The Société de transport de Lévis () also known as STLevis ''(Lévis Transit Corporation)'' is a public transportation agency created in 1980, operating mainly in

Lévis Lévis () is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect we ...

on the south shore of the

Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrenc ...

, being the counterpart of the

Réseau de transport de la Capitale The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (, RTC), the brand name for the ''Société de transport de Québec'', provides urban public transit services in the Quebec City area. It was founded in 2002, continuing the operations of the former ''Soci� ...

(RTC) on the north side. STLevis offers connections between Lévis and

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

; RTC buses currently do not have any services to the south shore.

Description

The STLévis serves a population of about 150,000 on a territory of in the region of

Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the " Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachia ...

, including Lévis and the municipality of

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon () is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 it ...

. The corporation operates 71 40ft low-floor diesel vehicles, 12 40ft low-floor hybrid vehicles, 8

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es, 4

midibus A midibus is a classification of single-decker minibuses which are generally larger than a traditional minibus but smaller than a full-size single decker and can be anywhere between and long. While used in many parts of the world, the mi ...

es, and employs 172 people. In 2016, it served more than 4.2 million riders. The agency owns and operates a 7,500 m² bus depot in the Desjardins borough of the city. Built in 1986, the depot was renovated in the early 2010s to increase its bus storage capacity and the number of maintenance spots.

Routes

The STLevis offers an up-to-date list of routes.

Lévisien routes

* Lévisien-1- Lauzon-Lagueux * Lévisien-2- Traverse-Université Laval * Lévisien-3- Lagueux-Université Laval

Local routes, Desjardins / Chaudière-Est

11/11A- Traverse > Hôtel-Dieu > UQAR > Lauzon > / Traverse > Lauzon > UQAR > Hôtel-Dieu > (new route, June 2014) *13- St-David-Traverse *15- Traverse - Pintendre *34-St-Romuald-de la Concorde Station *31- Breakeyville - de la Concorde Station *37/38-Saint-Romuald - Saint-Jean-Chrysostome *39-St-Jean-Chrysostome - de la Concorde Station *35/36-Charny - de la Concorde Station

Local routes, Chaudière-Ouest

*22 - Saint-Nicolas South - Des Rivières Park & Ride *23 - Saint-Nicolas North - Des Rivières Park & Ride *24 - Saint-Rédempteur - Des Rivières Park & Ride

Express services (weekdays only)

* ELQ / ESQ / ECQ - Express Lévis / Saint-Jean-Chrysostome / Charny - Downtown Quebec * EOQ - Express Des Rivières Park & Ride - Downtown Quebec * 37E /38E / 34E / 36E - Saint-Jean-Chrysostome / Saint-Romuald / Charny -

Université Laval (; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...

*42E-Lévis Centre -

Cégep Garneau The Cégep Garneau is a cegep, public French-language College education in Quebec, college in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. History The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Q ...

* 43E - Express Des Rivières Park & Ride -

References

External links

STL official web site
Levis Levis Transport in Lévis, Quebec Transport in Quebec City {{Canada-bus-transport-stub