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 will operate the tramway in Liège once completed.[1] TEC buses and trams are distinctively painted yellow and red.
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 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 |
Brussels-Capital (blue)
Wallonia (red)
Flanders (yellow)
TEC was founded in 1991 through the breakup of the former Belgian NMVB/SNCV into separate companies for Wallonia and Flanders.
TEC sells the MOBIB smartcard branded "TEC it easy" and runs a chain of shops called Espace TEC.
History
editIn 2019, Société régionale wallonne du Transport (SRWT) became Opérateur de transport de Wallonie (OTW).
TEC directorate
edit- TEC Walloon Brabant
- TEC Charleroi
- TEC Hainaut
- TEC Liège-Verviers
- TEC Namur-Luxembourg
See also
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ "First CAF Urbos arrives in Liège". Tramways & Urban transit. July 18, 2022. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022.
External links
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- TEC official website (in English and French)
- Tram Travels: Transport En Commun en Wallonie (TEC) (in English)