Société de transport de Montréal
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Top: Lionel-Groulx Metro station and STM logo. Prior to 2002, it was referred to as STCUM.
Second row: Honoré-Beaugrand Metro station, a 1996 NovaBus LFS "167 Le Casino" leaving the Montreal Biosphère and heading to the Casino de Montréal. Third row: Georges-Vanier Metro station, Berri-UQAM Metro station. Bottom: Montreal's first two mayors, Jacques Viger and Peter McGill, in stained glass in the McGill Station of the Montreal Metro. |
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Agglomeration of Montreal |
| Transit type | Bus, Rapid Transit, Taxibus, Paratransit |
| Number of lines | 197 bus routes + 23 night routes, 4 subway lines |
| Number of stations | 68 |
| Daily ridership | 2,099,800 (avg. weekday 2013) |
| Chief executive | Luc Tremblay |
| Headquarters | 800 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Website | English language website |
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| Began operation | 2002 |
| Operator(s) | Société de transport de Montréal |
Second row: Honoré-Beaugrand Metro station, a 1996 NovaBus LFS "167 Le Casino" leaving the Montreal Biosphère and heading to the Casino de Montréal. Third row: Georges-Vanier Metro station, Berri-UQAM Metro station.
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) (English: Montreal Transit Corporation) is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Established in 1861 as Montreal City Passenger Railway Company, it has grown to comprise four subway lines with a total of 68 stations, as well as over 186 bus routes and 23 night routes.
The STM operates the second most heavily used urban mass transit system in Canada after the Toronto Transit Commission, and the third most heavily used rapid transit system in North America, after the New York City Subway and the Mexico City Metro. As of 2011, the average daily ridership is 2,524,500 passengers: 1,403,700 by bus, 1,111,700 by rapid transit and 9,200 by paratransit service.
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) was created in 2002 to replace the Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine De Montréal (STCUM).
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