23 Facts About Montreal Metro

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Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Still, Montreal Metro councillors remained cautious and no work was initiated.

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3.

The Montreal Metro was inspired by the Paris Metro, which is clearly seen in the Metro's station design and rolling stock.

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Negotiations with the CN and municipalities were stalling as Montreal Metro was chosen in November 1962 to hold the 1967 Universal Exposition .

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5.

Montreal Metro became the seventh city in North America to operate a subway.

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The 1960s being very optimistic years, Montreal Metro planning did not escape the general exuberance of the time, and a 1967 study ?Horizon 2000? imagined a network of 160 kilometres of tunnels for the year 2000.

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Success of the Metro increased the pressure to extend the network to other populated areas, including the suburbs on the Island of Montreal.

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8.

Montreal Metro ridership decreased and the Government of Quebec removed subsidies for the operation of urban public transport.

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9.

Metro lines that leave the Ile de Montreal are the Orange Line, which continues to Laval, and the Yellow Line, which continues to Longueuil.

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10.

Montreal Metro service starts at 05:30, and the last trains start their run between 00:30 and 01:00 on weekdays and Sunday, and between 01:00 and 01:30 on Saturday.

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11.

Societe de transport de Montreal operates Metro and bus services in Montreal, and transfers between the two are free inside a 120-minute time frame after the first validation.

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12.

Montreal Metro ridership has more than doubled since it opened: the number of passengers increased from 136 million in 1967 to 357 million in 2014.

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13.

Montreal Metro has one of North America's busiest public transportation systems with, after New York, the largest number of users compared to its population.

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Montreal Metro facilities are patrolled daily by 155 STM inspectors and 115 agents of the Montreal Police Service assigned to the subway.

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Design of the Metro was heavily influenced by Montreal's winter conditions.

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Unlike other cities' subways, nearly all station entrances in Montreal Metro are set back from the sidewalk and completely enclosed; usually in small, separate buildings or within building facades.

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17.

Montreal Metro aims to have over 40 accessible stations by 2025, and expects all subway stations to be accessible in 2038.

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18.

Until June 2018, some of the Montreal Metro trains were among the oldest North American subway trains in service – the Canadian Vickers MR-63 dating back to the system's opening in 1966 – but extended longevity is expected of rolling stock operated under fully sheltered conditions.

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19.

The claim, stated by the STM, is that with the Montreal Metro being built entirely underground, air conditioning would heat the tunnels to temperatures that would be too hot to operate the trains.

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20.

Montreal's Metro trains are made of low-alloy high-tensile steel, painted blue with a thick white stripe running lengthwise.

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21.

Rubber tires on the Montreal Metro transmit minimal vibration and help the cars go uphill more easily and negotiate turns at high speeds.

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22.

Only repair facility for the Montreal Metro is Plateau d'Youville, located at the intersection of Cremazie and Saint-Laurent Boulevards.

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23.

Montreal Metro proposed that Transports Quebec, the provincial transport department, set aside $100 million annually to fund the project, which is expected to cost upwards of $1.

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