Headquarters | 111, rue Jean-Proulx, Gatineau |
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Service area | Gatineau (urban area), Cantley and Chelsea |
Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 59 |
Fleet | 273 buses |
Web site | English Site |
Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) is the transit service of the Outaouais region of Quebec. It operates public transit routes in Gatineau, Quebec, including the Hull, Aylmer, Gatineau, Buckingham and Masson-Angers sectors, plus limited service to suburban communities such as Chelsea and Cantley.
STO is located in Canada's National Capital Region, and operates numerous bus routes through Downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It is the last transit company that still operates fishbowl buses in Quebec.
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Information current to July 2010:[4]
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35 | Cégep de l'Outaouais (Hull campus) | Ottawa via Alexandra Bridge | Some weekday northbound trips are extended to residential areas north of the CEGEP. These trips are signed 35 De la Galène otherwise northbound trips are signed 35 Lac des Fées. Two weekday morning trips towards Ottawa starts at Marie-Burger and Cite-des-Jeunes. Doesn't run on Sundays. |
36 | Ottawa via Portage Bridge or Alexandra Bridge(Weekdays from 9 am) & Hull Hospital | Northbound trips are signed 36 Gabrielle-Roy or 36 Gabrielle-Roy/Hôpital de Hull. This route is available only during the midday hours between rush hours. Starting in January 2009, Ottawa-bound trips will use the Alexandra Bridge. | |
37 | Ottawa via Portage Bridge or Alexandra Bridge(Weekdays from 9 am) | Holds a similar route than the 36 but its northbound trips are signed 37 St-Joseph and does not travel at the Hull Hospital. Starting in 2009, Ottawa-bound trips uses the Alexandra Bridge after 9 am during weekdays only.
Note : There are trips that are signed École secondaire Mont-Bleu or École secondaire de l'Île|Ecole secondaire de l'Île – see Routes 629 and 737. |
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38 | Freeman Park And Ride | Runs weekdays only and offers supplementary services to Routes 21, 36, 37 and 39 on St-Joseph Blvd. Ottawa-bound trips after 9 am uses the Alexandra Bridge | |
39 | Freeman Park And Ride & Le Plateau | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | There are trips that are signed École secondaire Mont-Bleu or École secondaire de l'Île – see Routes 639 and 839. Additional rush-hour service from Le Plateau and Manoir des Trembles are provided by Routes 22, 25, 26, 28 (heads to Tunney's Pasture) and 29. |
49 | Jardins Lavigne (Aylmer sector) & Rivermead Park And Ride | CEGEP de l'Outaouais (Hull campus) via Le Plateau | All off-peak trips ends at Rivermead with some rush-hour trips to downtown Aylmer sector. Saturday and Sunday as well as early-evening weekday service and 30-minute service between rush hours were introduced in 2007. |
51 | Front (Aylmer) | Rivermead Park-and-ride | Follows most of Route 41 in Aylmer sector. |
52 | Eardley (Aylmer Sector) | Direct transfer to Route 59 and follows most of Routes 44 and 46 through Aylmer sector. | |
53 | Wychwood (Aylmer) | Follows Route 45 in Aylmer sector between Galeries d'Aylmer and Rivermead | |
57 | Rivermead Park And Ride & Downtown Aylmer sector | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais via Downtown Gatineau | Runs in peak periods only with a midday trip between the first and second block of courses at the UQO and late-evening trips from les Promenades. Some PM westbound rush-hour trips will start downtown while some eastbound PM peak trips will start from St-Dominique Park and Ride |
59 | Rivermead Park-and-Ride | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | All day regular link to Ottawa. Transfer with local service at Rivermead. |
62 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Parc Gréber | New route introduced in January 2008 for shift workers at the Gatineau sector's main industrial sector. Doesn't run on weekends. This route will be cancelled starting January 4. |
63 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | It is a one-way loop route | |
64 | Freeman Park and Ride | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Created from splitting of route 39. Serving the Limbour and Touraine areas previously served by route 39. |
