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91-514: Twenty years after the founding of Ville-Marie (Montreal) by Paul Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve in 1642, he granted an area on the pointe Saint-Charles, extending into the St. Lawrence, to St. Marguerite Bourgeoys for agricultural use by the Congrégation de Notre-Dame . The sisters operated a sharecropping farm ( métairie ) on the land. From an area of about 30 arpents (about 10 hectares),

182-424: A computerized visual recognition system. On station platforms, emergency points are available with a telephone connected to the command centre, an emergency power supply cut-off switch and a fire extinguisher. The power supply system is segmented into short sections that can be independently powered, so that following an incident a single train can be stopped while the others reach the nearest station. In tunnels,

273-611: A moratorium May 19, 1976, to the all-out expansion desired by Mayor Jean Drapeau . Tenders were frozen, including those of Line 2 (Orange Line) after the Snowdon station and those of Line 5 (Blue Line) whose works were yet already underway. A struggle then ensued between the MUC and the Government of Quebec as any extension could not be done without the agreement of both parties. The Montreal Transportation Office might have tried to put

364-614: A new government in Quebec rejected the project, replacing the Metro lines by commuter train lines in its own 1988 transport plan. Yet the provincial elections of 1989 approaching, the Line 7 (White Line) project reappeared and the extensions of Line 5 (Blue Line) to Anjou ( Pie-IX , Viau , Lacordaire , Langelier and Galeries d'Anjou ) and Line 2 (Orange Line) northward ( Deguire / Poirier , Bois-Franc and Salaberry ) were announced. At

455-413: A number of stops, the small group, led by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve , of Champagne , arrived in Quebec with approximately 40 men, three arriving with their wives; Jean Gorry with Isabeau Panie, Antoine Damien with Marie Joly, and Nicolas Godé with Francoise Gadois and their four children; Francois (age 21), Francoise (age 15), Nicolas (age 13), and Mathurine (age 5). The Godés are often referred to as

546-751: A project to move the Montreal Casino to the area. Located southwest of Downtown Montreal , it is bounded on the north by the Bonaventure Expressway , the east and southeast by the Saint Lawrence River , the southwest by the Décarie Expressway and Atwater Avenue, and the west and northwest by the Lachine Canal . Adjacent neighbourhoods are Little Burgundy and Saint-Henri (across the canal to

637-413: A raised path at trains level facilitates evacuation and allows people movement without walking on the tracks. Every 15 meters, directions are indicated by illuminated green signs. Every 150 meters, emergency stations with telephones, power switches and fire hoses can be found. At the ventilation shafts locations in the old tunnels or every 750 meters in recent tunnels sections (Laval), emergency exits reach

728-677: A reader. Since 2015, customers have been able to purchase an Opus card reader to recharge their personal card online from a computer. As of April 2024, the ARTM added an option to recharge an Opus card directly from the Chrono mobile app. In 2016, the STM is developing a smart phone application featuring NFC technology, which could replace the Opus card. Metro stations are equipped with MétroVision information screens displaying advertising, news headlines from

819-447: A route for war parties and raiding. Neither nation had any permanent settlements upriver above Tadoussac . Samuel de Champlain built a temporary fort in 1611. He established a fur - trading post where present-day Pointe-à-Callière stands as part of a project to create a French colonial empire . He and his crew spent a few weeks clearing a site that he named Place Royale , dug two gardens and planted seed that grew well, confirming

910-508: A single subway line reusing the 1944 plans and extending it all the way to Boulevard Crémazie , right by the D'Youville maintenance shops . By this point, construction was already well underway on Canada's first subway line in Toronto under Yonge Street , which would open in 1954. Still, Montreal councillors remained cautious and no work was initiated. For some of them, including Jean Drapeau during his first municipal term, public transit

