Société de transport de Montréal
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The Société de transport de Montréal (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, and STM as of 2002, it has grown to comprise four metro lines
with a total of 68 stations, as well as over 186 bus routes and 23 night routes.
The STM operates the third most heavily used urban mass transit system in North America
, after the New York City Transit Authority
, 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.
subway system was introduced in 1966 in preparation for Canada's 100th birthday and the Expo 67
World Fair
in Montreal. Instead of traditional steel-wheeled trains, it is a rubber-tired metro, based on technology developed for the Paris Métro
; Montreal's system was the first in the world to be entirely rubber-tired. The metro system is currently Canada's busiest subway system in total daily passenger usage, serving an average of 1,111,700 daily passengers on an average weekday. In 2010, 296.3 million riders (transfers not included) used the Metro. According to the STM website the metro system has transported over 7 billion passengers as of 2010, roughly equivalent to the world's population.
Montreal Metro lines:
Regular bus routes, which usually operate from 4:40 AM to 1:30 AM from Monday to Saturday and from 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM on Sundays, Night Routes usually operate from 1:00AM to 5:00AM from Mondays to Sundays depending on the route, some only operate on the nights of Fridays and Saturdays. The STM also operates express routes during rush hours only, special routes termed Metrobus, and Trainbus, are bus routes that lead from a specific terminus and run only a few stops to get passengers to a Metro or Commuter Train station as fast as possible. Reserve Lane Routes operate during rush hour only. Many connections are also available to suburban transit agencies.
The city of Montreal has announced a plan to convert its entire fleet of buses over to all-electric
by 2025. Beginning in 2012, all STM bus purchases will be either hybrid
s or electrics and, starting in 2011, Montreal will begin testing trolleybus
es (electric buses powered by overhead wires) on some of the city's busiest routes
The current STM bus fleet consists of 1,845 Novabus LFS and MCI/Nova Bus Classic buses. The entire fleet is equipped with GFI Oddysey fareboxes replacing the old Cleveland fareboxes as of December 2005. The livery on buses between 1991 and 2008 are white with a blue horizontal strip on the lower part of the bus. The new livery on all buses from 2009 and on, feature a new blue and white livery, the front of the bus is blue and the rest of the bus is white with two large overlapping chevrons near the rear on each side. One chevron is blue, the other is yellow, and where they overlap is green. All newer buses are equipped with interior CCTV cameras.
On August 30, 2010, the STM introduced the 10 Minutes Max network, this network provide buses at maximum intervals of 10 minutes or less, between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the 31 of the STM's busiest bus routes.
lines where the creation of regular bus service is not feasible. Regular STM fares apply, except that no cash is accepted.
Service began in April 1980. In first quarter, 2011, 9,200 trips were made through this service daily.
On April 21, 2008, the STM unveiled the contactless smart card
called OPUS (a play on the French phrase au puce, which is the word for the chip used in the cards) as a means of fare payment. In preparation for this new step in Montreal's public transportation network, turnstiles which incorporate the reader and automated vending machines had already been installed in metro stations; buses had previously been fitted with new fare boxes that incorporate the card reader, in order to ensure the uniformity of methods of payment across Montreal's transit network and that of its suburbs.
One advantage to the smart card compared to the previous system is the seamless integration with other transit networks of neighbouring cities, eliminating the need to carry small change or purchase different tickets. The same can be said of the commuter train service, run by the Agence métropolitaine de transport
, that requires the purchasing of a ticket different from those offered by the STM. Another advantage relates to the speed at which users can access the system. As opposed to the magnetic stripe card
s previously in use, which have been sold alongside the new OPUS cards up until May 2009, the contactless smart card
is more user-friendly in that not only will the card not risk becoming demagnetized and rendered useless, but it also does not require patrons to slide the card in a particular way—proximity to the contactless reader will suffice.
Costs to the STM related to the project are approximately $138 million, compared to the original estimated cost of some $100 million. The project was originally supposed to be implemented in 2006.
In July 2009 the STM set up an SMS service that show uses the bus schedules, the planned opening and closing times of the metro and informs of any delays in the metro or bus service.
In 2014 the STM will introduce iBus, a real-time GPS tracking system. It will include electronic signs inside buses showing the estimated time of arrival at upcoming stops and the busiest bus stops will have electronic signs showing the estimated time of arrival of the next bus.
A handful of stations are equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays advertising, news headlines and weather information from RDI and the Weather Network, as well as STM-specific information regarding service changes, service delays and information pertaining to using the system. By the end of 2015 the STM plannes to have the screens in all 68 metro stations.
, Lionel-Groulx
, Bonaventure
, Berri-UQAM
, Henri-Bourassa
, Cartier
, De La Concorde
, Montmorency
. Two additional stations are to have elevators installed by 2016.
Terminus with a large amounts of bus routes from the STM and other transit agencies in Greater Montreal.
Other smaller STM loops/ terminus include:
STM buses are operated out of a number of garages located around the city and metro trains are serviced several other facilities.
