Société de transport de Sherbrooke
Area served | Sherbrooke, QC | |
Founded | 2002 (from CMTS) | |
Fleet size | 111 Conventional buses | 25 Transport adapté |
Number of routes | 57 | |
Annual ridership | 7,617,400 (2016) | |
Union | SCFP Local 3434 |
The Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) serves the city of Sherbrooke located in Quebec's eastern townships. The STS provides conventional transit and paratransit services to approximately 150,000 inhabitants of Sherbrooke over a 366.4 square kilometre territory.
History
The Corporation municipale de transport de Sherbrooke (CMTS), which was created in 1978, was known as the Corporation métropolitaine de transport de Sherbrooke from 1985 until it was renamed Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) on January 1, 2002. The name change coincided with the amalgamation of the former city of Sherbrooke with its surrounding municipalities.
Routes
Regular routes
- 1 Carrefour de l'Estrie/Station du Cégep to Bowen/Talbot (Mon-Sun, Carrefour de l'Estrie weekdays only)
- 2 Station du Cégep to Bishop's University/Croissant Oxford (Mon-Sun, Croissant Oxford weeknights and weekends only)
- 3 Carrefour de l'Estrie to 13e Avenue/24-Juin (Mon-Sun)
- 4 Carrefour de l'Estrie to Du Chalumeau-Galvin (Mon-Sun)
- 5 Station du Cégep to 13e Avenue/du 24-Juin (Mon-Sun)
- 6 Université de Sherbrooke to Lisieux/Lachine (Mon-Sun)
- 7 CHUS–Fleurimont to André/Hallée (Mon-Sun)
- 8 CHUS–Fleurimont to Université de Sherbrooke (Mon-Sun)
- 9 Université de Sherbrooke/Station du Cégep to Des Chardonnerets (Mon-Sun, U de S weekdays only)
- 11 Plateau Saint-Joseph to Bishop's University/André/Thibault (Mon-Sun, Bishop's University weekdays only)
- 12 Carrefour de l'Estrie to Station du Cégep (Mon-Sun)
- 13 Raby-Normand to Université de Sherbrooke (Mon-Fri, One direction only)
- 14 Université de Sherbrooke to Station du Cégep (Mon-Sun)
- 15 Université de Sherbrooke to Parc Lucien-Blanchard (Mon-Sun)
- 16 Université de Sherbrooke to Prospect/Ontario (Mon-Sun)
- 17 Station du Cégep to Carrefour de l'Estrie to Place Dussault (Mon-Sun, Station du Cégep weekdays only)
- 18 Université de Sherbrooke to Bourassa/Frontière (Mon-Sun)
- 19 Station du Cégep to Lisieux-Brûlé (Mon-Fri, no evening service)
- 51 Station du Cégep to Kruger (Mon-Sun)(Minibus used on weekends)
400 Series Express Routes
- 401 Express Stationment Gaspé to Chus Fleurimont (peak)
- 405 Express Station du Cégep to 13e Avenue/du 24-Juin (Mon-Sun)
- 411 Express Carrefour de l'Estrie to Plateau Saint-Joseph (Mon-Sun)
- 448 Express IGA Extra – King Ouest to Northrop-Frye (peak) (Minibus)
- 449 Express Stationment Northrop-Frye to CHUS Hôtel-Dieu (peak) (Minibus)
- 453 Express Université de Sherbrooke to Campus de la Santé (peak & midday) (Minibus)
- 454 Express Stationment Northrop-Frye to Chus-Fleurimont (peak) (Minibus)
600 Series Direct Routes
- 601 STS (Roy-Cabana) to Universite de Sherbrooke
- 602 STS (Roy-Cabana) to Station du Cégep
- 603 STS (Roy-Cabana) to Carrefour de l’Estire
- 604 STS (Roy-Cabana) to CHUS Fleurimont
700 Series TAD (Taxi on Demand) Routes
- 770 Chemin de Saint-Élie <> Parc de la Butte-aux-Bouleaux
- 774 Saint-Roch – Émery-Fontaine <> Lotbinière – North Hatley
- 780 Val-des-Arbres <> Caleb / Hémond
900 Series Special Routes
- 903 Parc Industriel to Station du Cégep (Evenings, Mon-Sun)
- 904 Station du Cégep to King Est/ Raby /13e Avenue/24-Juin (Early Morning-Evening-Nights, Mon-Sun)
- 907 Andre/Thibault to Carrefour de l'Estire (Early Mornings, one direction only, Mon-Fri)
- 908 Station du Cégep to CHUS-Fleurimont (Early Morning-Evenings, Mon-Sun)
- 912 Carrefour de l'Estrie to Station du Cégep (Early Morning-Evenings, Mon-Sun)
- 913 Station du Cégep to Galt Ouest/Lisieux (Nights, Mon-Sun)
- 917 Place Dussault to Carrefour de l'Estrie/Station du Cégep (Early Morning-Evenings, Mon-Sun)
- 918 Place Dussault to Carrefour de l'Estrie/Université de Sherbrooke (Early Morning-Evenings, Mon-Sun)
- 919 Galt Ouest/Lisieux to Station du Cégep (Early Mornings, one direction only, Mon-Fri)
Minibus
Minibus routes are operated by Les Promenades de L'Estrie under contract and utilize cutaways and commercial school buses.
