Opérateur de transport de Wallonie
Walloon public transport corporation
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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 directorates 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) https://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 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
