The Montreal Métro |
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http://imgur.com/u6k9O.jpg The Montreal Métro logo |
Info |
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Owner |
City of Montreal, Québec, Canada
Société de Transport de Montréal |
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Locale |
Montreal, Laval, Longeuil |
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Transit type |
Rapid Transit |
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Number of lines |
4 |
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Number of stations |
68 |
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Daily ridership |
1,050,800 (Weekday 2010) |
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Annual ridership |
291.6M (2008) |
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Chief executive |
Michel Labrecque, Dominique Lemay |
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Headquarters |
800, de la Gauchetiére Ouest, Montreal, Québec |
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Website |
www.stm.info |
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Operation |
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Began operation |
October 14, 1966 |
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Operator(s) |
Société de Transport de Montréal |
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Number of vehicles |
759 |
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Technical |
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System Length |
69.2 km (43.00 mi) |
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Track gauge |
Standard Gauge |
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Electrification |
750V |
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Average speed |
40 km/h (25 mph) |
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Top Speed |
72 km/h (45 mph) |
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The Montréal Métro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montréal, Québec.
The Métro, operated by the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau. Originally consisting of 26 Metro stations on three separate lines, the Metro now incorporates 68 stations on four lines measuring 69.2 km (43.00 mi) in length, serving the north, east, and centre of the Island of Montréal with connections to Longueuil, via the Line-4 Yellow (Montreal Métro), and Laval, via the Line-2 Orange (Montreal Métro).
The Métro system is currently Canada's busiest subway system in total daily passenger usage, serving an average of 1,050,800 daily passengers on an average weekday (as of Q1 2010). In 2008, 291.6 million riders (transfers not included) used the Metro. According to the STM website the metro system has transported over 6 billion passengers as of 2006, roughly equivalent to the world's population. Montréal has built one of North America's largest urban rapid transit schemes, serving the third-largest number of passengers overall behind New York and Mexico City, and attracting the second-highest ridership per capita behind New York.
The Montréal Métro was inspired by the Paris Métro and in turn is also the inspiration for the Lyon Métro and Marseille Métro, as well as the Mexico City Metro, all constructed a few years later, and all which also share the same rubber-wheel car design and similar Montréal Metro station architecture.
The Montreal Métro
"The metro is for Montreal what the boulevards are for Paris or the canals for Venice."
Jean-Claude Germain
History of the Montreal Métro
Inaugurated in 1966.
Rolling Stock
The Network
line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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1
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Green
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27 (2 interchangeable)
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22.1 km
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line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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2
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Orange
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31 (4 interchangeable. 6-7 more are planned.)
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30.0 km
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Line-3 Red(Never built. Scrapped project.)
line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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3
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Red
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(plans called for 9 to 17)
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line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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4
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Yellow
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3 (5 originally planned. 3-5 more planned)
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4.25 km
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line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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5
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Blue
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12 (20 originally planned. 7 additional are planned)
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9.7 km
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Line-6 Colorless(Proposed upground LRT. Scrapped project.)
line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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6
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NUL
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??
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??
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Line-7 White(Never Built, still proposed)
line
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color
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# of stations
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Length
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7
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White
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(12 stations were planned)
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??
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