66 | Limbour – St-Alexandre Park And Ride (Gatineau sector) | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Doesn't run on Sundays. Replaced portions of former Routes 61 & 69 during the summer of 2006. |
67 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Direct link from Ottawa to les Promenades. Rush hour trips to les Promenades (morning) and downtown (afternoon) are provided by Routes 57 (downtown Gatineau only) and 77. This route along with the 77 have been named the Green Route starting in June 2007. |
71 | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride – Davidson (Gatineau sector) | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Provides alternate service to Route 76 |
72 | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride (Gatineau Sector) | Notre-Dame | Runs weekdays and off-peak only. Most of the old Route 72 was replaced by Route 78 in June 2006. |
74 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Maloney & Encan Larose (Masson-Angers sector) | One trip goes to Encan Larose in Masson-Angers. Doesn't run on Sundays and most of its weekday service was replaced by Route 96 that follows the same route. |
76 | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride – La Vérendrye (Gatineau sector) | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Provides alternate service to Route 71 to CHVO Gatineau |
77 | Magnus & Place la Cité (Gatineau Sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Follows mostly Route 67 from les Promenades to Ottawa except in the downtown area. This route along with the 67 have been named the Green Route starting in June 2007. Since June 2008 shorten rush-hour supplementary trips between Place de la Cité and Ottawa are provided by Route 65. |
78 | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride – Cheval Blanc (Gatineau sector) | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Replaced most of Route 72 during the summer of 2006 |
79 | Lorrain & Saint-Thomas (Rivière Blanche) | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride – Cheval Blanc (Gatineau sector) | Route introduced in 2010 providing service north of the Lorrain & Highway 50 area. |
96 | Masson-Angers – Buckingham | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Follows Route 74 on Maloney Blvd. Increased service on evenings from Monday to Saturday with hourly service on weekdays |
300 | Robert-Guertin Park And Ride (Hull Sector) | Village Place-Cartier – Galeries de Hull | Shopper's route on Tuesday and Thursday |
Route | Start | End | Notes |
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1 | Chelsea | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Travels via Boulevard Saint-Joseph towards downtown. |
5 | Cantley | Travels via the Casino du Lac-Leamy towards downtown. | |
6 | One AM trip and one PM trip serving additional Cantley subdivisions not currently served directly by route 5. In Gatineau and Ottawa, it follows the current route 5. | ||
20 | Freeman Park And Ride (Hull Sector) via Portage Bridge | Ottawa via Alexandra Bridge | Travels from Ottawa in the morning rush-hour and provides additional service to St. Joseph Blvd in addition to Routes 37 and 38. Starting in January 2009, afternoon trips towards Ottawa will be modified to travel via the Alexandra Bridge and will end at Wellington and Lyon. |
22 | Le Plateau (Hull sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | New route replacing parts of Route 25 and 26 service on St-Raymond Boulevard. All trips have been extended into Le Plateau. |
24 | New route to Europe blvd. | ||
25 | Serves the western part of the community. | ||
26 | Serves northern and central parts of the community. | ||
27 | Hautes-Plaines (Hull Sector) | Travels near the Casino du Lac Leamy towards downtown. | |
28 | Le Plateau & Hull Hospital | Tunney's Pasture | Travels via Champlain Bridge & Ottawa River Parkway |
29 | Manoir des Trembles (Hull Sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Uses same route as Route 39 until Boulevard Saint-Raymond |
40 | Jardins-Lavigne (Aylmer) | Replaces Route 50 but route was not modified in June 2007. | |
41 | Des Cedres (Aylmer) | Created in June 2007 as a split of Route 45 with the latter still serving Wychwood and Deschenes | |
44 | Eardley (Aylmer Sector) & Rivermead Park and Ride | Follows mostly Route 52, but travels straight on Chemin d'Aylmer. | |
