The Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector was formed in 1984 to provide public transit service to the communities of
Chambly,
Richelieu and
Carignan
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. This area is in southwestern
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, about east of
Montreal
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on the
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kn ...
. In 1993 it was agreed to expand service to St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, and in 1994 it was the turn of
Marieville to join.
[CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan Mission Statements]
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''Gestrans'' was contracted to manage the transportation system from 2008 through 2012 with Veolia Transport
Veolia Transport (formerly Connex and CGEA Transport) was the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia until the 2011 merger that gave rise to Veolia Transdev. Veolia Transport traded under the ...
Services
Most bus routes terminate either at Longueuil
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly ac ...
or at the downtown Montreal bus terminal via a reserved bus lane on the Champlain Bridge. Both locations provide a connection with local bus services or the Montreal Metro. There are local taxibus routes in Carignan.CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan routes at AMT website
Bus routes
See also
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Exo (public transit) bus services
Bus services are provided throughout the Greater Montreal region of Canada under the Exo brand.
History
Prior to June 2017, bus service within the greater region of Montréal was provided by a number of different local and regional transit agenc ...
References
External links
AMT site for CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan
Transit agencies in Quebec
Bus transport in Quebec
Transport in Montérégie
Chambly, Quebec
Transport in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
1984 establishments in Quebec
La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Rouville Regional County Municipality
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