The surface routes are divided into several divisions. Individual divisions have a superintendent, an on-duty mobile supervisor, a communications centre, and a garage facility tasked with managing the division's vehicle fleet and routes. Metro trains are stored in four garages and maintenance is carried out in three different facilities along the network.
service. On August 30, 1959, Montreal abandoned the last of its streetcars. Although there had been heavy traffic loads during the years of the Second World War, the American threat grew following the war. There was an unwanted growth in automobile ownership, which took a toll on streetcar passenger numbers. Increasing traffic congestion, especially on the narrow pedestrian streets of the historic sections of Montreal, made it increasingly difficult to provide good service by a "Detroit" type operation. The streetcar network also needed much rehabilitation work after heavy usage during the war years due to high demand, efficient performance and a perfect symbiosis with the city. The current absence of trams is conspicuous in Montreal; trams would be a welcome addition to the bus and metro lines, and are planned for re-development in certain areas.
The private Montreal Tramways Company's 30-year contract with the city was also came to an end in 1948. For all of these reasons, the company was reluctant to spend money on expansion and modernization. In 1950, legislation was passed to create the city-owned Montreal Transportation Commission, which would be charged with taking over the assets of the Montreal Tramways Company, which officially did so in June 1951. The Commission decided to convert all streetcar lines to buses within 10 years. To relieve traffic congestion, it decided to convert the inner city routes first. Many of Montreal's streetcar routes included running on a portion of Sainte-Catherine Street
downtown. On some downtown sections of this street, there was a headway of 10 s or less between streetcars. By the end of August 1956, Sainte-Catherine Street was without streetcars. Many of the outlying routes, especially those running on private rights-of-way, lasted the longest. When the last streetcar ran in August 1959, the Commission had succeeded in replacing the streetcar system with buses in eight years instead of ten.
Since 1906, the system included a set of two (later four) special open-topped steetcars locally known as Golden Chariots. Ostensibly for tourists, they were probably always more popular with Montrealers looking for a breezy ride during the hot and humid summers of Montreal. Seating was arranged in an ascending configuration (like a theatre's tiered seats) toward the rear to provide a commanding view of the sights. They operated on a 10 mi (16 km) counter-clockwise circuit around the twin summits of Mount Royal
via Bleury, Park, Laurier, Côte Sainte-Catherine, Bellingham, Maplewood, Decelles, Queen Mary, private right-of-way between Queen Mary and Côte Saint-Luc, Girouard, Sherbrooke, Greene, Sainte-Catherine, then back to Bleury.
A second Golden Chariot route was established in the late 1940s. That followed a counter-clockwise route along Ste. Catherine, Delormier, Mount Royal, Park, Laurier, Côte Sainte-Catherine, Bellingham, Maplewood, Decelles, Queen Mary, Côte-des-Neiges, and back to Sainte-Catherine. This second route lasted only a few years being discontinued when streetcar service ended on Cote des Neiges in 1955.
Contrary to popular belief, the Golden Chariots never operated in regular service over the mountain on the private right-of-way that later became the Camillien Houde Parkway for automobiles. It was found that if passengers stood in some areas of the upper tiers of the Golden Chariots, there was to little safety clearance in the tunnel on that line. Therefore, the Company decided against ever using the Golden Chariots in regular service on the spectacular mountain right-of-way except for occasional charter trips. Service was normally provided by the regular cars of the 11-Mountain and 93-Remembrance routes. Those cars were equipped with a variety of special safety devices for operation on this steep, sharply-curved line. Both of these routes were summer-only services.
By 1956, the Golden Chariot route had to be adjusted as streetcar trackage was reduced. When streetcar service ended on Sherbrooke and Sainte-Catherine in the late summer of 1956, cars were rerouted. Instead of turning east from Girouard to Sherbrooke, they continued south on Girouard to Upper Lachine Road, then Saint-Antoine to Park
. They last ran in regular service in the summer of 1957 although they could still be chartered in the summer of 1958. By then, however, the streetcar track network had really shrunk. Existing examples of these unique vehicles can be seen in streetcar or railway museums (ones are known to be at the Canadian Railway Museum
in Saint-Constant, Quebec
and at the Connecticut Trolley Museum
in East Windsor, Connecticut
).
There were a number of other unique cars on the system especially in the earlier years. The company's predecessors operated a smaller two-axle version of the Golden Chariots. It was used as a rolling stage for the company's employee band. There was also a prison car that would take miscreants between the downtown courthouse and the outlying Bordeaux Prison. There were also two funeral cars, which saw heavy use during the influenza epidemic of the early 20th century. They were used to carry caskets to the outlying Hawthorn-dale Cemetery, which was beyond the reach of good roads at the time. The cars only carried caskets; mourners had to make their own way there.
es. Introduced in 1937, they were seen as having some advantages over streetcars. Unlike streetcars, they could load and unload at the curb instead of stopping traffic in the middle of the street. They were still dependent on overhead trolley wires. Their passenger capacity was also less than the larger streetcars. Although all streetcar lines had been converted to buses by 1959, traffic congestion had not improveed as hoped. City traffic engineers came up with a plan to turn many major streets into one-way thoroughfares, which would affect several trolleybus routes. Trolleybuses by this time had fallen out of favour with transit companies, and new North American equipment was harder to get. Montreal's Brill trolleybuses were quickly approaching the end of their economic service lives. As a result of all of these factors, the Commission decided to end trolleybus service in June 1966. Montreal's new subway, the Metro, would open just four months later in October. Here are just some of the vehicles that served in Montreal:
In February 2006, Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay
suggested the city look into a return of the streetcar into the heart of the city, following a visit to Paris
, where new service is also in the planning stages.
of the Island of Montreal
, as well as to off-island points located west, south-west, and north east of the Island of Montreal. By the end of 1985, the STM (then known by the initials CTCUM) had exited the regional bus business to focus on its core territory (the Island of Montreal). Most of the regional bus routes were passed to private operators who provided services under contract to newly formed intermunicipal transit councils.