45 | Wychwood (Aylmer Sector) | Route was split in June 2007, with Route 41 serving the The Cedars/Queen's Park neighbourhoods. | |
46 | Eardley – Front (Aylmer Sector) & Rivermead Park And Ride | Follows mostly Route 44 but does not travel through most of the Eardley community. | |
47 | Lakeview – Eardley (Aylmer) | Replaces Route 55 but ends at Galeries d'Aylmer | |
48 | Lucerne North – Aylmer North | Ottawa via Macdonald-Cartier Bridge & Downtown Gatineau | A one-trip route that serves rural Aylmer north |
54 | Parc Champlain (Aylmer Sector) | Rivermead Park And Ride | Connector route to serve local communities |
58 | Rivermead Park And Ride | Tunney's Pasture | Via Champlain Bridge. Previously used Orion II mini-buses due to width restriction on the bridge prior to widening project in 2002–2003. |
65 | Place de la Cite | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Since June 2008, Route 65 provides the shortened trips of Route 77 during rush-hour. Entire route to/from Labrosse/St-Rene is still provided by Route 77 |
68 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Cégep de l'Outaouais (Hull Campus) via Autoroute 50 | Closed doors route. Also served as temporary shuttle route during certain hours between the CEGEP and les Promenades due to construction detours on the Alonzo Wright Bridge affecting Routes 33 and 64 in 2009. |
Route | Start | End | Notes |
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11 | Cégep de l'Outaouais (Hull campus) | Ottawa via Macdonald-Cartier Bridge & Downtown Gatineau | Follows portions of Routes 31 & 35 through Parc de la Montagne |
17 | Follows portions of Routes 36 & 37 in the Mont-Bleu area | ||
80 | St-Alexandre Park And Ride – Limbour (Gatineau sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge & Autoroute 50 | Serving Limbour community |
81 | La Verendrye (Gatineau Sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Serving Du Carrefour & Saint-Richard community |
82 | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride – Duquette (Gatineau sector) | Serving Pointe-Gatineau & Saint-Richard communities | |
83 | Ravins Boises/Nobert (Gatineau sector) | Serving Les Terrasses Paiement community | |
84 | Maloney (Gatineau sector) | Serving areas in the vicinity of Boulevard Maloney | |
85 | Côte-des-Neiges (Gatineau sector) | Serves Du Carrefour, Mont-Royal and Le Versant communities | |
86 | Du Barry (Gatineau sector) | Serves Le Baron community | |
87 | Mont-Luc/Limbour (Gatineau sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge & Autoroute 50 | Serves Mont-Luc and Limbour communities |
88 | Cheval Blanc (Gatineau sector) | Serves Cheval Blanc/La Sablonnière communities. Some morning trips towards Ottawa may exit Highway 50 at Paiement and travel via Greber and Fournier in case of congestion on Highway 50. | |
89 | Touraine (Gatineau sector) | Serves Touraine community | |
90 | Davidson (Gatineau sector) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge | Serves Les Hauteurs, Bellevue and Terrasses Paiement communities. |
Route | Start | End | Notes |
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94 | Masson-Angers sector (Masson Arena) | Ottawa via Portage Bridge & Autoroute 50 | Follows portions of Route 96 in Masson and Angers areas. Some morning trips towards Ottawa may exit Highway 50 at Paiement and travel via Greber and Fournier in case of congestion on Highway 50. |
98 | Buckingham sector (Lépine / Carpentier) | Follows Route 96 through Buckingham. Some morning trips towards Ottawa may exit Highway 50 at Paiement and travel via Greber and Fournier in case of congestion on Highway 50. |
The following routes are for students from Gatineau educational institutions only and numbers are not shown on the destination sign, on the bus flag, the Info-Plus information board or the User's Guide. It is mentioned only on the STO's website under the Students (Pour étudiants seulement) section. They are also not included in the InfoBus telephone information dispatcher system. They have three-digit numbers, and the last two indicate that it is using a route similar to its parent route (ex: 633 follows mostly Route 33). Generally, the name of the school is shown only on the destination sign, but sometimes it can also do the parent route's short trip. These routes runs only on school days from Late-August/Early-September to mid or late-June.
