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| Parent | Exo | ||
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| Founded | June 1, 2017 [1] | ||
| Service area | Northern and southern suburbs of Greater Montreal | ||
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| Hubs | 11 terminuses [2] | ||
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| Website | exo | ||
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Exo provides 219 bus lines, on-demand transit and paratransit service throughout the outer suburbs and exurbs of the Greater Montreal region of Canada. [3]
Prior to June 2017, bus service within the greater region of Montréal was provided by a number of different municipal services and local transit agencies known as Conseils intermunicipaux de transport (intermunicipal boards of transport, or CIT). [4] These local agencies were coordinated since 1997 by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT).
On June 1, 2017, the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM), later rebranded Exo, took over service operation of twelve former CITs and local transit agencies: [5]
Progressively, paratransit non-profit organizations were integrated into Exo:
Exo piloted an on-demand bus service in McMasterville and Beloeil in June 2011. Service was expanded to Terrebonne in July 2022, to Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park in July 2024, and Boisbriand in November 2024. [2] [10] [11]
In March 2022, the ARTM took over the Express d'Oka bus line between Saint-Placide and Saint-Eustache. [12] It was integrated as line 744 in the Laurentides sector. [13]
In 2023, when the Réseau express métropolitain began service on the South Shore, most Exo lines that ran along the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge had to be rerouted to either Panama or Brossard stations. [14] Exo took the opportunity to redesign the bus networks in the Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan and Richelain / Roussillon sectors. [15]
In October 2024 the Haut-Saint-Laurent sector was merged into the Sud-Ouest sector. [16]
Exo services operate within the integrated fare structure of the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) for Greater Montreal. Exo bus sectors are exclusively in zones C and D, though some express or regional buses have destinations in zones A or B. [17]
Certain sectors may have their own particularities, such as fare-free local travel. [18]
Some municipalities served by Exo outside of the ARTM territory are charged as a Zone D fare, even if they are not on the ARTM's list. [19]
Exo offers different types of bus services, depending on the service area, destinations, population density and proximity to rapid transit infrastructure.
Exo bus and paratransit services are managed by subsidiary sectors, whose areas are defined by municipalities in ARTM fare zones C and D.
| Exo sector | Zone A and B destinations | Zone C municipalities | Zone D municipalities | Qty of bus routes [24] (Sept. 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan | Paratransit only: | 25 | ||
| La Presqu'Île | Montreal | Paratransit only: | Paratransit only: | 28 |
| L'Assomption | Montreal | 15 | ||
| Laurentides | Laval | 85 | ||
| Richelain / Roussillon |
| 41 | ||
| Sainte-Julie | Longueuil | Sainte-Julie | 14 | |
| Sorel-Varennes and Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Paratransit only (via Marguerite-D'Youville sector): | Paratransit only (via Marguerite-D'Youville sector): | 14 |
| Sud-Ouest | Montreal | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 26 | |
| Terrebonne-Mascouche | 49 | |||
| Vallée du Richelieu | Paratransit only: | 15 | ||
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The Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector is the public agency responsible for providing public transit service to the communities of Chambly, Richelieu and Carignan. This area is in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Montreal on the Richelieu River.
The Exo Le Richelain sector is the public transportation system for the municipalities of La Prairie, Candiac and Saint-Philippe, which are suburbs lying southeast of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Originally the communities around Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu were included but the town now has its own public transit system which serves that area. The sector merged with the Exo Roussillon sector when the Réseau express métropolitain opened on July 31, 2023.
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