Exo Sorel-Varennes
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Sorel-Varennes
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| Area served | Varennes, Verchères, Contrecoeur, Saint-Amable, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel and Sorel-Tracy (all in Quebec) |
| Founded | June 1st, 2017 (from CIT Sorel-Varennes) |
| Number of routes | 15 (bus) 1 (taxibus) |
| Ridership | 1,280,800 (2017) |
| Operators | Le Groupe Transbus, Transdev Québec |
exo Sorel-Varennes provides public transit to the municipalities of Contrecoeur, Saint-Amable Saint-Amable, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Sorel-Tracy, Varennes, and Verchères. It is operated under contract by by the public transit division of Le Groupe Transbus.
History
exo Sorel-Varrennes was created on June 1st, 2017 under new legislation reorganizing public transit in the greater Montréal area, which replaced AMT with RTM. It took over services previously operated by Conseil intermunicipal de transport de Sorel-Varennes, which has been in operation since 1984.
When first launched, it was branded as RTM - Secteur Sorel-Varennes, and was given its current name on May 23rd, 2018 after RTM adopted the exo branding.
In December 2021, Transdev Québec was awarded the contract for route 532, operating a temporary L.-H.-La Fontaine construction mitigation measure.
In July 2022, Transdev Québec took over the contract for routes 700, 707, 709 and 710. Le Groupe Transbus still operates the remaining routes.
Routes
- 370 Saint-Amable ↔ Sainte-Julie
- 532 Express Varennes ↔ Radisson (Temporary L.-H.-La Fontaine mitigation)
- 700 Sorel-Tracy ↔ Longueuil
- 707 Contrecoeur ↔ Varennes (Jean-Coutu) ↔ Longueuil
- 709 Contrecoeur ↔ Longueuil
- 710 Contrecoeur ↔ Verchères ↔ Longueuil
- 720 Varennes ↔ Longueuil
- 721 Varennes ↔ Longueuil
- 722 Varennes ↔ Longueuil
- 723 Varennes (IREQ) ↔ Longueuil
- 730 Saint-Amable ↔ Longueuil
- 731 Saint-Amable ↔ Longueuil
- 732 Saint-Amable ↔ Longueuil
- 733 Saint-Amable ↔ Longueuil (Express)
Fleet roster
Fleet operated by Le Groupe Transbus
Since July 1st, 2022, Transbus operates the following routes, mainly serving the municipalities of Varennes and St-Amable: 370, 710, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 730, 731, 732 and 733.
Active
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 332 | 
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2013 | New Flyer | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R |
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| 382 | 2020 | Grande West | Vicinity | Cummins B6.7 | Transferred from exo La Presqu'Île in 2022. | ||
| 1202 | 
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2011 | New Flyer | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R |
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| 1213-1215, 1217 | 
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2012 | New Flyer | XD40 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R |
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| 1244 | 
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2006 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL | ZF 6HP522C | Ex-Guelph Transit 184; purchased in 2018. |
| 1248-1249 | 2020 | Grande West | Vicinity | Cummins B6.7 | |||
| 1250-1255 | 2021 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins L9 | ZF 6AP1420B | ||
| 1256-1258 | 
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2022 | VMC | Classic | Cummins B6.7 |
Retired
Fleet operated by Transdev Québec (Sorel lot)
Transdev operates the following routes into the municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Verchères and Contrecoeur: 700, 707 and 709.
Active
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 8000-8002 | 
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2012 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | |
| 8017 | 
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2011 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R |
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| 8030 | 2014 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | ||
| 8039 | 2014 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | ||
| 8045-8047, 8050 | 2015 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | ||
| 8062 | 2016 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | ||
| 8078 | 2010 | Prevost | X3-45 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | ex-Orléans Express. | |
| 8129 | 2010 | Prevost | H3-45 |
Retired
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 8114-8115 | 2012 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R |
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| 8116 | 2012 | Prevost | H3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R |
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| 8053 | 2016 | Prevost | X3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | Involved in an accident in Contrecoeur on December 8, 2022. |
Fleet operated by Transdev Québec (Bridge-Tunnel shuttle)
Transdev also operates Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel mitigation shuttle route 532.
Active
| Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| 8117-8118 | 
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2012 | Prevost | H3-45 | Volvo D13 | Allison B500R | ex-Orléans Express. |
| 8131 | 2009 | Prevost | H3-45 | ex-Indian Trails 347; purchased in 2020. | |||
| 8599 | 
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2010 | Prevost | X3-45 | ex-Veolia 59901. | ||
| 8609 | 2010 | Prevost | X3-45 | ex-Veolia 60901. |
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| Locomotives | 1320-1326 - 1327-1330 - 1340-1349 - 1350-1369 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Coaches | 2000-2003 - 2020-2037 - 3000-3025 - 3030-3164 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Routes | exo1 (Vaudreuil–Hudson) - exo2 (Saint-Jérôme) - exo3 (Mont-Saint-Hilaire) - exo4 (Candiac) - exo5 (Mascouche) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| North shore | Laurentides - L'Assomption - Terrebonne-Mascouche | ||||||||||||||||||
| South shore | Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan - Haut-Saint-Laurent - La Presqu'Île - Le Richelain–Roussillon - Sainte-Julie - Sorel-Varennes - Sud-Ouest - Vallée du Richelieu | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Montréal Island | Angrignon - Centre-Ville - Côte-Vertu - Henri-Bourassa - Radisson | ||||||||||||||||||
| North shore | Cartier - Le Carrefour - Montmorency - Repentigny - Sainte-Thérèse - Saint-Eustache - Terrebonne | ||||||||||||||||||
| South shore | Brossard - De Montarville - Longueuil - Panama | ||||||||||||||||||
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