Réseau de transport de Longueuil

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RTL's logo since 2002

Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) (English: Longueuil Transit Network) is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal.

RTL was officially inaugurated on July 1, 1974 as Commission de transport de la Rive Sud de Montréal (CTRSM), replacing the former privately-owned company Chambly Transport. It served the former communities of Boucherville, Brossard, Greenfield Park, Longueuil, LeMoyne, St. Hubert, St. Lambert and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur (later annexed to Brossard in 1978). Between 1985 and 2002 it was named Société de transport de la Rive-Sud de Montréal (STRSM) (See official website). Following the municipal mergers in 2002, the name officially changed to Société de transport de Longueuil.^[1] Its marketing name is Réseau de transport de Longueuil, to avoid confusion with the Société de transport de Laval.

Some of the "former" municipalities demerged (broke away) from the City of Longueuil on January 1, 2006 as the result of referenda. However, demerged municipalities continue to be served by and to contribute financially to the RTL.

1 Shared taxi
2 Terminals serviced by RTL buses
3 Fleet
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Shared taxi

The RTL provides 14 shared taxi routes for residents in certain sectors that are not served by regular bus routes. Shared taxis serve the same stops and accept the same tickets and passes as the bus service. Taxis take riders to the nearest transfer point. Each shared taxi route has its own schedule [1].

[edit] Terminals serviced by RTL buses

Bus termini
Incentive parking lots
- Chevrier Park-n-Ride (AMT)
  - RTL bus # 90
- De Mortagne Park-n-Ride (AMT) (Boucherville, rue Ampère, exit 92 off Quebec Autoroute 20, 45.572641° N 73.443539° W)
  - RTL bus # 61
- Seigneurial Park-n-Ride (AMT) (Saint-Bruno, corner boul. Seigneurial and Quebec route 116, 45.514219° N 73.344995° W)
  - RTL buses # 93, 98, 99
Individual Montreal metro stations
- Bonaventure metro station accessed from Terminus Centre-Ville
- Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro station accessed from Terminus Longueuil
- Papineau metro station
- Radisson metro station
Commuter rail stations along Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line (AMT)
- Saint-Lambert Railway Station
  - RTL buses # 1, 6, 55, 106
- Saint-Hubert Railway Station
  - RTL buses # 8, 28, 88
- Saint-Bruno Railway Station
  - RTL buses # 91, 92, 93, 99

[edit] Fleet

An RTL Van Hool AG700 articulated bus on rue University

General Motors Diesel Division Buses T6H5307N (retired)
General Motors Diesel Division Buses/Motor Coach Industries/NovaBus TC40102N Classic (1990, 1994 and 1995)
NovaBus LFS (1996-2007+)
Van Hool AG700 (1989)
Van Hool AG300 (2001, 2003 and 2006)

denotes wheelchair access

Some RTL buses' fleet numbers start with P or C. Those letters indicate they have a Priority (P) signal and Compteur (passenger counter) installed on them.