The second regional service involved the management of two commuter train lines
. On July 1, 1982, the CTCUM and the Canadian National Railway
(CN) entered into an agreement to integrate the Montreal-Deux Montagnes commuter train line into the regular CTCUM bus and metro network. The CTCUM paid CN to staff, run, and maintain the trains, while it set the fares and schedules. Passengers travelling within the CTCUM operating territory were able to transfer between the trains and the bus or metro, no fare supplement was required to make a bus/metro to train transfer . On October 1, 1982, a similar agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway
(CP) went into effect and CP's Montreal-Rigaud commuter train line was integrated into the CTCUM network.
On January 1, 1996, responsibility for the commuter trains was transferred to the AMT
, a Quebec provincial government agency formed to coordinate all public transportation in the metropolitan Montreal region.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
agency that operates transit bus
Transit bus
A transit bus , also known as a commuter bus, city bus, or public bus, is a bus used for short-distance public transport purposes...
, and rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
services in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Established in 1861 as Montreal City Passenger Railway Company, and STM as of 2002, it has grown to comprise four metro lines
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
with a total of 68 stations, as well as over 186 bus routes and 23 night routes.
The STM operates the third most heavily used urban mass transit system in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, after the New York City Transit Authority
New York City Transit Authority
The New York City Transit Authority is a public authority in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City...
, and the Mexico City Metro
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro , officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, is a metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City...
. 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.
Metro
The Montreal MetroMontreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
subway system was introduced in 1966 in preparation for Canada's 100th birthday and the Expo 67
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
World Fair
World fair
World Fair can refer to:* Expo , a large public exhibition* This World Fair, an American rock band...
in Montreal. Instead of traditional steel-wheeled trains, it is a rubber-tired metro, based on technology developed for the Paris Métro
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...
; Montreal's system was the first in the world to be entirely rubber-tired. The metro system is currently Canada's busiest subway system in total daily passenger usage, serving an average of 1,111,700 daily passengers on an average weekday. In 2010, 296.3 million riders (transfers not included) used the Metro. According to the STM website the metro system has transported over 7 billion passengers as of 2010, roughly equivalent to the world's population.
Montreal Metro lines:
- Line 1 — GreenLine 1 Green (Montreal Metro)The Green line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly Rue de Montigny...
- Line 2 — OrangeLine 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)The Orange line is the longest, most congested, and first-planned of the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended between 1980 and 1986...
- Line 4 — YellowLine 4 Yellow (Montreal Metro)The Yellow line is one of the 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. Line 4 has three stations, and travels under the St....
- Line 5 — BlueLine 5 Blue (Montreal Metro)The Blue line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its name. Line 3 was planned, but never built...
Bus services
The STM bus service, consists of 197 daytime and 23 nighttime service routes that provide a vast number of routes for the city of Montreal proper. STM bus routes serve an average of 1,403,700 daily passengers on an average weekday in 2011.Regular bus routes, which usually operate from 4:40 AM to 1:30 AM from Monday to Saturday and from 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM on Sundays, Night Routes usually operate from 1:00AM to 5:00AM from Mondays to Sundays depending on the route, some only operate on the nights of Fridays and Saturdays. The STM also operates express routes during rush hours only, special routes termed Metrobus, and Trainbus, are bus routes that lead from a specific terminus and run only a few stops to get passengers to a Metro or Commuter Train station as fast as possible. Reserve Lane Routes operate during rush hour only. Many connections are also available to suburban transit agencies.
The city of Montreal has announced a plan to convert its entire fleet of buses over to all-electric
Electric bus
An electric bus is a bus powered by electricity.There are two main electric bus categories:* Non-autonomous electric buses:**The trolleybus is a type of electric bus powered by two overhead electric wires, with electricity being drawn from one wire and returned via the other wire, using two...
by 2025. Beginning in 2012, all STM bus purchases will be either hybrid
Hybrid electric bus
A hybrid electric bus combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. These type of buses normally use a diesel-electric powertrain and are also known as hybrid diesel-electric buses....
s or electrics and, starting in 2011, Montreal will begin testing trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
es (electric buses powered by overhead wires) on some of the city's busiest routes
The current STM bus fleet consists of 1,845 Novabus LFS and MCI/Nova Bus Classic buses. The entire fleet is equipped with GFI Oddysey fareboxes replacing the old Cleveland fareboxes as of December 2005. The livery on buses between 1991 and 2008 are white with a blue horizontal strip on the lower part of the bus. The new livery on all buses from 2009 and on, feature a new blue and white livery, the front of the bus is blue and the rest of the bus is white with two large overlapping chevrons near the rear on each side. One chevron is blue, the other is yellow, and where they overlap is green. All newer buses are equipped with interior CCTV cameras.
