Montreal Metro
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Top Left: Hector Guimard's Paris Métro entrance at Square-Victoria-OACI
Top Right: Interior of the new MPM-10 ("Azur") trains. Centre:MR-73 train at Montmorency station. Bottom Left: Two MR-73 trains at Plamondon station. Bottom Right: Ceramic mural at Crémazie station. |
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| Native name | Métro de Montréal | ||
| Locale | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 4 | ||
| Number of stations | 68 | ||
| Daily ridership | 1,245,700 (avg. weekday, Q1 2014) |
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| Annual ridership | 356,096,000 (2013) | ||
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| Began operation | October 14, 1966 | ||
| Operator(s) | Société de transport de Montréal | ||
| Number of vehicles | 759 | ||
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| System length | 69.2 km (43.0 mi) | ||
| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge with running pads for the rubber tired wheels outside of the steel rails |
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| Electrification | "Third rail", 750 V DC on the guide bars at either side of the track | ||
| Average speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) | ||
| Top speed | 72 km/h (45 mph) | ||
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The Montreal Metro (French: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired, underground metro system and the main form of public transport in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The metro, operated by the Montreal Transit Corporation (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau. The metro has expanded since the 1960s from 26 stations on three separate lines to 68 stations on four lines totalling 69.2 kilometres (43.0 mi) in length, serving the north, east and centre of the Island of Montreal with connections to Longueuil, via the Yellow Line, and Laval, via the Orange line.
The Montreal Metro is Canada's busiest metro system, and North America's third busiest by daily ridership behind those of New York City and Mexico City, delivering an average of 1,245,700 daily unlinked passenger trips per weekday (as of Q1 2014). In 2013, 356.1 million trips on the Metro were completed (transfers counted as separate trips). According to the STM, the metro system had transported over 7 billion passengers as of 2010. With the metro, Montreal has built one of North America's largest urban rapid transit schemes, attracting the second-highest ridership per capita behind New York City.
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