Opérateur de transport de Wallonie
Walloon public transport corporation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opérateur de transport de Wallonie (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁatœʁ də tʁɑ̃spɔʁ də walɔni], Transport Operator of Wallonia, OTW), formerly Société régionale wallonne du transport ([sɔsjete ʁeʒjɔnal walɔn dy tʁɑ̃spɔʁ], Walloon Regional Transport Company, SRWT), is responsible for the supervision, strategic planning and marketing of a group of five regional public transport directorate branded as TEC or "Transport En Commun" (French for: Public Transport) in Wallonia, Belgium. It is primarily a bus operator, but also operates the Charleroi light rail system and the light rail line in Liège.[1]
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TEC Liège's Solaris Urbino Mk4 Hybrid | |
| Parent | Government of Wallonia |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Av. Gouverneur Bovesse, 96 5100 Jambes Belgium |
| Service area | Wallonia (main) |
| Service type | bus service, tram, Metro, demand responsive transport |
| Website | (in English) www.letec.be |
Brussels-Capital (blue)
Wallonia (red)
Flanders (yellow)
TEC sells the MOBIB smartcard branded "TEC it easy" and runs a chain of shops called Espace TEC. Most of TEC buses and trams in Charleroi are distinctively painted yellow and red.
History
TEC was founded in 1991 through the breakup of the former Belgian NMVB/SNCV into separate companies for Wallonia and Flanders. In 2019, Société régionale wallonne du Transport (SRWT) became Opérateur de transport de Wallonie (OTW).
TEC directorate
- TEC Walloon Brabant
- TEC Charleroi
- TEC Hainaut
- TEC Liège-Verviers
- TEC Namur-Luxembourg
See also
- De Lijn - public transport company in Flanders
- Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles STIB-MIVB - public transport company in Brussels
- Vicinal tramway - the former SNCV
- Métro Léger de Charleroi
- Trams in Liège
References
External links
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