1001-633: A small plot of land along the river's shore for use as a public market, and it was known as the Place du Marché . In May 1642, the group left Quebec to go to the Island of Montreal in spite of the efforts by the Montmagny governor to have them settle on the Island of Orleans . They arrived on May 17. Mrs. De la Peltrine, her lady-in-waiting Charlotte Barre, as well as Jeanne Mance , were part of this trip. Francois Godé remained in Quebec and did not make

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1092-529: A way to provide work for the jobless masses. World War II and the war effort in Montreal resurrected the idea of a metro. In 1944, the MTC proposed a two-line network, with one line running underneath Saint Catherine Street and the other under Saint Denis , Notre-Dame and Saint Jacques Streets. In 1953, the newly formed public Montreal Transportation Commission replaced streetcars with buses and proposed

1183-551: Is Georges-Vanier , with 773,078 entries in 2011. The network operations funding (maintenance, equipment purchase and salaries) is provided by the STM. Tickets and subscriptions cover only 40% of the actual operational costs, with the shortfall offset by the urban agglomeration of Montreal (28%), the Montreal Metropolitan Community (5%) and the Government of Quebec (23%). The STM does not keep separate accounts for Metro and buses services, therefore

1274-493: Is covered by the federal government. Small investments to maintain the network in working order remain entirely the responsibility of the STM. Montreal Metro facilities are patrolled daily by 155 STM inspectors and 115 agents of the Montreal Police Service (SPVM) assigned to the subway. They are in contact with the command centre of the Metro which has 2,000 cameras distributed on the network, coupled with

1365-461: Is home to film studios. The point for which the area was named, located south of the modern area around Parc Le Ber, has long since disappeared under landfill. The name was reassigned to a new point at the southeastern tip of the area, opposite the northern point of Nuns' Island . The neighbourhood is served by the Charlevoix metro station, with LaSalle station near the southwestern part of

1456-486: Is not uncommon for travellers in these sections to let several trains pass before being able to board. Conditions at these stations worsen in summer because of the lack of air conditioning and heat generated by the trains. In 2014, the five most popular stations (in millions of inbound travellers) were Berri–UQAM (12.8), McGill (11.1), Bonaventure (8.1), Guy–Concordia (8.1) and Côte-Vertu (7.6); all of these but Côte-Vertu are located downtown. The least busy station

1547-565: Is scheduled to be completed in 2030. Initial construction work began in August 2022. In 2017, Valérie Plante proposed the Pink Line as part of her campaign for the office of Mayor of Montreal. The new route would have 29 stations and would primarily northeastern Montreal with the downtown areas, as well as the western end of NDG and Lachine. The project has since been added to Quebec's 10-year infrastructure plan, and feasibility studies for

1638-713: The Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM), mandated to manage and integrate road transport and public transportation in Greater Montreal; and the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM, publicly known as exo), which took over all operations from the former Agence métropolitaine de transport. RTM now operates Montreal's commuter rail and metropolitan bus services, and is the second busiest such system in Canada after Toronto 's GO Transit . Announced in 1998 by

1729-552: The De Maisonneuve Boulevard . It would extend between the English-speaking west at Atwater station and French-speaking east at Frontenac . Line 2 ( Orange Line ) was to run from north of the downtown, from Crémazie station through various residential neighbourhoods to the business district at Place-d'Armes station . Construction of the first two lines began May 23, 1962, under the supervision of

1820-528: The French and Indian War and ceded the territory of New France to Britain. Given its importance, the site of the fort was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1924. Extensive archaeological work in Montreal has revealed the 1,000-year history of human habitation in the area. In his second expedition to North America in 1535, Jacques Cartier observed the indigenous village of Hochelaga in

1911-752: The Grand Trunk Railway purchasing a large area for use as a railyard. Numerous workers moved in, including numerous Irish immigrants as well as French-Canadians , English, Scots and in the early 20th century, the Poles, Ukrainians and the Lithuanians. Irish-Catholics and French-Canadians lived side by side in the Point, each community building its own Catholic church, also side by side on Centre Street: Saint Gabriel's Parish (completed 1895) and Église Saint-Charles (completed 1905). The Polish Community