Route | Start | End | Notes |
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325 | Le Plateau (Hull sector) | Collège Saint-Alexandre (Gatineau sector) | Travels via Boulevards Saint-Joseph, Boulevard Mont-Bleu, Boulevard Cité-des-Jeunes and Saint-Raymond during the afternoon but does not serves Mont-Bleu and Cite-des-Jenues in the morning. Afternoon trips in Le Plateau runs in the same direction as the AM 325 trips (counter-clock wise) but via Pink Road before entering the residential areas. |
327 | Marie-Burger-Hautes Plaines (Hull Sector) | Follows Route 27 through Marie-Burger and Hautes Plaines areas | |
333 | Cégep de l'Outaouais (Hull campus) & Ottawa via Alexandra Bridge | Morning trips to St-Alexandre starts from the CEGEP while one afternoon trip extends to Ottawa | |
338 | Collège Saint-Alexandre | Galeries de Hull | P.M rush hour only following Route 38 until Les Galeries de Hull |
339 | Galeries de Hull, Le Plateau/Manoir des Trembles (Hull Sector) | Collège Saint-Alexandre (Gatineau sector) | Skips the Mutchmore residential area staying on Boulevard Saint-Joseph. A route 339 trip in the morning provides extension of a route 731 AM trip. |
533 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Collège Nouvelles-Frontières (Hull sector) | Runs during PM rush hour only and follows Route 33. |
539 | Le Plateau/Manoir des Trembles | Collège Nouvelles-Frontières (Hull sector) | Serves le Plateau, Manoir des Trembles and Val-Tetrault via Route 39. |
564 | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | Route follows Route 64 in the Gatineau sector as well as Route 39 between the Hospital and Freeman Park and Ride. | |
625 | Le Plateau (Hull sector) | Polyvalente de l'Île (Hull Sector) | Travels via Gamelin and Boulevard Saint-Raymond |
627 | Hautes Plaines (Hull sector) | Follows Route 27 except does not travel via the Marie-Burger area (AM only) | |
629 | Manoir des Trembles (Hull Sector) | Travels via Boulevards Alexandre-Tache, Saint-Joseph and des Allumettières | |
633 | Freeman Park And Ride | Follows Route 33 until Freeman | |
637 | Val-Tetrault | Travels via Boulevard Saint-Joseph. Map not shown on STO site | |
639 | Saint-Joseph/Mutchmore | Follows mostly route 39 between Mutchmore and Galeries de Hull (PM only) | |
649 | Rivermead (Aylmer sector) | École Secondaire Grande-Rivière (Aylmer) | Follows Route 49 until Parc Champlain/Rivermead and Route 52 until Rivermead |
651 | Rivermead Park And Ride/Aylmer sector | Follows Route 51 and the section of Route 52 west of Grande-Rivière | |
653 | Rivermead Park And Ride/Wychwood | Follows mostly route 53 | |
654 | Rivermead & Parc Champlain (Aylmer sector) | Trips travels on des Allumettières and serves Parc Champlain. | |
666 | Mont-Luc-Limbour (Gatineau sector) | Collège Nouvelles-Frontières (Hull Sector) | Serves Mont-Luc, Limbour and Hautes Plaines areas. |
671 | Jean-Rene Monette Park and Ride – Davidson (Gatineau sector) | Travels via Boulevard Saint-Joseph and Alonzo Wright Bridge towards the Gatineau sector. Serves same residential areas as Route 71. | |
676 | Jean-Rene Monette Park And Ride – La Verendrye (Gatineau sector) | Follows mostly Route 76 in Gatineau sector. Travels via Boulevards Gréber and Fournier and Autoroute 5 during AM rush hour and via Boulevard Saint-Joseph and Alonzo Wright Bridge during PM rush hour. | |
696 | Buckingham and Masson-Angers sectors | Follows Route 96. Travels via Boulevards Gréber and Fournier and Autoroute 5 (AM) or Sacre-Coeur Boulevard (PM). | |
731 | Cégep de l'Outaouais (Hull Campus) & Polyvalente Mont-Bleu | Polyvalente de l'Île & Collège Saint-Joseph | A 731 morning trip ends at the Galeries de Hull and continues as Route 339 towards Collège Saint-Alexandre. Trip to Ottawa only during P.M rush hour from Mont-Bleu. Morning Mont-Bleu trip ends at Cégep de l'Outaouais There is additional PM run from Collège Saint-Joseph towards the CEGEP area. |
733 | Polyvalente Mont-Bleu | Freeman Park and Ride | P.M rush hour only – map not available on STO site. |
735 | Marie-Burger/Hautes Plaines & Hull Hospital/Collège Nouvelle Frontières | Serves both the Mont-Bleu and Collège Nouvelles Frontières | |
737 | Saint-Joseph & Downtown Gatineau | The section between Village Place Cartier shopping centre and downtown is served only during P.M rush hour | |
