Opérateur de transport de Wallonie

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]

Opérateur de transport de Wallonie

TEC Liège's Solaris Urbino Mk4 Hybrid
Parent	Government of Wallonia
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

Regions of Belgium
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