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2002-695: The Iroquois tribes to the south, the impact of epidemics of Old World diseases , or their migration westward toward the shores of the Great Lakes . Harold Innis surmised that the northern hunting Indians around Tadoussac traded furs for European weapons and used these to push the farming Indians south. By the time Champlain arrived, the Algonquins and Mohawks were both using the Saint-Lawrence Valley for hunting grounds, as well as

2093-518: The Island of Montreal . After being awarded, in May 1970, the 1976 Summer Olympics , a loan of $ 430 million ($ 2.7 billion in 2016) was approved by the MUC on February 12, 1971, to fund the extensions of Line 1 (Green Line) and Line 2 (Orange Line) and the construction of a transverse line: Line 5 (Blue Line) . The Government of Quebec agreed to bear 60% of the costs. The work on the extensions started October 14, 1971, with Line 1 (Green Line) towards

2184-581: The New York City Subway and Mexico City Metro . In 2023, 303,969,500 trips on the Metro were completed. With the Metro and the newer driverless, steel-wheeled Réseau express métropolitain , Montreal has one of North America's largest urban rapid transit systems, attracting the second-highest ridership per capita behind New York City . Urban transit began in Montreal in 1861 when a line of horse-drawn cars started to operate on Craig (now St-Antoine ) and Notre-Dame streets. Eventually, as

2275-681: The North Shore at Deux-Montagnes , was completely renovated in the early 1990s and effectively replaced the planned third line. The next line would thus be numbered 5 (Blue Line) . Subsequently, elements of the line, particularly the Deux-Montagnes commuter train, became the first line of the Réseau Express Métropolitain . The Montreal municipal administration asked municipalities of the South Shore of

2366-611: The RDI , and MétéoMédia weather information, as well as STM-specific information regarding service changes, service delays and other information about using the system. By the end of 2014, the STM had installed screens in all 68 stations. Berri–UQAM station was the first station to have these screens installed. 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. Montreal has one of North America's busiest public transportation systems with, after New York,

2457-607: The Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Ottawa River , in what is today the province of Quebec , Canada. Its name is French for "City of Mary", a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary . It is the historic nucleus around which the original settlement of Montreal grew. The settlement became a centre for the fur trade and French expansion into North America until the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which ended

2548-503: The Saint Lawrence River which one would be interested in the Metro and Longueuil got the link. Line 4 (Yellow Line) would therefore pass under the river, from Berri-de-Montigny station , junction of Line 1 (Green Line) and Line 2 (Orange Line) , to Longueuil . A stop was added in between to access the site of Expo 67, built on two islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the river. Saint Helen's Island , on which

2639-570: The Snowdon) station in 1988. Because it was not crowded, the STCUM at first operated Line 5 (Blue Line) weekdays only from 5:30 am to 7:30 pm and was circulating only three-car trains instead of the nine car trains in use along the other lines. Students from the University of Montreal , the main source of customers, obtained extension of the closing time to 11:10 pm and then 0:15 am in 2002. In

2730-576: The Western world experienced an economic boom and Quebec underwent its Quiet Revolution . From August 1, 1960, many municipal services reviewed the project and on November 3, 1961, the Montreal City Council voted appropriations amounting to $ 132 million ($ 1.06 billion in 2016) to construct and equip an initial network 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) in length. The 1961 plan reused several previous studies and planned three lines carved into

2821-603: The réseau express métropolitain (REM), scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2023. The fares for Exo, the REM and the Metro for zone A are only valid on the island of Montreal. In order to take the Exo, REM or Metro trains from Montreal to Laval (zone B), you must have the corresponding fares for that zone; for example, an all modes AB fare. Fare payment is via a barrier system accepting magnetic tickets and RFID -like contactless cards. A rechargeable contactless smart card called Opus

