Exo bus services

{{See also |Exo (public transit)#History}}

Prior to June 2017, bus service within the greater region of Montréal was provided by a number of different municipal services and local transit agencies known as Conseils intermunicipaux de transport (intermunicipal boards of transport, or CIT).{{Cite web |url=https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/document/cs/C-60.1?&target= |title=C-60.1 - Act respecting intermunicipal boards of transport in the area of Montréal |publisher=Gouvernement du Québec |access-date=2024-09-02}} These local agencies were coordinated since 1997 by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT).

On June 1, 2017, the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM), later rebranded Exo, took over service operation of twelve former CITs and local transit agencies:{{cite web | url=https://exo.quebec/fr/a-propos/statut-mandat | title=Statut, mandats et territoire |language=fr |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-03 }}

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• CIT Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan (CITCRC, branded as Blus)
• CIT Haut-Saint-Laurent (CITHSL)
• CIT La Presqu'Île
• CIT Laurentides (CITL)
• CIT Le Richelain
• CIT Roussillon
• CIT Sorel-Varennes (CITSV)
• CIT Vallée du Richelieu (CITVR)
• CIT Sud-Ouest (CITSO)
• Réseau de transport collectif régional (RTCR) de la MRC de L'Assomption
• MRC Les Moulins (branded as Urbis)
• Sainte-Julie municipal public transit

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Progressively, paratransit non-profit organizations were integrated into Exo:

• TARSO (June 2020){{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/a-propos/medias-publications/communiques-presse/transport-adapte-exo-integrera-les-operations-de-tarso-des-le-27-juin-2020 |title=Transport adapté : exo intégrera les opérations de TARSO dès le 27 juin 2020 |date=June 22, 2020 |publisher=Exo |language=fr |access-date=2024-09-03}}
• Handi-Bus (October 2020){{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/a-propos/medias-publications/communiques-presse/handi-bus |title=Transport adapté: exo intégrera les opérations de l'organisme Handi-Bus |date=2020-10-29 |publisher=Exo |language=fr |access-date=2024-09-03}}
• Soleil Transport (May 2021){{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/a-propos/medias-publications/communiques-presse/transport-adapte-exo-integrera-les-operations-de-l-organisme-transport-soleil |title=Transport adapté : exo intégrera les opérations de l’organisme Transport Soleil |publisher=Exo |language=fr |date=2021-04-30 |access-date=2024-09-03}}
• Transport Accès (February 2022){{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/a-propos/medias-publications/communiques-presse/transport-adapte-exo-integrera-les-operations-de-l-organisme-transport-acces |title=Transport adapté : exo intégrera les opérations de l’organisme Transport Accès |date=2022-01-28 |publisher=Exo |language=fr |access-date=2024-09-03}}

Exo piloted an on-demand bus service in McMasterville and Beloeil in June 2011. Service was expanded to Terrebonne in July 2022, to Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park in July 2024, and Boisbriand in November 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/Media/Default/pdf/a-propos/medias-publications/publications/EXO_RA2023%20-%20VF_Accessible_revBON.pdf |title=Rapport annuel 2023 |trans-title=2023 Annual Report |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-01}}{{Cite news |url=https://oeilregional.com/exo-a-la-demande-debarque-aussi-a-mont-saint-hilaire-et-otterburn-park/ |title=Exo à la demande débarque aussi à Mont-Saint-Hilaire et Otterburn Park |language=fr |trans-title=Exo on demand lands also in Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Otterburn Park |publisher=L'Oeil régional |date=2024-07-29 |access-date=2024-10-09}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.lechodelarivenord.ca/actualites/societe/624050/exo-a-la-demande-a-boisbriand-des-le-9-novembre/amp |title=Exo à la demande à Boisbriand dès le 9 novembre |language=fr |trans-title=Exo on demand in Boisbriand as of November 9 |publisher=L'Écho de la rive-nord |date=2024-10-25 |author=Gabrielle Denoncourt |access-date=2024-11-11}}