On August 30, 2010, the STM introduced the 10 Minutes Max network, this network provide buses at maximum intervals of 10 minutes or less, between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the 31 of the STM's busiest bus routes.
Current Vehicles
The STM operates over 1,800 buses in its fleet.| Photo | Manufacturer | Years | Model | Remarks | Fleet numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
1993–1995 | TC40-102N Classic |
|
13-001 to 15-140 | |
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
1995–1998 | LFS First Generation |
|
16-001 to 18-096 | |
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
2001–2004 | LFS Second Generation |
|
21-202 to 24-307 | |
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
2005–2009 | LFS Second Generation |
|
25-201 to 29-071 | |
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
2008 | LFS HEV |
|
28-701 to 28-708 | |
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
2009–present | LFS Thrid Generation | Some units equipped with bike racks. | 29-072 to 31-XXX | |
| Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... |
2009–present | LFS Artic Articulated bus An articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint... |
29-801 to 31-862 |
Taxibus
The STM also operates ten taxibusShare taxi
A share taxi is a mode of transport that falls between taxis and conventional buses. These informal vehicles for hire are found throughout the world. They are smaller than buses, and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, usually leaving when all seats are filled...
lines where the creation of regular bus service is not feasible. Regular STM fares apply, except that no cash is accepted.
- Baie-d'Urfé, connecting to Baie-d'Urfé commuter railway stationBaie-d'Urfé (AMT)Baie-d'Urfé is a commuter rail station on the AMT Vaudreuil-Hudson Line in Baie-d'Urfé, Quebec, Canada.-Société de transport de Montréal:-External links:*...
- Stewart Hall, connecting to various locations in Pointe-Claire
- Île-des-SoeursNuns' IslandNuns' Island is an island that forms a part of the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is part of the borough of Verdun.-Geography:The 3.74 km² island is part of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the St. Lawrence River...
, connecting to Place du Commerce - LachineLachine, QuebecLachine was a city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now a borough within the city of Montreal.-History:...
, connecting to Lachine commuter railway stationLachine (AMT)Lachine is a commuter rail station on the AMT Vaudreuil-Hudson Line in the borough of Lachine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has no connecting bus routes.-External links:*... - L'Île-BizardL'Île-Bizard, QuebecVille de L'Île-Bizard is a former municipality located on Île Bizard, an island northwest of the Island of Montreal. It was originally incorporated as a municipality on July 1, 1855 as Paroisse de Saint-Raphael-de l'Ile-Bizard....
, connecting to bus route 265 Trainbus Île-Bizard - Norman, connecting LachineLachine, QuebecLachine was a city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now a borough within the city of Montreal.-History:...
's residential neighborhoods to the industrial area north of Highway 20Quebec Autoroute 20Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec... - Lachine Industrial Park, connecting to Dorval commuter railway stationDorval (AMT)Dorval is an intermodal bus and commuter train station in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. The AMT station and the VIA rail station are within walking distance of each other....
- Phillips Avenue (SennevilleSenneville, QuebecSenneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It is the wealthiest town on the West Island, closely followed by Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Baie D'Urfé...
), connecting to bus route 210 John Abbott - Sainte-Anne-de-BellevueSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QuebecSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is a town located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the second oldest community in Montreal's West Island, having been founded as a parish in 1703...
, Sainte-Marie district, connecting to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue commuter railway stationSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (AMT)Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is a commuter rail station on the AMT Vaudreuil-Hudson Line in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.-Société de transport de Montréal:-CIT La Presqu'ile:-External links:*... - SennevilleSenneville, QuebecSenneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It is the wealthiest town on the West Island, closely followed by Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Baie D'Urfé...
, connecting to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue commuter railway stationSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (AMT)Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is a commuter rail station on the AMT Vaudreuil-Hudson Line in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.-Société de transport de Montréal:-CIT La Presqu'ile:-External links:*... - Montreal TechnoparcMontreal TechnoparcThe Montreal Technoparc, formerly known as Adacport, is an industrial park and former industrial dump in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, between the Champlain and Victoria bridges.-History:...
, connecting to Sunnybrooke commuter railway stationSunnybrooke (AMT)Sunnybrooke is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.- Société de transport de Montréal :- External links :*...
Paratransit Service
The Société de Transport de Montréal operates a paratransit service for people with mobility problems. The lack of subway accessibility is critical for people whose mobility needs cannot be accommodated by stairs. STM's adapted transit is a system based on reservation, meaning that there is no room for flexibility. All trips must be booked at least one day in advance.Service began in April 1980. In first quarter, 2011, 9,200 trips were made through this service daily.
