STM - Refonte du réseau bus

I think unless the definition needed to qualify as 10 min max changes (IIRC it’s currently one direction 6am-2pm and the other 2-9pm, or both directions 6am-9pm), a large chunk of the old 10min max network is gonna end up losing its status. 470 eastbound for example barely maintains a 10min frequency till 8am; in the past it used to maintin it till around 2ish pm. Ditto for the westbound peak trips. For me as a student who rarely travels in peak, the reduction in service is super obvious

I’ve noticed the same thing for other historically 10min max buses I used to take every so often, like the the 69, the 121, or the 171. Even the 64 sometimes gets gaps that hops over 10min, but it still generally qualifies for the 10min max thing iirc If youre not travelling in peak, the wait is noticeably longer than it used to be, up to 15-30 min for some buses

Idk if this list is still up to date but the STM had a page up for what lines still qualified for 10min max after the service cuts. I mostly travel in the west and “north” of montreal and this feels somewhat accurate to me with regards to 69, 121, 171, and 470 being off the list. Oddly enough though the 24 remains on it so I think the STM gives themselves some leeway on what buses count as 10min max

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