Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector
The Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector is the division of Exo that delivers bus service to the communities of Chambly, Richelieu and Carignan. This area is in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal on the Richelieu River.
History
From 1913 to 1956, commuter service to Montreal was provided by the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway with four stops in what is now Chambly.The Conseil intermunicipal de transport Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan was formed in 1984.
In 1993 it was agreed to expand service to St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, and in 1994 it was the turn of Marieville to join.
In 2000, the Agence métropolitaine de transport opened a park and ride in Chambly for commuters into Montreal.
Gestrans was contracted to manage the transportation system from 2008 through 2012 with Veolia Transport operating the buses, under an agreement that expired at the end of 2011.
In December 2011, the CIT network was expanded with local bus lines, using the park and ride as a terminus. In July 2012 a one-year pilot project was announced making these new local lines fare-free; only rides outside of the CIT territory would require a fare.
In October 2012, the CIT was rebranded to Blus, with a new visual identity. The fare-free pilot project was made permanent.
On June 1, 2017, a new law reorganizing public transit agencies in Greater Montreal abolished the CITs and established a new Réseau de transport métropolitain, that, among other things, assumed the Blus responsibilities, assets and employees.
When the Réseau express métropolitain started service between Montreal Central Station and Brossard in July 2023, Exo reorganized the bus network in the Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector. Bus routes that went to Terminus Centre-Ville or Terminus Panama now terminated at the new Brossard REM station. A new bus route numbering scheme was also implemented.
Fares
The Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector is integrated in the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM)'s fare structure for Greater Montreal.The territory of the sector is in fare zone C, with the exception of Marieville, which is in zone D.
- Travel within the sector is fare-free.
- Routes to Brossard or Longueuil require a All modes ABC or Bus fare that's valid for those zones.
- Routes to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu require All modes ABCD or Bus Out-of-Territory fare.
- The CRC-SJU-VR-REM fare is valid on services in the Zone C of Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan, Sainte-Julie and Vallée-du-Richelieu sectors, as well as the South Shore branch of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM).
- The CRC Marieville-REM is valid on all services in the Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector as well as the South Shore branch of the REM.
Services