Limocar

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Transdev Limocar
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Parent Transdev
Headquarters4243 Marcel Lacasse, Boisbriand, Quebec
Service area Estrie, Montérégie and North Montreal
Service type bus service, public transit, school bus, paratransit
Website limocar.ca/en/home/
Logo prior to Transdev takeover Limocar logo.png
Logo prior to Transdev takeover

Limocar is a coach operator in Quebec, Canada.The company was founded in 1979 and operates a fleet of 320 vehicles. It operates the only regular bus service between Montreal and Sherbrooke. It also operates the public transportation service (Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport) for several Quebec municipalities as well as school buses and wheel-chair transportation.

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The old Transdev acquired the business in 2007. [1] It is now a subsidiary of the new Transdev.

Public transit operations

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