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2912-510: The "First Family of Montreal". There was also an unmarried woman, Catherine Lezeau. Winter was spent on the land of Pierre de Puiseaux near Sillery . Between 1642 and 1676, this was the location of annual fur-trading meets, as Amerindians brought their pelts to trade for various goods with the French. When the settlement was being laid out by the Sulpicians in the late 1600s, they reserved

3003-426: The $ 292 million operating costs, before electricity costs (9%). Heavy investment (network extensions) is entirely funded by the provincial government. Renovations and service improvements are subsidized up to 100% by the Government of Canada, the province and the urban agglomeration. For example, 74% of the rolling stock replacement cost is paid for by Quebec while 33% of the bill for upgrades to ventilation structures

3094-440: The 1860s, the area was a busy industrial neighbourhood and one of Canada's first neighbourhoods offering housing to industrial workers. Notably, the development on Grand Trunk Row (today Rue Sébastopol) introduced the stacked "duplex," based on British working-class housing, that would come to be so typical of neighbourhoods throughout Montreal. Building continued in the central Rushbrooke/Hibernia area until 1910. The area straddled

3185-526: The Director of Public Works, Lucien L'Allier. On June 11, 1963, the construction costs for tunnels being lower than expected, Line 2 (Orange Line) was extended by two stations at each end and the new termini became the Henri-Bourassa and Bonaventure stations. The project, which employed more than 5,000 workers at its height, and cost the lives of 12 of them, ended on October 14, 1966. The service

3276-627: The Government of Quebec created a supra-municipal agency, the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), whose mandate is to coordinate the development of transport throughout the Greater Montreal area. The AMT was responsible, among others, for the development of the Metro and suburban trains. On June 1, 2017, the AMT was disbanded and replaced by two distinct agencies by the Loi 76 (English: Law 76),

3367-649: The Lachine Canal (completed in 1848), as the transportation access and water power attracted industry to the whole of what is now the Sud-Ouest borough. The installation of railways and the construction of the Victoria Bridge (1854–1860) also attracted workers and spurred development. The then-owners, the Sulpician Order , divided the area into lots and auctioned them off starting in 1853, with

3458-406: The Montreal city limit, and the part outside was set up as the village of Saint-Gabriel in 1874 and annexed to Montreal in 1887, becoming a city ward. In the early 20th century, Pointe-Saint-Charles was made up of two city wards: St. Gabriel, to the west, and St. Ann, to the east, which also included Griffintown and extended as far as McGill Street in what is now Old Montreal. The two were divided by

3549-587: The Parisian influence - as the rubber tired trains could use steeper grades and accelerate faster. 80% of the tunnels were built through rock, as opposed to the traditional cut-and-cover method used for the construction of the Yonge Subway in Toronto. The main line, or Line 1 ( Green Line ) was to pass between the two most important arteries, Saint Catherine and Sherbrooke streets, more or less under

3640-612: The STCUM, the project to extend Line 2 (Orange) past the Henri-Bourassa terminus to the city of Laval , passing under the Rivière des Prairies , was launched March 18, 2002. The extension was decided and funded by the Government of Quebec. The AMT received the mandate of its implementation but the ownership and operation of the line stayed with the Société de transport de Montréal (STCUM successor). The work completed, opening to

3731-679: The YMCA, the Centre Saint-Charles, Saint-Gabriel Park, Le Ber Park, Marguerite Bourgeoys Park , and the Lachine Canal greenspace and bike trail, as well as road bike trails crossing through the neighbourhood. Historic buildings include the Maison Saint-Gabriel and Saint-Gabriel and Saint-Charles churches. The neighbourhood is served by the Bibliothèque Saint-Charles. Pointe-Saint-Charles served as

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3822-590: The Yellow Line, which continues to Longueuil . 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. During rush hour, there are two to four minutes between trains on the Orange and Green Lines . The frequency decreases to 12 minutes during late nights. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) operates Metro and bus services in Montreal, and transfers between