739 | Le Plateau – Des Trembles – Terrasses de la Chaudière & Collège Saint-Joseph | Polyvalente de l'Île (Hull sector) & Hull Hospital | Trip from Collège Saint-Joseph ends at the Hull Hospital and available only during P.M rush hour. De l'Île trips follows Route 39 until Val-Tetrault but does not serve Manoir des Trembles (see Route 629) |
740 | Collège Saint-Joseph (downtown Gatineau) | Jardins Lavigne (Aylmer sector) | P.M rush hour only, following Route 40 |
749 | Rivermead Park And Ride | Polyvalente Mont-Bleu | Follows mostly Route 49 but does not loop at the Hull Hospital (PM only) |
751 | Rivermead Park And Ride | École Secondaire Grande-Rivière (Aylmer sector) | Following Route 51 in Glenwood area. Shorter route then Route 651 which also supplements Route 751 in Glenwood |
753 | Same as Route 653 but follows a clockwise loop through residential areas southwest of the Park and Ride. AM trips do not serve Rivermead Lot. PM trips follows a clockwise direction via Des Allumettières instead of Broad and North | ||
754 | Rivermead (Aylmer sector) | Serves only the Rivermead Centre area via Aylmer Road. PM trips travels clockwise via Des Allumettières instead of Broad and North | |
767 | Polyvalente de l'Île | Les Promenades de l'Outaouais | P.M rush hour only towards Gatineau sector |
829 | Manoir des Trembles | Polyvalente Mont-Bleu | Serves the same residential areas as Route 29 (PM only) |
839 | Manoir des Trembles & Le Plateau | Serves both Le Plateau and Manoir des Trembles. One AM trip ends at Hull Cégep | |
849 | Le Plateau (Hull sector), Jardins Lavigne (Aylmer sector) & Rivermead Park And Ride | Collège Nouvelles-Frontières (Hull Sector) | One Mont-Bleu AM trip starts from Front/Cormier. Two afternoon Aylmer trips from Nouvelles Frontières and one from Mont-Bleu ends at Front-Cormier. Other trips starts/ends at Rivermead or Le Plateau |
Model | Year | Bus Numbers | No. In Fleet* | Notes |
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GMDD T6H-5307N | 1979 | 7901–7907 | 7* | Only 7901 is still in service with a Balios electronic destination sign. It has been recently rebuilt and kept for historical purposes and it is also the final remaining fishbowl in revenue service in Quebec. |
GMDD TC40-102N | 1985 | 8536, 8539, 8544 | 3 | 8536, 8539 and 8544 were purchased from STCUQ in 2008 and are still active. |
GMDD TC40-102N | 1986 | 8614, 8620 & 8624 | 3* | Purchased from STCUQ in 2008. 8624 is retired. Equipped with Luminator flip-dot signs. Some buses have had the rear Balios sign removed. |
MCI TC40-102N | 1989 | 8901–8915 | 15* | Same as '88s. Only 8902, 05, 06, and 07 remain in service. 8907 has a Luminator destiantion sign while the rest have Balios signs. All remaining buses have received new paint jobs in 2009. |
MCI TC40-102N | 1990 | 9001–9005 | 5* | Similar to the 88 and 89 model but has a large window at the back. All buses are equipped with Luminator Max (green). 9004 was previously decorated for the 25th anniversary of the STO in 1996 and was renumbered on the outside as 7196. 9004 & 9005 are retired. |
MCI TC40-102A | 1990 | 9008–9015 | 8* | First buses equipped with A/C. However, it slows the acceleration of the bus. This problem affects only MCI models equipped with the feature. Like the 91 and 92 models (and buses 9101–9125 of OC Transpo), there are no back windows. 9008 was retired in late-June 2007 and that bus had during the early 90s a full ad wrap for Radio-Canada. 9010 retired in September 2010. |
MCI TC40-102A | 1991 | 9101–9129 | 30* | The front destination sign panel (inside the bus) is black. 9121 was retired in June 2009. 9122 was retired in late-June 2007. Most remaining buses have been repainted in 2009 and 2010. |
MCI TC40-102A | 1992 | 9201–9223 | 23* | 9223 was previously decorated with an ad of the Le Regional newspaper. 9211, 9219, and 9220 are retired. Most remaining buses have received new paint jobs in 2009 and 2010. |
NovaBus TC40-102A | 1994 | 9401–9426 | 26 | Equipped with Sutrak A/C on roof. 9401 was often used for evaluations for drivers applying for a job. Some buses are being repainted. |
NovaBus TC40-102A | 1995 | 9501–9520 | 20 | Equipped with Sutrak A/C on roof. 9519 was previously decorated with the ad for the 200th year anniversary of Hull 9520 was previously decorated with an ad of La Revue de Gatineau. Some buses are being repainted. |
