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The Montreal Metro (French: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau.
By the year 2031, the Montreal Metro will consist of 73 stations once constructions of the extension of the Blue Line (or in French, "Prolongement de la ligne bleue") will be finished, inaugurating 5 new stations.
The Montreal Metro rapid transit system was introduced in 1966 in preparation for the Canadian Centennial and Expo 67 World Fair in Montreal. Instead of traditional steel-wheeled trains, it is a rubber-tired metro , based on technology developed for the Paris Métro ; Montreal's system was the first in the world to be entirely rubber-tired (as ...
[7] [8] A portion of the route was taken over from the Exo commuter rail Deux-Montagnes line and is being converted to light metro standards. The 67-kilometre (42 mi) light metro rail system is projected to cost CA$7.95 billion. [9] It is independent of, but connects to and hence complements, the existing Montreal Metro, operated by the STM.
Greater Montreal shown in light blue, with the City of Montreal proper in dark blue. Greater Montreal ( French : Grand Montréal , [ɡʁɑ̃ mɔ̃ʁeal] ) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second most populous in Canada after Greater Toronto .
Montmorency station is a Montreal Metro station in Laval, Quebec, Canada, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides borough. [ 4 ] The station is part of an extension to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007, becoming the northern terminus of the Orange Line .
The Orange Line (French: Ligne orange), also known as Line 2 (French: Ligne 2), is the longest and first-planned of the four subway lines of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended from 1980 to 1986.
Montreal was the host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. The stadium cost $1.5 billion; [207] with interest that figure ballooned to nearly $3 billion, and was paid off in December 2006. [208] Montreal also hosted the first ever World Outgames in the summer of 2006, attracting over 16,000 participants engaged in 35 sporting activities.