- 20 Station du Cégep to Saint-François/Boulogne (peak & midday)
- 22 CHUS–Fleurimont to Place Fleurimont/Galvin (peak)
- 23 Place Fleurimont to Virginie-Laflamme / Parrot (peak)
- 24 Université de Sherbrooke to Saint-Roch – Émery-Fontaine (Mon-Sun)
- 26 Carrefour de l'Estrie to Parc Industriel (peak)
- 27 Université de Sherbrooke to Val-du-Lac (peak & midday)
- 28 Bishop's University to Alexander-Galt/Beattie/Atto (peak)
- 29 Université de Sherbrooke to King - Wellington (nights during Fall and Winter semesters of U.de.S)
- 36 Carrefour de l'Estrie to Plaza de l'Ouest (Mon-Fri)
- 50 Carrefour de l'Estrie to Val-des-Arbres/Laliberté (Mon-Sun)
- 51 Station du Cégep to Kruger (Mon-Sun)(STS buses used Mon-Fri)
- 55 Du Manoir to 13e Avenue/24-Juin (no evening service)
- 57 Carrefour de l'Estrie to 13e Avenue/24-Juin (no evening service)
Microbus
Microbus routes are operated by Les Promenades de L'Estrie under contract and utilize Ford Transit's.
- 21 CHUS–Fleurimont to Place Fleurimont (peak)
- 25 13e Avenue/24-Juin to Gîte du Bel Âge/Champêtre/Coquelicots (peak)
- 52 Terrasses Rock Forest to Avenue du Parc (peak)
Former
- 56 Croissant Oxford to Provigo (Lennoxville)/Bishop's University (Mon, Wed, Fri). It was a pilot project.
Fares
- The STS implemented in 2018 a radiofrequency fare card called La Vermeilleuse. The card is based on the same system as the Multi card currently used by Société de transport de l'Outaouais and Société de transport de Trois-Rivières. This calls for the phasing out of the tokens.
- Current
- The STS has a program called passe universelle which is monthly pass that gets included in the tuition fees of participating institutions. Currently the most notable participants are the Université de Sherbrooke and the Cégep de Sherbrooke.
Facilities
Garage/Office
- Address: 895 rue Cabana, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2M3
- Email: service.clientele@sts.qc.ca
- Fax: 819-564-1069
- Phone: 819-564-2687
Fleet roster
Active
On order
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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(10 units) | 2023 | Nova Bus | LFSe+ |
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Retired
Transport adapté
Active
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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61301-61302 | 2011 | GMC/ElDorado | G4500/Aerotech | GMC Duramax 6.6L | GMC 6L90 |
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62301-62303 | 2012 | GMC/Girardin | G4500/G5 | GMC Duramax 6.6L | GMC 6L90 | 62301 and 62302 are retired. | |
63301-63302 | 2013 | GMC/Girardin | G4500/G5 | GMC Duramax 6.6L | GMC 6L90 | 63302 is retired. | |
64301-64304 | 2014 | GMC/Girardin | G4500/G5 | GMC Duramax 6.6L | GMC 6L90 | 64302 is retired. | |
65301-65302 | 2015 | GMC/Girardin | G4500/G5 | GMC Duramax 6.6L | GMC 6L90 | ||
66301-66302 | 2016 | GMC/Girardin | G4500/G5 | GMC Duramax 6.6L | GMC 6L90 | ||
68301-68304 | 2018 | Chevrolet/Girardin | G4500/G5 | GMC Duramax 4.3L | GMC 6L90 | ||
69301-69304 | 2019 | Ford/Girardin | E450/G5 | Ford | Ford | ||
70301-70303 | 2020 | Ford/Girardin | E450/G5 | Ford | Ford | ||
71301-71304 | 2021 | Ford/Girardin | E450/G5 | Ford | Ford |
Retired
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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60301-60302 | 2010 | Ford/Girardin | G450/G5 | Ford | Ford |