Montreal Métro |
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http://imgur.com/u6k9O.jpg Métro Logo |
Info |
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Managed by |
The City of Montréal, Québec, Canada Société de Transport de Montréal |
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Locale |
Montreal, Laval, Longeuil |
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Transit type |
Underground Metro System |
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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 (per weekday 2010) |
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Chief executive |
Michel Labrecque, Dominique Lemay |
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Headquarters |
800, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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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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Average speed |
40 km/h (25 mph) |
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Top speed |
72 km/h (45 mph) |
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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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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