Fares
The STM fare system accepts cash, tickets (for Students and Seniors), and transit passes. As of January 1, 2011, adult cash fares are $3.00 for a single trip. Day passes available by the day $8, for 3 days at $16, a week $22, or month $72.75. Student or senior cash fares are $2.00 for a single trip. Student/senior weekly passes are sold for $12.75 and monthly passes for $41. Child cash fare is free for ages 5 and younger. The $8 day pass is valid for one adult and 5 youths (up to age of 19) or 2 adults and up to 4 youths on the weekends or holidays. There is a $4.00 unlimited evening pass, valid from 5PM to 6AM. Transfers are free (for trips in one direction). Transfers must be used within a 120 minute period.Contactless smart card
A contactless smart card is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can process and store data, and communicate with a terminal via radio waves. There are two broad categories of contactless smart cards. Memory cards contain non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps...
called OPUS (a play on the French phrase au puce, which is the word for the chip used in the cards) as a means of fare payment. In preparation for this new step in Montreal's public transportation network, turnstiles which incorporate the reader and automated vending machines had already been installed in metro stations; buses had previously been fitted with new fare boxes that incorporate the card reader, in order to ensure the uniformity of methods of payment across Montreal's transit network and that of its suburbs.
One advantage to the smart card compared to the previous system is the seamless integration with other transit networks of neighbouring cities, eliminating the need to carry small change or purchase different tickets. The same can be said of the commuter train service, run by the Agence métropolitaine de transport
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
, that requires the purchasing of a ticket different from those offered by the STM. Another advantage relates to the speed at which users can access the system. As opposed to the magnetic stripe card
Magnetic stripe card
A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card...
s previously in use, which have been sold alongside the new OPUS cards up until May 2009, the contactless smart card
Contactless smart card
A contactless smart card is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can process and store data, and communicate with a terminal via radio waves. There are two broad categories of contactless smart cards. Memory cards contain non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps...
is more user-friendly in that not only will the card not risk becoming demagnetized and rendered useless, but it also does not require patrons to slide the card in a particular way—proximity to the contactless reader will suffice.
Costs to the STM related to the project are approximately $138 million, compared to the original estimated cost of some $100 million. The project was originally supposed to be implemented in 2006.
Schedules and route information
Route information can be accessed through the STM AUTOBUS number at 514-288-6287. Individual route schedules are available online at STM.info. Google Maps supports the STM.In July 2009 the STM set up an SMS service that show uses the bus schedules, the planned opening and closing times of the metro and informs of any delays in the metro or bus service.
In 2014 the STM will introduce iBus, a real-time GPS tracking system. It will include electronic signs inside buses showing the estimated time of arrival at upcoming stops and the busiest bus stops will have electronic signs showing the estimated time of arrival of the next bus.
A handful of stations are equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays advertising, news headlines and weather information from RDI and the Weather Network, as well as STM-specific information regarding service changes, service delays and information pertaining to using the system. By the end of 2015 the STM plannes to have the screens in all 68 metro stations.
Accessibility
All 197 daytime bus routes and 23 night routes are wheelchair accessible. However on 1 out of the 4 metro lines are accessible to wheelchairs. The Orange line has 8 stations with elevators installed : Côte-VertuCôte-Vertu (Montreal Metro)
Côte-Vertu is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ....
, Lionel-Groulx
Lionel-Groulx (Montreal Metro)
Lionel-Groulx is a station of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Saint-Henri area of the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a transfer station between the Green Line and Orange Line.The station...
, Bonaventure
Bonaventure (Montreal Metro)
Bonaventure is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Ville-Marie in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
, Berri-UQAM
Berri-UQAM (Montreal Metro)
Berri-UQAM is the central station of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Quartier Latin, in the borough of Ville-Marie, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network...
, Henri-Bourassa
Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)
Henri-Bourassa is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Ahuntsic district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
, Cartier
Cartier (Montreal Metro)
Cartier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in Pont-Viau, Laval, Quebec, Canada . It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.- Architecture :It is a normal...
, De La Concorde
De La Concorde (Montreal Metro)
De la Concorde is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada...
, Montmorency
Montmorency (Montreal Metro)
Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada . The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007,...
. Two additional stations are to have elevators installed by 2016.
Terminus
Most STM bus routes terminate at loops, side streets or metro stations.Terminus with a large amounts of bus routes from the STM and other transit agencies in Greater Montreal.
- Terminus Angrignon
- Terminus Côte-VertuTerminus Côte-Vertu (AMT)Terminus Côte-Vertu is an AMT bus terminus partly north and partly south of the Côte-Vertu Metro station. It is located in the borough of Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ....
- Terminus DorvalDorval (AMT)Dorval is an intermodal bus and commuter train station in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. The AMT station and the VIA rail station are within walking distance of each other....
- Terminus FairviewFairview Pointe-ClaireFairview Pointe-Claire, also called Fairview Centre , is one of the biggest super regional shopping malls on the island of Montreal with about spread on two levels of shopping space...
- Terminus Henri-Bourassa NordHenri-Bourassa Terminus Nord (AMT)Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord, also known as Terminus Laval, is a bus terminus close to, but separate from, the Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud to which it is connected by a tunnel under Henri Bourassa Boulevard and which is close to the Henri-Bourassa Metro station...
- Terminus Henri-Bourassa SudTerminus Henri-Bourassa Sud (AMT)Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud is an AMT bus terminus next to the Henri-Bourassa Metro station and close to the Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord. to which it is connected by a tunnel under Henri Bourassa Boulevard .-Société de transport de Montréal bus routes:...
