The CIT Sorel-Varennes (CITSV), formally the ''Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport Sorel-Varennes'', provides public transportation to the municipalities in the area northeast from
Montreal
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along the right bank of the
Saint Lawrence River
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in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. The communities served by CITSV stretch downstream along
Quebec Highway 132, from
Varennes
Varennes-en-Argonne (, literally ''Varennes in Argonne'') or simply Varennes (German: Wöringen) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 639.
Geography
Varennes-en-Ar ...
through Saint-Amable,
Verchères
Verchères is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,692.
History
In the 17th century, the settlement at Verchèr ...
,
Contrecoeur, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu to Tracy, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel and Sorel.
Services
Services consist of eight bus routes running to the
Longueuil terminal of
AMT
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...
, which is part of the
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke Metro complex.
See also
*
Exo bus services
References
External links
AMT site for CIT Sorel-Varennes
{{Public transit systems in Canada
Transit agencies in Quebec
Transport in Sorel-Tracy
Bus transport in Quebec