NovaBus TC40-102A | 1996 | 9601–9603 | 3 | They are suburban buses with a single-stream exit door. Equipped with Sutrak A/C on roof. 9603 was previously decorated with an ad from the Casino du Lac-Leamy. These buses are powered by a Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine. |
NovaBus TC40-102A | 1997 | 9701–9705 | 5 | Equipped with Sutrak A/C on roof. 9701 was previously decorated with Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival ad & 9702 was previously decorated with an ad from the Francophone Games. 9705 was the last Classic purchased by STO and was also the last Classic ever built with air conditioning. These buses are powered by a Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine. |
NovaBus RT80-2W (RTS) | 2000 | 0001-0012 | 12 | They were the last high floor buses purchased. 0007-0012 are suburban buses but have rear exit doors. 0001 was previously decorated with an ad from the Francophone Games and Transcontinental Media. 0005 was previously decorated with an ad from the Casino du Lac-Leamy, and was also previously decorated with an ad for CHOT-DT. There is no back window. Some buses are being repainted, but only on the front. |
NovaBus LFS 2nd-Gen | 2002 | 0201-0209 | 9 | First low-floor buses. Equipped with Carrier A/C on the roof and orange destination signs. |
NovaBus LFS 2nd-Gen | 2003 | 0301-0328 | 28 | Equipped with Carrier A/C on the roof and orange destination signs. 0306 currently has a rear wrap for Gatineau Toyota, identical to the one on 0707. 0301-0313 are equipped with Allison transmission. 0314-0328 equipped with ZF transmission. 0310 was previously decorated with the Yellow Pages ad. 0328 was previously decorated with the CKTF-FM ad. |
NovaBus LFS '2nd-Gen' | 2004 | 0401-0417 | 17 | Equipped with Carrier A/C on the roof and orange destination signs. 0412 was decorated with an ad of CHOT-DT and TAG-FM. 0413 was decorated with an ad from Couleur FM and TQS |
NovaBus LFS '2nd-Gen' | 2005 | 0501-0517 | 17* | Equipped with Carrier A/C on the roof and orange Balios destination signs.0516 & 0517 were decorated with an ad from Sunoco. 0505 is decorated with an ad from Transcontinental Media. 0506, 0507, and 0511 have ads from the city of Gatineau
about safety on the roads. 0514 had been retired due to fire. |
NovaBus LFS '2nd-Gen' | 2006 | 0601-0617 | 17 | Equipped with Carrier A/C on the roof and orange Balios destination signs. 0601 was previously decorated with an ad of the UQO foundation. 0602 was previously decorated with an ad from the Hippodrome d'Aylmer horse race track. 0606 was previously decorated with an ad from the Casino du Lac-Leamy. 0614-0617 previously used on the Ligne Verte. |
NovaBus LFS Hybrid | 2007 | 0701-0702 | 2 | 0701 and 0702 are new hybrid buses purchased in 2007. Are in service since May 2007. Were wrapped at first, but are now in a livery with large blue and purple stripes on the front and top, as well as a rear window decoration. |
NovaBus LFS '2nd-Gen' | 2007 | 0703-0716 | 14 | Are not hybrids, but the same as 02-06 models, except that these buses have Voith transmissions. 0703-0705 were previously dedicated to STO's Ligne Verte and were decorated as such. 0707 has a rear wrap for Gatineau Toyota. |
NovaBus LFS '2nd-Gen' | 2008 | 0801-0819 | 19 | 0801 decorated with Casino Lac-Leamy wrap. 0804 has a full wrap for Transcontinental Media, 0807 has a side/rear wrap for NRJ 104.1 and another side wrap for Rock Détente 94.9. |
NovaBus LFS '2nd-Gen' | 2009 | 0901-0910 | 10 | Last STO 2nd-Gens. Pressed into service in March/April 2009. 0903 has a full wrap for Sportheque, and 0905 has a full wrap for Les Goutierres Regional. |
NovaBus LFS '3rd-Gen' | 2009 | 0911-0925 | 15 | New redesigned LFS with horizontal engine/full window and updated front end. These buses still have the same drivetrain (Cummins ISL/Voith D864.5) as '07+ LFSs. The arrival of these buses allowed STO to begin offering accessible service in some areas as they are equipped with a more-reliable flip-out ramp. |
NovaBus LFS '3rd-Gen' | 2010 | 1001–1027 | 27 | First used in August for transportation of athletes during the 2010 Quebec Games. |
NovaBus LFS '3rd-Gen' | 2011 | 1101-1107 | 7 | New sytle Carrier A/C are installed on these buses. |
Note : All Classics & RTS' are generally used in rush hour service only.
