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The STM was created in 2002 to replace the Société de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal (STCUM; lit. ' Montreal Urban Community Transit Corporation '). The STM operates the most heavily used urban mass transit system in Canada, and one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in North America. As of 2019, the average ...
Became a rush-hour high-frequency line on August 26th, 2024 and was extended west, taking riders all the way to CÉGEP André-Laurendeau via the Lapierre overpass. The line now also stops at Verdun métro station and Square-Victoria-OACI station as part of the 2020s major network overhaul. [6] 108 Bannantyne E Atwater W Bannantyne and Stephens
The Montreal Metro (French: Métro de Montréal, pronounced [metʁo də mɔ̃ʁeal]) 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.
[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.
Due to low usage, the line was initially operated from 5:30 am to 7:30 pm on weekdays, and used three-car trains instead of the nine-car trains used on the other Metro lines. Students from the University of Montreal , the main source of Blue Line riders, obtained an extension of the closing time to 11:10 pm and then 12:15 am in 2002. [ 3 ]
The Yellow Line (French: Ligne jaune, pronounced [liɲ ʒon]), also known as Line 4 (French: Ligne 4), is one of the Montreal Metro's four routes operating in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built to serve the crowds of the Expo 67 exhibition, the line now forms a key link between Downtown Montreal , the South Shore and the city of Longueuil .
The Orange Line (French: Ligne orange, pronounced [liɲ ɔʁɑ̃ʒ]), 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.
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Montreal has two international airports, one for passenger flights only, and the other for cargo. Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (also known as Dorval Airport) in the City of Dorval serves all commercial passenger traffic and is the headquarters for Air Canada [1] and Air Transat. [2]