Transcollines

Transcollines
Overview
Area served
Transit typebus
Number of lines
12
Annual ridership
203,210 (2023)
Websitehttps://transcollines.ca/en/
Operation
Began operation
2015

Transcollines is a public transit agency serving the Regional County Municipalities of Pontiac and Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais in Quebec, Canada.

History

In 2011, the Regional Municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais looked into the possibility of replacing bus service contracted by the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) with a distinct transit network and combining it with the existing regional paratransit system.

A transit agency was formed in 2013 to replace all the existing agencies. A contract was granted to Autobus Campeau, and after some delays, service began on June 15, 2015.

In its first year of service, Transcollines made 180,000 trips and had 270 regular users with monthly passes. In 2018, there were 261,768 trips and 494 regular monthly users. In 2023, there were 203,210 trips made.

Service

Transcollines has four types of bus service:

Routes

Routes are numbered according to their location:

All routes except route 924 run on weekdays only.

No. Inbound terminus Outbound terminus Destinations served Notes
910 Cégep de l'Outaouais (Gabrielle-Roy campus) Pontiac Shawville, Campbell's Bay, Fort-Coulonge, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes Runs twice daily. It is the only route with no direct connection to the Rapibus bus rapid transit network.
921 Galeries de Hull La Pêche Chelsea, Centre Wakefield park and ride, Wakefield proper (route 923 only), La Pêche, Cégep de l'Outaouais (route 925 only) Route 921 is an express service that mostly uses Autoroute 5. Route 921 runs twice daily towards Gatineau and once towards La Pêche in the afternoon. Route 923 runs to and from Gatineau during peak periods only. Route 925 runs three times in both directions daily — once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once around noon.
923
925
NCC 924 Montcalm Rapibus station NCC visitor centre, Gatineau Park, La Pêche The NCC shuttle runs three times in each direction on weekends and holidays.
931 Cégep de l'Outaouais (Gabrielle-Roy campus) Cantley Both routes each run twice daily.
932 de la Gappe Rapibus station
940 Labrosse Rapibus station Perkins (Val-des-Monts) Runs twice daily.

Fleet

Originally, the fleet had 11 vehicles, 7 of which were for the paratransit service; since then, that number has grown to 14 vehicles, most of which have bike racks and Wi-Fi.

Park-and-rides

The system has 12 park-and-rides, five of which have bus shelters.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Transcollines (March 27, 2024). Rapport annuel 2023 [2023 Annual Report] (PDF) (in French).
  2. ↑ David Viannay; Michelle Chabot (2011). Analyse coûts-bénéfices sur l'organisation actuelle du transport collectif et adapté à l'intérieur des municipalités de la MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais (in French). Gatineau: Société Gestrans.
  3. ↑ "Our mission – Transcollines § Our History". Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  4. ↑ Charles Thériault (2013-11-27). "Les banlieues de Gatineau créent «leur» STO". Le Droit (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. ↑ Antony Da Silva-Castro (March 27, 2014). "Le projet du Transport des Collines est repoussé jusqu'en 2015". Cornwall Express (in French): 30.
  6. ↑ Régie intermunicipale de transport des Collines (2015-02-27). "Résolution R-15-23" (PDF). Procès-verbal d'une réunion extraordinaire du conseil d'administration de la Régie intermunicipale de transport des Collines (in French).
  7. ↑ "New transit service connects west Quebec to Gatineau, Ottawa". CBC Ottawa. June 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Société- (15 June 2016). "Transcollines dresse un bilan positif de sa première année de service". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  9. ↑ Régie intermunicipale de transport des Collines; Transports adaptés et collectifs des Collines (March 27, 2019). Transcollines : rapport annuel 2018 (PDF) (in French). La Pêche: Transcollines. p. 32.
  10. ↑ Transcollines (March 27, 2024). Rapport annuel 2023 [2023 Annual Report] (PDF) (in French).
  11. ↑ Régie intermuniciale de transport des Collines (January 7, 2019). Guide de l'usager (PDF) (in French). La Pêche: Transcollines. p. 28.
  12. ↑ Transcollines (2025). Service 2025 [2025 Service] (PDF) (in French).
  13. ↑ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Société- (15 June 2015). "Début du service de transport en commun Transcollines". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  14. ↑ "Flotte de véhicules". Transcollines (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  15. ↑ "Horaires et trajets". Transcollines (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-28.