In March 2022, the ARTM took over the Express d'Oka bus line between Saint-Placide and Saint-Eustache.{{Cite web |url=https://saintplacide.ca/actualite/a-compter-du-1er-avril-lexpress-doka-devient-la-ligne-744-dexo/ |title=À compter du 1er avril, l’Express d’Oka devient la ligne 744 d’EXO : on répond à toutes vos questions ! |language=fr |trans-title=As of April 1st, the Express d'Oka becomes EXO line 744 |publisher=Municipalité de Saint-Placide |date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2024-09-03}} It was integrated as line 744 in the Laurentides sector.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/planifier-trajet/autobus/CITLA/744/ |title=Ligne 744 - Express d'Oka |language=fr |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-03}}

In 2023, when the Réseau express métropolitain began service on the South Shore, most Exo lines that ran along the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge had to be rerouted to either Panama or Brossard stations.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2023-07-07/le-rem-ouvert-au-public-le-31-juillet.php |title=Le REM ouvert au public le 31 juillet |date=2023-07-07 |language=fr |publisher=La Presse |access-date=2024-09-03}} Exo took the opportunity to redesign the bus networks in the Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan and Richelain / Roussillon sectors.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/planifier-trajet/refonte-reseau-autobus |title=Votre nouveau réseau d’autobus |language=fr |trans-title=Your new bus network |access-date=2024-09-03 |publisher=Exo }}

In October 2024 the Haut-Saint-Laurent sector was merged into the Sud-Ouest sector.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/refonte-du-reseau-de-bus-sur-la-couronne-sud-la-premiere-ronde-de-consultations-publiques-terminee-exo-rend-publiques-4-orientations-813502341.html |title=Secteurs Sud-Ouest et Haut-Saint-Laurent d'exo - NOUVELLES ÉTAPES FRANCHIES VERS UN RÉSEAU REPENSÉ |language=fr |trans-title=Sud-Ouest and Haut-Saint-Laurent exo sectors - NEW STEPS TAKEN TOWARD A REDESIGNED NETWORK |location=Montreal |date=2024-09-17 |publisher=Exo |agency=Groupe CNW |access-date=2024-10-08}}

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{{See also |Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain#Fare_structure}}

Exo services operate within the integrated fare structure of the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) for Greater Montreal. Exo bus sectors are exclusively in zones C and D, though some express or regional buses have destinations in zones A or B.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/en/fares |title=Find your fare |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-09}}

Certain sectors may have their own particularities, such as fare-free local travel.{{Cite web |url=https://www.artm.quebec/en/fares/ |title=Transit fares |access-date=2024-08-21 |publisher=Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain }}

Some municipalities served by Exo outside of the ARTM territory are charged as a Zone D fare, even if they are not on the ARTM's list.

Exo offers different types of bus services, depending on the service area, destinations, population density and proximity to rapid transit infrastructure.

• Scheduled bus and taxibus ({{langx |fr|taxi collectif |translation=collective taxi}}) services{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/planifier-trajet/autobus/LRRS |title=Refonte du réseau autobus : Secteur Richelain / Roussillon |language=fr |access-date=2024-09-03}}
• Local bus routes: Routes operating within the Exo sector's territory. These may be served by full-size city bus, midibus, minibus or taxibus.
• Express bus routes: Typically commuter lines leading to a metropolitan terminus, REM, metro or train station. May be a city bus or a motor coach.
• Regional bus routes: More occasional service connecting an Exo sector to areas outside of its territory. Usually a city bus or motor coach.
• Taxibus by reservation: Fixed schedule and stops, but a reservation must be made at least 1 hour in advance. Depending on the sector, reservation may be by phone or web. Taxis are provided by local taxi companies.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/en/trip-planner/car/taxibus |title=Taxibus |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-03}}
• On-demand service, branded as exo on-demand: Fixed stops over a defined territory, but no set route or schedule. Passengers use an app to schedule a pick-up and drop-off between two stops in the territory served.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/en/trip-planner/exo-on-demand |title=exo on demand |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-03}}
• Paratransit ({{langx |fr|transport adapté}}): Door-to-door transportation, by reservation. Service is available to eligible users, according to government of Quebec requirements. An admission request must be submitted. Reservations can be made by phone or online for trips within Exo territory before 4 p.m. the previous day, or 48 hours in advance for trips outside of the service area.{{Cite web |url=https://exo.quebec/fr/planifier-trajet/transport-adapte |title=Transport adapté |language=fr |publisher=Exo |access-date=2024-09-03}}

Exo bus and paratransit services are managed by subsidiary sectors, whose areas are defined by municipalities in ARTM fare zones C and D.

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• Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu public transit

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