3913-403: The beginning of the 1990s, there was a significant deficit in public finances across Canada, especially in Quebec, and an economic recession. Metro ridership decreased and the Government of Quebec removed subsidies for the operation of urban public transport. Faced with this situation, the extensions projects were put on hold and the MUC prioritized the renovation of its infrastructures. In 1996,

4004-496: The city centre and the Saint-Lawrence River to link the emerging South Shore neighbourhoods but faced the opposition of railway companies. The Montreal Tramways Company (MTC) was the first to receive the approval of the provincial government in 1913 and four years to start construction. The reluctance of elected city officials to advance funds foiled this first attempt. The issue of a subway remained present in

4095-531: The city grew, a comprehensive network of streetcar lines provided service in most of the city. But urban congestion started to take its toll on streetcar punctuality, so the idea of an underground system was soon considered. In 1902, as European and American cities were inaugurating their first subway systems , the Canadian federal government created the Montreal Subway Company to promote

4186-503: The closure of the Turcot Yards, CN has been performing switching operations and storing trains in the area, a practice denounced by local residents due to increased noise and danger from hazardous cargo in a residential area. The Clinique communautaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles is the primary health and social services institution in the area. La Maison Saint-Charles provides space for community groups. Recreational facilities include

4277-588: The construction of the Bonaventure Autoroute further impacted the area. Still, the neighbourhood reacted to the difficult times by forming bands of social solidarity. For example, the Clinique communautaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles was founded in 1968 to offer health and social services to local residents; it inspired the CLSC model used throughout the province, while remaining an independent clinic with

4368-597: The east to reach the site where the Olympic Stadium was to be built and Autoroute 25 ( Honoré-Beaugrand station) that could serve as a transfer point for visitors arriving from outside. The extensions were an opportunity to make improvements to the network, such as new trains, larger stations and even semi-automatic control. The first extension was completed in June 1976 just before the Olympics. Line 1 (Green Line)

4459-481: The farm reached an area of 200 arpents (about 68 hectares) by the mid-18th century. The nuns built the Maison Saint-Gabriel , the only remaining trace of their farm and one of the oldest buildings in Montreal, on their property in 1698. Their farming activity only ceased altogether in the 1950s. Until the mid-19th century, the area was chiefly agricultural. Urbanization began with the enlargement of

4550-523: The fertility of the soil. In 1613, Samuel de Champlain returned to Place Royale and Sault-au-Récollet . In 1641, some fifty French settlers, both men and women – recruited in France by Jérôme Le Royer de la Dauversière , of Anjou, on behalf of the Société de Notre-Dame de Montréal – set sail for New France. They hoped to convert the natives and create a model Catholic community. After a long crossing and

4641-450: The first phase of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) opened between Gare Centrale and Brossard . The system is independent of, but connects to and hence complements, the Metro. Built by CDPQ Infra , part of the Quebec pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec , the line will eventually run north-south across Montreal, with interchanges with the Metro at Gare Centrale (Bonaventure), McGill and Édouard-Montpetit. Following

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4732-709: The first years, the Hôtel-Dieu was hosted inside the fort. By 1685, Ville-Marie had a population of some 600 colonists, most of them living in modest wooden houses. The parish church and the seminary of the Sulpician fathers, seigneurs of the Island, dominated the little town. Most business was transacted in the Marketplace, located just next to the mouth of the little river. Here Montrealers and Amerindians would meet to trade. The fort, in use between 1642 and 1674,

4823-426: The following figures include both activities. In 2016, direct operating revenue planned by the STM totalled $ 667 million. To compensate for the reduced rates, the city will pay $ 513 million plus $ 351 million from Quebec. For a budget of $ 1.53 billion, salaries account for 57% of expenditures, followed in importance by financial expenses (22%) resulting from a 2.85 billion debt. For the Metro only, wages represented 75% of

4914-421: The former city limit line, passing from the basin on the Lachine Canal just west of the St. Gabriel Locks to the riverbank just south of what is now the end of Ash Avenue. Like the rest of the area around the Lachine Canal, the neighbourhood went into a long decline in the 1960s, caused by the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and sealed by the closure of the Lachine Canal. The destruction of Goose Village and

