Longueuil, Québec

Principal System

Montreal & South Shore Auto Car Company (1904 - 1905)
Early bus service over Victoria Bridge from Montréal to St. Lambert. Acquired 1905 by the M&SCRyCo (Bachelder).

Montreal and Southern Counties Railway Company
Interurban and suburban railway service. (q.v.)

Chambly Transport Inc. (1946? - 01 July 1974) Cited as buying buses in 1943 (CC66). Token bears inscription "Founded 1946." Took over Victoria Bridge service between Montréal and the South Shore from the M&SC in the summer of 1956 (Clegg & Lavallée). By 1968 was serving eight South Shore municipalities and part of a ninth (CC68), including St.-Lambert (CC69). (CC Vol. IX, No. 4, July/August 1973) Acquired by CTRSM in 1974 (CC74). (FK 2000)

Commission de transport de la Rive-Sud de Montréal (01 July 1974 - June 1985)
(CUTA 1976-77, AK 2002)

Société de transport de la Rive-Sud de Montréal (June 1985 - 31 December 2001)
Took over CTCUM service in Longueuil 1985. By 1987 service extended to Boucherville, Brossard, Greenfield Park, Lemoyne, Longueuil, St.-Hubert, and St.-Lambert (1986/87 system timetable). (CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992, AK 2002) (Photo Richard Hooles 2000)

system logo Vehicle fleet     Data source:      ~150 buses

system logo Vehicle fleet Data source: 335 buses CTHF/SSG 2000 Mike Rivest 1998 (logo)

Société de transport de Longueuil (01 January 2002 - 07 February 2002)
Name changed in coordination with municipal amalgamation. Because the name abbreviated to STL, the same initials as the longer-standing Laval operator, name was changed again to RTL.

Réseau de transport de Longueuil (07 February 2002 - present)
Continuation of the previous STL and STRSM.

system logo

Data source:

RTL website 2002 (logo)

Canada Steamship Lines (? - ?)
St. Lawrence river ferry service prior to construction of the Jacques-Cartier bridge. (Pharand 1997)

Montreal Tramways Company (1931 - 16 June 1951)
The MTCo commenced bus service to Longueuil in 1931 and to Montreal South in 1932 (CR&MW 31, 32).

Montreal Transportation Commission (16 June 1951 - 31 December 1969)
Longueuil and Montreal South.

Inter-City Bus Lines (? - circa April 1966)
South Shore service including service to Ville Jacques-Cartier. Cited as a bus buyer in 1951 (CC66). Acquired 1966 by MTC (CC66). (See also Montréal).

Métropolitain-Sud Incorporated (April 1967 - 1978)
Subsidiary of Provincial Transport Company (See Banlieues de Montréal for prior PTCo history.) Acquired by CTRSM. (TNC83)

Commission de transport de la Communaute urbaine de Montréal (01 January 1970 - 1985)
Service primarily in Longueuil. CTCUM successor STCUM continues to operate the Metro line between Montréal and Longueuil.