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System
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The 4-line system opened in 1966 is similar to the Métro of Marseille, Lyon or some lines in Paris as it is rubber-tyred and totally underground. One outstanding feature of the Montréal Métro are its transfer stations, especially Snowdon and Lionel-Groulx where passengers can change lines across the platforms, but also Berri-UQAM and Jean-Talon are well planned. Unfortunately there are not too many elevators. On 14 Oct. 1966, lines 1 and 2, now generally referred to as the green line and the orange line, opened between Atwater and Papineau, and between Place-d'Armes and Henri-Bourassa. Some months later, Frontenac (19 Dec) and Beaudry stations (21 Dec) were added to line 1, and Square-Victoria (6 Feb 1967) and Bonaventure (13 Feb) completed the initial line 2. On 31 March 1967, line 4, now the yellow line opened as well, this is a shuttle service from the city centre to the other side of the river at Longueuil with one intermediate stop on St. Helen's Island, Jean-Drapeau. Line 5, or the blue line, started operating in 1986 between De Castelnau and Saint-Michel, in 1988 it reached the orange line at Snowdon. Eventually the eastern leg of the orange line was extended to the city of Laval (5.2 km) in 2007, with three new stations, Cartier, la Concorde and Montmorency. Currently the network is 69.2 km long and has 68 stations (2007).
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History
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Oct 1966: (1) green Atwater -
Papineau |
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A 6.2 km extension on the blue Line to the northeast with six stations has been planned for a long time. Further plans include extending the yellow Line to Roland-Therrien (4 stations). Apart from these metro extensions, also the commuter rail network is being developed and some light rail corridors are considered. |
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Photos
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Photos 2002 © Matt McLauchlin |
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Books
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One of the best metro books published recently tells us the full story of the Montreal Metro, with lots of great colour photographs, many historical maps and other interesting items. Even if you can't read French this book is a must for every metro fan. |
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Practical
Info
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The Montréal Métro operates from 5:30 until 1:00, with a 3-5 min. interval during rush hours and 7-10 min. during the rest of the day. - FARES (2008, in Canadian dollars) Single
fare - 2.75 Weekly
Pass - 19.25 1-Day
Pass - 9.00
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Links
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STM
(Subway Operator - Official Page) incl. Map
(32K) AMT (Agence Métropolitaine de Transport) incl. Laval Extension project description Montreal Metro at Wikipedia Marc Dufour's Métro Page has everything you haven't found on this page Matthew McLauchlin's great Montreal Metro site Montreal Metro Photos Great Site by Julien Rosselet Montréal Metro Gallery by Michael Rohde Benoit Clairoux' Montréal Métro book Le Métro de Montréal by Guillaume Blouin Montréal Subway Map laid over GoogleMap
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2007 © Robert Schwandl (UrbanRail.Net)