Mission and values

Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) offers regular public transit services in the greater Quebec City area. It is also responsible for providing paratransit services, which it delegates to Service de transport adapté de la Capitale (STAC). Thanks to RTC, thousands of people can travel anywhere in the area served, at a reasonable price, to work, study, and enjoy social pursuits.

Réseau de transport de la Capitale makes it easier for people get around the region by offering public transit and encouraging people to adopt alternative travel solutions.

Our values

The company adheres to the following values and principles:

  • Collaboration
  • Respect
  • Openness
  • Innovation
  • Excellence

Area served

Territoire RTC

RTC provides public transit in greater Quebec City, an area with approximately 575,000 people.* It also serves Boischatel under an agreement with the municipality. Certain services, such as paratransit and the Taxibus, are operated by external companies under contracts with RTC.

* Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2016.

97% of Quebec City residents live within 800 meters of a bus stop.

RTC at a glance *

* 2018 data

Infrastructure

4 538 stops

1 049 bus shelters

21 all-weather stations

21 Parc-O-Bus parking areas

6 terminals

Network

4 223 daily departures

An 869 km network

65,4 km of reserved lanes

27 341 824 kilometers travelled in 2018

Bus fleet

563 vehicules

386 standard vehicules

86 articulated vehicules

Employees

1 605
employees

926 - driversr

364 - administrative and support staff

315 maintenance staff

Statistiques - validations OPUS 2019

  • Le tableau plus bas présente le nombre de validations Opus enregistré dans nos systèmes pour chacun de nos parcours annoncés.
  • Les validations Opus incluent les correspondances mais n’incluent pas les passages en monnaie ni les passages effectués sans validation (exemple : enfants de 5 ans et moins).
  • La donnée est présentée par mois pour l’année 2019.

À noter que le 27 septembre 2019, aucune validation n’était nécessaire à bord de nos autobus en raison d’une journée de gratuité.

Téléchargez le rapport sur les validations OPUS 2019 (PDF, 279 ko)

History

Quebec City has had a public transit system for over 150 years. To learn how it has evolved, cliquez ici.