Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)

Yellow Line / Ligne Jaune
Jean-Drapeau station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Montreal Metro
Locale	Montreal, (QC), Canada.
Termini	Berri-UQAM (north) Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke (south)
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	April 1, 1967 (opened to public April 28, 1967)
Operator(s)	Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
Depot(s)	None (Berri-UQAM connecting track links line 4 with lines 1 and 2 so that trains can access Angrignon, Beaugrand and Plateau d'Youville garages)
Rolling stock	Canadian Vickers MR-63 cars
Technical
Line length	4.25 km (2.64 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	"Third rail", 750 V DC on the guide bars at either side of the track
Operating speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
Route map McGill projected future Berri-UQAM formerly Berri-de Montigny to Green & Orange lines Saint Lawrence River Jean-Drapeau formerly Île-Sainte-Hélène Saint Lawrence River Le Moyne Channel Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke formerly Longueuil announced extension Joliette tentative name Vieux-Longueuil tentative name Chambly/Gentilly tentative name Curé-Poirier tentative name Jacques-Cartier tentative name This diagram:

The Yellow Line (French: Ligne jaune), formerly also known as Line 4 (French: Ligne 4), is one of the Montreal Metro's four routes operating in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was popular when it opened for service because it connected Montreal's city centre with the Expo 67 exhibition and La Ronde on Île-Sainte-Hélène. The Yellow Line has three stations, and travels under the St. Lawrence River between the island of Montreal and Longueuil. It was part of the initial network of the Metro, and numbered in conjunction with Line 3, a route that was later cancelled. It is also the first Metro line to leave the island. All three stations on the line have been renamed since their opening.

In November 1961, Montreal City Council decided to build the Metro network. The Yellow Line (Line 4) was not part of the original plans. A year later, however, Montreal’s bid to host the 1967 World's Fair (Expo 67) was accepted. Construction of the Red Line (line 3) was cancelled, and instead the Yellow Line (Line 4) was built to develop the exhibition site on two islands in the St. Lawrence River and to connect the rapidly growing suburb of Longueuil. The opening of the line took place on April 1, 1967. In the first four weeks, the station on Saint Helen's Island served only the construction workers of the Expo site. It finally opened to the public on April 28, 1967, the day after the official opening of Expo 67.