CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent
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The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent (Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport du Haut-Saint-Laurent) provides a bus service, operated under the auspices of Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
, in southwestern Quebec
, Canada
. The CITHSL serves the communities, within the region, of Godmanchester
, Howick
, Huntingdon
, Ormstown
, Très-Saint-Sacrement
and also Sainte-Martine
, in the adjoining Region of Beauharnois-Salaberry
, and Mercier
in Roussillon Region
.
to Montreal
; it terminates at either Angrignon station
on the Montreal Metro
or continues to downtown near the Terminus Centre-Ville
bus station. Due to congestion, as of 25 August, 2008, the downtown stop was moved out of the bus terminus. Originally, it was to be relocated nearby on Boulevard René-Lévesque
along with CITSO
, but were later moved to rue St-Antoine and Mansfield. Along its route, the bus also stops in Châteauguay and Kahnawake, immediately south of the St. Lawrence River, but does not provide service between Montreal and those communities, which have their own bus service provided by the CIT du Sud-Ouest
.
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon and it is named for the Saint Lawrence River which forms its western and northwestern boundary....
, in southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The CITHSL serves the communities, within the region, of Godmanchester
Godmanchester, Quebec
Godmanchester is a township municipality located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,457...
, Howick
Howick, Quebec
Howick is the third smallest municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 606, of which over 70% are Francophones...
, Huntingdon
Huntingdon, Quebec
Huntingdon is a small town in Huntingdon County in the Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality and the Montérégie region of the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,587...
, Ormstown
Ormstown, Quebec
Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Chateauguay River in the heart of the Chateauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States...
, Très-Saint-Sacrement
Très-Saint-Sacrement, Quebec
Très-Saint-Sacrement is a parish municipality located along the Chateauguay River in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,213...
and also Sainte-Martine
Sainte-Martine, Quebec
Sainte-Martine is a municipality of Quebec, located within the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 4,237...
, in the adjoining Region of Beauharnois-Salaberry
Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec. The regional county municipality seat is Beauharnois.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Beauharnois**Salaberry-de-Valleyfield...
, and Mercier
Mercier, Quebec
Mercier is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality Roussillon. It is located on the Châteauguay River, southwest of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 10,121.-Population:Population trend...
in Roussillon Region
Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Roussillon is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada. The seat is in Saint-Constant, Quebec. The region's population was 149,996 in 2006.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Candiac**Châteauguay**Delson**La Prairie**Léry**Mercier...
.
Fixed route bus service
While demand response service is available in all of the above communities, CIT also operates one fixed commuter service. The line operates seven days a week, with reduced frequency on weekends. The route starts at Huntingdon and runs along Highway 138Quebec route 138
Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec, following the entire north shore of the Saint Lawrence River past Montreal to the eastern terminus in Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal...
to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
; it terminates at either Angrignon station
Angrignon (Montreal Metro)
Angrignon is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
on the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
or continues to downtown near the Terminus Centre-Ville
Terminus Centre-Ville (AMT)
Terminus Centre-Ville is a bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal. It is multimodal with the Bonaventure metro station on the Orange Line, the Central Station, the Lucien-L'Allier train station as well as the Lucien-L'Allier metro station...
bus station. Due to congestion, as of 25 August, 2008, the downtown stop was moved out of the bus terminus. Originally, it was to be relocated nearby on Boulevard René-Lévesque
René Lévesque Boulevard
René Lévesque Boulevard is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It is a main east-west thoroughfare passing through the downtown core in the borough of Ville-Marie. The street begins on the west at Atwater Avenue and continues until it merges with Notre Dame Street East just east...
along with CITSO
CIT du Sud-Ouest
The CIT du Sud-Ouest , officially the Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport du Sud-Ouest, is the bus service that operates bus routes from Montreal to Kahnawake, Châteauguay, and Valleyfield, on the south shore of the St...
, but were later moved to rue St-Antoine and Mansfield. Along its route, the bus also stops in Châteauguay and Kahnawake, immediately south of the St. Lawrence River, but does not provide service between Montreal and those communities, which have their own bus service provided by the CIT du Sud-Ouest
CIT du Sud-Ouest
The CIT du Sud-Ouest , officially the Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport du Sud-Ouest, is the bus service that operates bus routes from Montreal to Kahnawake, Châteauguay, and Valleyfield, on the south shore of the St...
.