- Terminus Honoré-BeaugrandHonoré-Beaugrand (Montreal Metro)Honoré-Beaugrand is a station, the eastern terminus of the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal...
- Terminus RadissonRadisson (Montreal Metro)Radisson is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is in the district of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part...
Other smaller STM loops/ terminus include:
- Terminus Atwater
- Beaubien Loop
- Crémazie Loop
- Terminus Jolicoeur
- Terminus Lafleur-Newman
- Laurier Loop
- Terminus MacDonald
- Rosemont Loop
- Terminus Sherbrooke-East
- Villa Maria Loop
- Terminus Vendôme
Facilities
The surface routes are divided into several divisions. Individual divisions have a superintendent, an on-duty mobile supervisor, a communications centre, and a garage facility tasked with managing the division's vehicle fleet and routes. Metro trains are stored in four garages and maintenance is carried out in three different facilities along the network.
| Bus Garages |
|---|
| Anjou |
| Crémazie |
| Frontenac |
| LaSalle |
| Legendre |
| Mont-Royal |
| Stinson (2013) |
| St-Denis |
| St-Laurent |
| St-Michel (Paratransit) |
| Metro Train Garages |
|---|
| Angrignon |
| Beaugrand |
| Montmorency |
| Saint-Charles |
| Metro train maintenance facilities |
|---|
| Duvernay |
| Plateau d'Youville |
| Viau |
Stops and shelters
There are 8,500 bus stops in the STM network. Each stop has a panel that indicates the number of routes that stops there, the type of service, if the bus goes to a metro or train station and the bus stop code enabling you to obtain the schedule by telephone at 514-AUTO-BUS. The STM is in the process of changing all its bus stop panels to a new modern pole that displays the route numbers. The route number is color coded for the type of service it offers, dark blue is for regular routes, green is for express, metrobus and R-bus routes, black for night routes and gold for senior shuttles . Almost every stop has a bus shelter. Adverting is provided by CBS. On November 8, 2010 the STM lunched 3 prototypes of modern bus shelters to replace the old ones. They will run on a solar power system and lights in the shelter are to be controlled by motion sensor.Predecessor companies
Past Montreal transit agencies.| Name | Abriviation | Start Year | Finish Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Société de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal | STCUM | June 1985 | December 2001 | |
| Commission de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal | CTCUM | January 1970 | May 1985 | |
| Commission de transport de Montréal | CTM | January 1951 | December 1969 | |
| Montreal Tramways Company | MTR | January 1911 | December 1950 | |
| Montreal Street Railway Company | MSRC | January 1886 | December 1910 | |
| Montreal City Passenger Railway Company | MSR | November 1861 | December 1885 |
Streetcars
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Montreal had streetcarTram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
service. On August 30, 1959, Montreal abandoned the last of its streetcars. Although there had been heavy traffic loads during the years of the Second World War, the American threat grew following the war. There was an unwanted growth in automobile ownership, which took a toll on streetcar passenger numbers. Increasing traffic congestion, especially on the narrow pedestrian streets of the historic sections of Montreal, made it increasingly difficult to provide good service by a "Detroit" type operation. The streetcar network also needed much rehabilitation work after heavy usage during the war years due to high demand, efficient performance and a perfect symbiosis with the city. The current absence of trams is conspicuous in Montreal; trams would be a welcome addition to the bus and metro lines, and are planned for re-development in certain areas.
The private Montreal Tramways Company's 30-year contract with the city was also came to an end in 1948. For all of these reasons, the company was reluctant to spend money on expansion and modernization. In 1950, legislation was passed to create the city-owned Montreal Transportation Commission, which would be charged with taking over the assets of the Montreal Tramways Company, which officially did so in June 1951. The Commission decided to convert all streetcar lines to buses within 10 years. To relieve traffic congestion, it decided to convert the inner city routes first. Many of Montreal's streetcar routes included running on a portion of Sainte-Catherine Street
Saint Catherine Street
This article is about the street in Montreal called the rue Sainte-Catherine in French. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine ....
downtown. On some downtown sections of this street, there was a headway of 10 s or less between streetcars. By the end of August 1956, Sainte-Catherine Street was without streetcars. Many of the outlying routes, especially those running on private rights-of-way, lasted the longest. When the last streetcar ran in August 1959, the Commission had succeeded in replacing the streetcar system with buses in eight years instead of ten.
- HorsecarHorsecarA horsecar or horse-drawn tram is an animal-powered streetcar or tram.These early forms of public transport developed out of industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s, using the newly improved iron or steel...
service 1861–1894 - Electric streetcarTramA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
service 1894–1959
Since 1906, the system included a set of two (later four) special open-topped steetcars locally known as Golden Chariots. Ostensibly for tourists, they were probably always more popular with Montrealers looking for a breezy ride during the hot and humid summers of Montreal. Seating was arranged in an ascending configuration (like a theatre's tiered seats) toward the rear to provide a commanding view of the sights. They operated on a 10 mi (16 km) counter-clockwise circuit around the twin summits of Mount Royal
Mount Royal
Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians...
via Bleury, Park, Laurier, Côte Sainte-Catherine, Bellingham, Maplewood, Decelles, Queen Mary, private right-of-way between Queen Mary and Côte Saint-Luc, Girouard, Sherbrooke, Greene, Sainte-Catherine, then back to Bleury.
