| The Montreal Métro. |
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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 |
235.2M (2009) |
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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 Train cars |
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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 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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