The Société de transport de Lévis also known as STLevis ''(Lévis Transit Corporation)'' is a public transportation agency created in 1980, operating mainly in Lévis on the south shore of the

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, being the counterpart of the

Réseau de transport de la Capitale The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC), brand name for ''Société de transport de Québec'', provides urban public transit services in the Quebec City area. It was founded in 2002, continuing the operations of the former Société de tran ...

(RTC) on the north side. STLevis offers connections between Lévis and

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; RTC buses currently do not have any services to the south shore.

Description

The STLévis serves a population of about 150,000 on a territory of in the region of

Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...

, including Lévis and the municipality of

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 it ...

. The corporation operates 71 40ft low-floor diesel vehicles, 12 40ft low-floor hybrid vehicles, 8

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es, 4

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es, and employs 172 people. In 2016, it served more than 4.2 million riders. The agency owns and operates a 7,500 m² bus depot in the Desjardins borough of the city. Built in 1986, the depot was renovated in the early 2010s to increase its bus storage capacity and the number of maintenance spots.

Routes

The STLevis offers an up-to-date list of routes.

Lévisien routes

* Lévisien-1- Traverse-Lagueux * Lévisien-2- Traverse-Université Laval * Lévisien-3- Lagueux-Université Laval

Local routes, Desjardins / Chaudière-Est

*11 - Traverse > Hôtel-Dieu > UQAR > Lauzon > / Traverse > Lauzon > UQAR > Hôtel-Dieu > (new route, June 2014) *12 - Vieux-Lévis - Lauzon (new route, August 2014) *13 - Dorval > Hôtel-Dieu > UQAR > St-David > / Dorval > St-David > UQAR > Hôtel-Dieu > (new route, June 2014) *14 - Traverse - Innoparc *15- Traverse - Pintendre *19 - Breakeyville - de la Concorde Station *27R- Saint-Romuald - Saint-Jean-Chrysostome *35R- Charny - de la Concorde Station

Local routes, Chaudière-Ouest

*22 - Saint-Nicolas South - Des Rivières Park & Ride *23 - Saint-Nicolas North - Des Rivières Park & Ride *24 - Saint-Rédempteur - Des Rivières Park & Ride

Express services (weekdays only)

* ELQ / ESQ / ECQ - Express Lévis / Saint-Jean-Chrysostome / Charny - Downtown Quebec * EOQ - Express Des Rivières Park & Ride - Downtown Quebec * 27E / 34E / 35E - Saint-Jean-Chrysostome / Saint-Romuald / Charny -

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* 31E / 41E - Express Saint-Jean-Chrysostome / Charny -

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* 33E - Express Lévis-centre -

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* 43E - Express Des Rivières Park & Ride -

* 60E - Express Des Rivières Park & Ride - Marly (Quebec City) * 65 - Saint-Lambert - Des Rivières Park & Ride

References

External links

STL official web site
Levis Levis Transport in Lévis, Quebec Transport in Quebec City {{Canada-bus-transport-stub