Model | Year | Bus Numbers | No. In Fleet* | Notes |
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GMC TDH-4512 | 1957 | 5701–5702 | 2 | |
CC&F CD-44A | 1957 | 5703–5705 | 3 | |
CC&FCD-52 | 1957 | 5706–5712 | 7 | |
GMDD TDH-5303 | 1962 | 6201 & 6203–6208 | 7 | |
GMDD SDM-5301 | 1962 | 6202 | 1 | |
GMDD TDH-5303 | 1963 | 6301–6307 | 7 | |
GMDD SDM-5301 | 1963 | 6308 | 1 | |
GMDD TDH-5303 | 1965 | 6501 & 6502 | 2 | |
GMDD TDH-5303 | 1966 | 6601–6607 | 7 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1972 | 7201–7206 | 6 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1973 | 7301–7320 | 20 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1974 | 7401–7425 | 25 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1975 | 7501–7520 | 20 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1976 | 7601–7610 | 10 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1977 | 7701–7710 | 10 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1977 | 7742 & 7757 | 2 | Purchased from OC Transpo in 2005. Retired in September 2010. |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1978 | 7801–7817 | 17 | |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1979 | 8001–8005 | 5 | 8001 was equipped with a Balios electronic destination sign before retiring |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1980 | 8006–8015 | 10 | Some buses were sold to OC Transpo |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1981 | 8101–8103 | 3 | Where purchased from the Société de transport de Laval in the late 1990s and were retired in 2004–2005 |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1981 | 8110–8113 | 4 | Purchased from the Société de transport de Montréal in 2002–2003. |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1982 | 8201–8204 | 4* | Purchased from the Société de transport de Sherbrooke. 8202 was the last bus in service until it was sold to a private collector in May 2009. |
GMDD T6H-5307N | 1982 | 8310–8312 | 3* | Purchased from the Société de transport de Montréal in 2002–2003. 8310 was retired in 2007. |
GMDD S6H-5307N | 1983 | 8301–8308 | 8 | They were suburban buses with no rear exit doors. Were fully retired by 2003. |
GMDD TC40-102N | 1984 | 8401–8406, 8413 | 7* | 8401 was retired in May 2009 when its engine was removed to retrofit it onto 8202 when it was sold. 8413 was purchased from OC Transpo. |
GMDD TC40-102N | 1985 | 8501-8509, 8545 | 10 | 8509 was the last one to retire in late 2010, and was purchased from OC Transpo in 2005. |
GMDD TC40-102N | 1986 | 8601–8604 | 4 | 8603 was the last active bus before been retired in July 2007. |
MCI TC40-102N | 1988 | 8801–8808 | 2 | Retired September 2010. |
MCI SC40-102N | 1990 | 9006-9007 | 1 | Suburban bus without rear doors. Lasts buses without A/C. |
MCI TC40-102N | 1991 | 9130 | 2 | 9130 was purchased from STCUQ. |
OBI 02.501 | 1992 | 2192, 2292, 2392 & 2492 | 4 | Were minibuses used for routes crossing Champlain Bridge prior to widen due to weight and width restrictions on the bridge before 2003. They were replaced by regular buses starting in 2004 |
Fares in this section were effective January 1, 2009.[6]
STO's service consists of three types of bus routes:
Cash fares
Ticket fares (per ticket)
Monthly passes (Adults)
Day pass: $6.50
Children and Students
Seniors (at least age 65)
Transfers
OC Transpo Transfers and Passes
Ontario Residency Card
Forfait CamPuce
An exclusive offer for UQO students, CamPuce is a promotion that offers four months for the price of three.
CamPuce fares on January 1, 2009 for UQO students : $128.00 (regular), $174.50 (express) & $216,50 (interzone).
CamPuce fares on January 1, 2009 for CEGEP de l'Outaouais students : $100.00, $156.25 & $228.25.
Miscellaneous
Other fares are available for groups, special cases, or persons with disabilities.
Smart card
Monthly passes are in the form of a wireless electronic "smart card" known as Passe-Partout PLUS. The card itself has an initial cost of $8.00 and may be purchased from designated sales outlets. Monthly passes are also valid for connecting to OC Transpo routes in Ottawa.