line || Eco-Smart I <br /> Olymbus "42" || Original numbered 1199, 1299 and 151212. <br /> Delivered to Laval in August 2011. ||
|-
! 2051
|
|| 2019 || New Flyer || XE40 ||
- Delivered to Laval in August 2019.
||
|-
|}
Retired fleet systems
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!Fleet numbers
!Year
!Photo
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Out of <br /> service <br /> dates
!Notes
!Length
|-
| 5801-5805
| 1987
|
| rowspan="6" | Motor Coach Industries
| rowspan="8" | 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
|
| rowspan="10" | Nova Bus
| 2015/09
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 6500-6510
| 1995
|
| 2015/09
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 9601-9605
| rowspan="2" | 1996
|
| rowspan="4" | LFS 1st <br /> Generation
| 2018/04
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 9701-9715
|
| rowspan=2 | 2018/07
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 9801-9815
| 1998
|
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 0001-0014
| 2000
|
| 2021/04
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 0101-0124
| 2001
|
| rowspan="4" | LFS 2nd <br /> Generation
| rowspan="2" |2021/06
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 0201-0212
| 2002
|
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 0301-0314
| 2003
|
| 2023/02
|
| 40" (12.19m)
|-
| 0401-0414, 0501-0512
| 2004-2005
|
|2024/10
|
| 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. and was completed in autumn 2010.
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. 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.