A second Golden Chariot route was established in the late 1940s. That followed a counter-clockwise route along Ste. Catherine, Delormier, Mount Royal, Park, Laurier, Côte Sainte-Catherine, Bellingham, Maplewood, Decelles, Queen Mary, Côte-des-Neiges, and back to Sainte-Catherine. This second route lasted only a few years being discontinued when streetcar service ended on Cote des Neiges in 1955.
Contrary to popular belief, the Golden Chariots never operated in regular service over the mountain on the private right-of-way that later became the Camillien Houde Parkway for automobiles. It was found that if passengers stood in some areas of the upper tiers of the Golden Chariots, there was to little safety clearance in the tunnel on that line. Therefore, the Company decided against ever using the Golden Chariots in regular service on the spectacular mountain right-of-way except for occasional charter trips. Service was normally provided by the regular cars of the 11-Mountain and 93-Remembrance routes. Those cars were equipped with a variety of special safety devices for operation on this steep, sharply-curved line. Both of these routes were summer-only services.
By 1956, the Golden Chariot route had to be adjusted as streetcar trackage was reduced. When streetcar service ended on Sherbrooke and Sainte-Catherine in the late summer of 1956, cars were rerouted. Instead of turning east from Girouard to Sherbrooke, they continued south on Girouard to Upper Lachine Road, then Saint-Antoine to Park
Park Avenue, Montreal
Park Avenue is one of central Montreal's major north-south streets. It derives its name from Mount Royal park, by which it runs. Between Mount Royal Avenue and Pine Avenue, the street serves as the boundary between the mountain, to the west, and the smaller Jeanne Mance Park to the east...
. They last ran in regular service in the summer of 1957 although they could still be chartered in the summer of 1958. By then, however, the streetcar track network had really shrunk. Existing examples of these unique vehicles can be seen in streetcar or railway museums (ones are known to be at the Canadian Railway Museum
Canadian Railway Museum
The Canadian Railway Museum Musée Ferrovaire Canadien) is a rail transport museum in Delson/Saint-Constant, Quebec south of Montreal.-Collection:...
in Saint-Constant, Quebec
Saint-Constant, Quebec
Saint-Constant is an off-island suburb of Montreal in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 23,957.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
and at the Connecticut Trolley Museum
Connecticut Trolley Museum
Founded in 1940, the Connecticut Trolley Museum is the oldest incorporated museum dedicated to electric railroading in the United States.The museum is located in East Windsor, Connecticut, and is open to the public most of the year, featuring static displays and self-guided tours of the state's...
in East Windsor, Connecticut
East Windsor, Connecticut
East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,162 at the 2010 census.The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.-Area:...
).
There were a number of other unique cars on the system especially in the earlier years. The company's predecessors operated a smaller two-axle version of the Golden Chariots. It was used as a rolling stage for the company's employee band. There was also a prison car that would take miscreants between the downtown courthouse and the outlying Bordeaux Prison. There were also two funeral cars, which saw heavy use during the influenza epidemic of the early 20th century. They were used to carry caskets to the outlying Hawthorn-dale Cemetery, which was beyond the reach of good roads at the time. The cars only carried caskets; mourners had to make their own way there.
Trolleybuses
Montreal also used trolleybusTrolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
es. Introduced in 1937, they were seen as having some advantages over streetcars. Unlike streetcars, they could load and unload at the curb instead of stopping traffic in the middle of the street. They were still dependent on overhead trolley wires. Their passenger capacity was also less than the larger streetcars. Although all streetcar lines had been converted to buses by 1959, traffic congestion had not improveed as hoped. City traffic engineers came up with a plan to turn many major streets into one-way thoroughfares, which would affect several trolleybus routes. Trolleybuses by this time had fallen out of favour with transit companies, and new North American equipment was harder to get. Montreal's Brill trolleybuses were quickly approaching the end of their economic service lives. As a result of all of these factors, the Commission decided to end trolleybus service in June 1966. Montreal's new subway, the Metro, would open just four months later in October. Here are just some of the vehicles that served in Montreal:
Horsecars
- LarivièreLarivièreLarivière or N. & A.C. Lariviere was a sleigh and omnibus builder in Montreal, Quebec and began operations sometime in 1886. But by the end of the 19th century, horse drive vehicles were no longer popular and the company ceased to exist after 1895 and finally disappeared in 1903.-Clients:* Montreal...
sleigh - John Stephenson Company horsecar
- LarivièreLarivièreLarivière or N. & A.C. Lariviere was a sleigh and omnibus builder in Montreal, Quebec and began operations sometime in 1886. But by the end of the 19th century, horse drive vehicles were no longer popular and the company ceased to exist after 1895 and finally disappeared in 1903.-Clients:* Montreal...
omnibus
Electric cars
- J. G. Brill Company DE ST BirneyBirneyA Birney or Birney Safety Car is a type of streetcar that was manufactured in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s. The design was small and light and was intended to be an economical means of providing frequent service at a lower infrastructure and labor cost than conventional streetcars...
