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Yellow Line (Montreal Metro)

Yellow Line / Ligne Jaune
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Jean Drapeau Station.JPG
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 12 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
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projected future
Berri-UQAM
formerly Berri-de Montigny
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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

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.


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