Société de transport de Trois-Rivières explained

Société de transport de Trois-Rivières
Founded:2002
Headquarters:2000, rue Bellefeuille
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
G9A 5J3
Service Area:Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Service Type:Public transit
Routes:12
Ridership:8200

French: Société de transport de Trois-Rivières|i=no (STTR) was formed in 2002 to operate transit services, after the merger of the six municipalities that today constitute the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Previously the French: Corporation intermunicipale de transport des Forges (CITF) had provided service in the area since 1979. It covers a population of more than 126,000 people with its urban bus routes, school buses and tours, carrying more than 8200 users per day for a total of about 3 million trips a year.

History

Chronology of the transit system operators.[1]

1915 to 1939: Three Rivers Traction Company

1940 to 1975: French: la Compagnie de Transport St. Maurice|i=no

1975 to 1979: French: Ville de Trois-Rivières|i=no

1979 to 2001: French: Corporation intermunicipale de transport des Forges|i=no

2002 to present: French: Société de transport des Trois-Rivières|i=no

Notes and References

  1. David A. Wyatt, History of Canadian Transit Systems: Trois-Rivières, Québec. Retrieved 2024-05-14.