- Brownell Car CompanyBrownell Car CompanyBrownell Car Company was a horsecar and streetcar builder in St. Louis, Missouri.Originally founded as Brownell and Wight Car Company by Frederick Brownell and Andrew Wight in 1875 as a horsecar builder, the company was renamed in 1879....
SE ST - Canadian Car and FoundryCanadian Car and FoundryCanadian Car and Foundry also variously known as "Canadian Car & Foundry," or more familiarly as "Can Car," manufactured buses, railroad rolling stock and later aircraft for the Canadian market...
SE DT, PCCPCC streetcarThe PCC streetcar design was first built in the United States in the 1930s. The design proved successful in its native country, and after World War II was licensed for use elsewhere in the world... - KuhlmanG. C. Kuhlman Car CompanyThe G. C. Kuhlman Car Company was a leading American manufacturer of streetcars and interurbans in the early 20th century. The company was based in Cleveland, Ohio....
SE DT - Newburyport Car Manufacturing CompanyNewburyport Car Manufacturing CompanyNewburyport Car Manufacturing Company was a street car builder in Newburyport, Massachusetts from 1887-1905. Business began with horsecars, but the company folded due to the introduction of electric street cars.-References:*...
SE DT - Ottawa Car CompanyOttawa Car CompanyOttawa Car Company was a builder of streetcars for the Canadian market and was founded in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1891. The plant was located at Kent and Slater Streets, a short distance from Parliament Hill...
SE DT
In February 2006, Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community...
suggested the city look into a return of the streetcar into the heart of the city, following a visit to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where new service is also in the planning stages.
Trolleybuses
- AEC (Associated Equipment Company)AEC (Associated Equipment Company)AEC was a United Kingdom based vehicle manufacturer which built buses, motorcoaches and lorries from 1912 until 1979. The acronym stood for the Associated Equipment Company, but this name was hardly ever used; instead it traded under the AEC and ACLO brands.While famously associated with London's...
664T - Canadian Car & Foundry T-44, T-44A
Regional transit service
The STM was formerly involved in the operation of regional transit services. The first such service was a set of bus routes inherited from the October 1980 expropriation of a private bus company called Metropolitan Provincial (1967) Inc. These regional bus routes operated from downtown Montreal to the western partWest Island
The West Island is the unofficial name given to the western cities and boroughs of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada...
of the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
, as well as to off-island points located west, south-west, and north east of the Island of Montreal. By the end of 1985, the STM (then known by the initials CTCUM) had exited the regional bus business to focus on its core territory (the Island of Montreal). Most of the regional bus routes were passed to private operators who provided services under contract to newly formed intermunicipal transit councils.
The second regional service involved the management of two commuter train lines
Commuter rail in North America
Commuter rail services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis primarily for short-distance travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and...
. On July 1, 1982, the CTCUM and the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
(CN) entered into an agreement to integrate the Montreal-Deux Montagnes commuter train line into the regular CTCUM bus and metro network. The CTCUM paid CN to staff, run, and maintain the trains, while it set the fares and schedules. Passengers travelling within the CTCUM operating territory were able to transfer between the trains and the bus or metro, no fare supplement was required to make a bus/metro to train transfer . On October 1, 1982, a similar agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
(CP) went into effect and CP's Montreal-Rigaud commuter train line was integrated into the CTCUM network.
On January 1, 1996, responsibility for the commuter trains was transferred to the AMT
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
, a Quebec provincial government agency formed to coordinate all public transportation in the metropolitan Montreal region.
Connections to other transit services
STM is connected to surrounding transit agencies such as:- Société de transport de LavalSociété de transport de LavalSociété de transport de Laval is the public transit system in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in June 1971 as the Commission de transport de la Ville de Laval ...
(STL) — City of LavalLaval, QuebecLaval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... - Réseau de transport de LongueuilRéseau de transport de LongueuilRéseau de transport de Longueuil is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal...
(RTL) — City of LongueuilLongueuilLongueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in... - Agence métropolitaine de transportAgence métropolitaine de transportThe Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
(AMT) — provides commuter rail service to Dorion-Rigaud, Deux-Montagnes, Blainville–Saint-Jérôme, Mont Saint Hilaire and Delson-Candiac. - A number of intermunicipal transit organizations known as Conseil Intermunicipale de Transport (CITs) which provide service to suburban and rural areas such as Châteauguay, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-HyacintheSaint-Hyacinthe, QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
, Sorel-TracySorel-Tracy, QuebecSorel-Tracy is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Lake Champlain Valley at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre downstream and east of nearby Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006...
, RepentignyRepentigny, QuebecRepentigny is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, located north of Montreal, on the lower end of the L'Assomption River and on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny and Charlemagne are the first towns off the island of Montreal.-History:...
, TerrebonneTerrebonne, QuebecTerrebonne is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shores of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and of the Rivière des Prairies, North of Montreal and Laval....
, and Saint-JérômeSaint-Jérôme, QuebecSaint-Jérôme is a town in Quebec, Canada, near Mirabel, about northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts....
.
External links
- AMT Project - Information on extension to Laval (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) - CBC Radio and TV archives about the
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