Société de Transport de l'Outaouais

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Société de Transport de l'Outaouais
Info
Transit type	Bus Paratransit
Number of lines	70
Number of stations	10
Daily ridership	262,391 (2009)
Chief executive	Patrice Martin
Headquarters	111 Jean-Proulx Gatineau,Québec, Canada
Website	http://www.sto.ca
Operation
Began operation	1971 (as CTCRO) 1991 (as STO)
Operator(s)	Société de Transport de l'Outaouais La Quebecoise (Paratransit)

The Société de Transport de l'Outaouais provides service to the city of Gatineau as well as the municipalities of Chelsea and Cantley in the MRC des Collines. Connections are made in Downtown Ottawa on Rideau Street.

History

Transit service in Gatineau started in 1895 and was controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway. CP Rail operated the service until 1926, where it was sold to Canadian International Paper, a subsidiary of Gatineau Power Company. CIP operated the service until November 30h, 1946.

On December 1st, 1946 the Transport Urbain de Hull was formed and operated the service until the 30th of April 1972 where Transport Urbain de Hull was acquired by the Commission de transport de la communauté regionale de l'Outaouais.

The Commission de transport de la communauté regionale de l'Outaouais operated under this name between the 1st of May 1972 and December 31st, 1990 where the name was changed to the name that is known today. With the name change, also came an extension to the service area into Ottawa.

Fares

2014 Fare Structure

Ticket Type	Validity Period	Regular Fare	Reduced Fare
			Student	Senior	Child
Cash	1 trip	3.90 $	N/A	2.60 $	N/A
Paper Ticket	1 trip	3.50 $	N/A
PME Ticket	1 trip	3.40 $	2.60 $	2.60 $	2.60 $
Monthly	1 calendar month	90.00 $	61.00 $	39.00 $	61.00 $
FIDELITÉ (Monthly Pass)	1 calendar month	12 payments of 81.00 $	N/A	12 payments of 35.10 $	N/A
CAM-PUCE (Semester Pass)	4 calendar months (1 semester)	270.00 $2
UQO CAM-PUCE (Semester Pass)	4 calendar months (1 semester)	145.00 $2
CEGEP CAM-PUCE (Semester Pass)	4 calendar months (1 semester)	210.00 $2
Summer pass	July and August	91.50 $
ZAP	1 calendar month	20.00 $1
Passe-temps	1 day	8.50 $

Legend

Adult Fare	Passengers aged 18 years and over.
Student Fare	Passengers aged 12 to 18, CEGEP and Students aged 21 years and over
Senior Fare	Passengers aged 65 years and over
Child Fare	Passengers aged 6 to 11 years

• ¹: The ZAP pass is only available to those 16 and under. It allows riders to ride the network after 6PM, or anytime on weekends and holidays (including March break).
• ²: Post-Secondary Students
• Transfers and passes can be used on the OC Transpo system, and vice-versa. OC Transpo tickets are not accepted on the STO network and vice-versa.
• Transfers are good for two hours from the time the bus leaves the terminal. Routes 33 and 96 are exceptions.
  • On the weeks leading up to Christmas, four hours transfers are offered on Friday evenings, and all day on weekends mainly to give Christmas shoppers an incentive to take the bus.

Routes

Route Range
11 to 98	Rapibus Routes
Former Routes

Fleet Roster

Active Fleet Roster

Thumbnail	Fleet number range	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Remarks
	7901	1979	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	7901 used for Limited Revenue Service
	8901 to 8915	1989	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
	9001 to 9005	1990	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
	9008 to 9015	1990	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	First STO buses purchased with air conditioning.
	9101 to 9130	1991	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
	9201 to 9223	1992	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731
	9401 to 9426	1994	Nova Bus	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	Equipped with roof-top Sutrak A/C.
	9501 to 9520	1995	Nova Bus	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison VR731	Some units sold to the STLévis
	0201 to 0209	2002	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISC	Allison B400R	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0301 to 0328	2003	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISC	0301 to 0313: Allison B400R 0314 to 0328: ZF 6HP552C	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0401 to 0417	2004	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISC	ZF 6HP552C	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0501 to 0517	2005	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP552C	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0601 to 0617	2006	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	ZF 6HP552C	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0701	2007	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Converted from hybrid to diesel. Wheelchair ramp disabled. Now in L'Avenir en Commun livery.
	0702	2007	Nova Bus	LFS HEV	Cummins ISL	Allison EP 40	Only hybrid bus in the fleet Wheelchair ramp disabled. Now in L'Avenir en Commun livery
File:STO 0703.jpg	0703 to 0716	2007	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Wheelchair ramp disabled. Now in L'Avenir en Commun livery
	0801 to 0819	2008	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0901 to 0910	2009	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Wheelchair ramp disabled.
	0911 to 0925	2009	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
	1001 to 1027	2010	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
	1101 to 1107	2011	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
	1201 to 1226	2012	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	1201-1219 in Rapibus livery 1220-1226 in 'L'Avenir en Commun' livery.
	1227 to 1233	2012	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
	1301 to 1321	2013	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	All are in Rapibus livery.
	1401 to 1414	2014	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5

Retired Roster

Thumbnail	Fleet number range	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Remarks
	2185	1985	GMC/Thomas	Conventional
	2192, 2292, 2392 and 2492	1992	Ontario Bus Industries	Orion 02.501 "II"	Cummins B5.9	Allison AT-545
	2598 and 2698	1998	Ford	E-SuperDuty	Ford Powerstroke 6.0L	Ford TorqShift 5R110W	Used by Casino Hull
	7206	1972	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
	7301 to 7320	1973	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
	7401 to 7425	1974	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
	7501 to 7520	1975	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
	7601 to 7610	1976	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
	7701 to 7710	1977	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
	7742 and 7757	1977	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Purchased from OC Transpo in 2005. 7757 sold to a private collector, later scraped.
	7801 to 7817	1978	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
	8001 to 8015	1980	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	8007 to 8014 sold to OC Transpo.
	8101 to 8103	1981	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-STLaval 386, 372 and 374.
	8110 to 8113	1981	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-STCUM 24-012, 24-036, 24-096 and 24-052.
	8201 to 8203	1982	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-CMTS 32103, 32105 and 32115.
	8301 to 8308	1983	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
	8310 to 8312	1983	General Motors Diesel Division	T6H-5307N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-STCUM 24-163, 25-058 and 25-077.
	8401 to 8406	1984	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
	8413	1984	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-OC Transpo 8413.
	8501 to 8509	1985	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731
	8536, 8539 and 8544	1985	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731	Purchased from RTC in 2008.
	8545	1984	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	ExOC Transpo 8545.
	8601 to 8604	1986	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731
	8614, 8620 and 8624	1986	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731	Purchased from RTC in 2008.
	8785	1987	General Motors Diesel Division	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731	ExOC Transpo 8785.
	8801 to 8808	1988	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
	9006 and 9007	1990	Motor Coach Industries	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
	9601 to 9603	1996	Nova Bus	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
	9701 to 9705	1997	Nova Bus	TC40-102N	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R5	Last Classics ever built with air conditioning.
	0001 to 0012	2000	Nova Bus	RTS-06	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF 5HP592