5005-508: The fort. Montreal Metro The Montreal Metro ( French : Métro de Montréal ) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal , Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau . It has expanded since its opening from 22 stations on two lines to 68 stations on four lines totalling 69.2 kilometres (43.0 mi) in length, serving

5096-572: The government in front of a fait accompli by awarding large contracts to build the tunnel between Namur station and the Bois-Franc station just before the moratorium was in force. In 1977, the newly elected government partially lifted the moratorium on the extension of Line 2 (Orange Line) and the construction of Line 5 (Blue Line) . In 1978, the STCUM proposed a map which includes a western extension of Line 5 (Blue Line) that includes stations in N.D.G., Montreal West, Ville St. Pierre, Lachine, LaSalle, and potentially beyond. Line 2 (Orange Line)

5187-400: The government preferred the option of converting existing railway lines to overground Metro ones. The mayors of the MUC, initially reluctant, accepted this plan when Quebec promised in February 1981 to finance future extensions fully. The moratorium was then modestly lifted on Line 2 (Orange Line) that reached Du Collège station in 1984 and finally Côte-Vertu station in 1986. This line took

5278-420: The idea in Canada. Starting in 1910, many proposals were tabled but the Montreal Metro would prove to be an elusive goal. The Montreal Street Railway Company , the Montreal Central Terminal Company and the Montreal Underground and Elevated Railway Company all undertook fruitless negotiations with the city. A year later, the Comptoir Financier Franco-Canadien and the Montreal Tunnel Company proposed tunnels under

5369-466: The inaugural journey to Montreal. The new arrivals set to work to build the Ville-Marie fort on the spot where Champlain had once stayed. The fort housed as many as 50 early colonists. The first governor was Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve . The French and the Dutch (of Fort Orange and New Amsterdam ) were primarily interested in fur trading. The Iroquois had allied with the Dutch of Fort Orange and New Amsterdam , who supplied arms to them. In 1641

5460-408: The largest number of users compared to its population. However, this growth was not continuous: in the late 1960s and early 1990s, ridership declined during some periods. From 1996 to 2015, the number of passengers grew. Today, portions of the busiest lines, such as Line 1 between Berri–UQAM and McGill stations and Line 2 between Jean-Talon and Champ-de-Mars, experience overcrowding during peak hours. It

5551-546: The late 1800s including Grace Anglican Church (built 1871 enlarged 1892), St. Mathew Presbyterian Church (built 1891, destroyed by fire in 1977), Centenary Methodist Church (built 1891, now a Seventh-Day Adventist church), and a Baptist church at the corner of Liverpool and Wellington streets (built 1900 and now used as a Sikh temple). Today, Pointe-Saint-Charles is considered the heart of historic Irish Montreal, with street names like Rue Saint-Patrick, Rue d'Hibernia, Place Dublin, and Rue des Irlandais testifying to that heritage. By

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5642-509: The late 1980s, the original network length had nearly quadrupled in twenty years and exceeded that of Toronto, but the plans did not stop there. In its 1983–1984 scenario, the MUC planned a new underground Metro Line 7 (White Line) ( Pie-IX station to Montréal-Nord ) and several surface lines numbered Line 6 ( Du College station to Repentigny ), Line 8 ( Radisson station to Pointe-aux-Trembles ), Line 10 ( Vendome station to Lachine ) and Line 11 ( Angrignon terminus to LaSalle ). In 1985,

5733-432: The line's western section began in June 2021. The Montreal Metro consists of four lines, which are usually identified by their colour or terminus station. The terminus station in the direction of travel is used to differentiate between directions. The Yellow Line is the shortest line, with three stations, built for Expo 67 . Metro lines that leave the Île de Montréal are the Orange Line, which continues to Laval, and

5824-406: The mandate of a CLSC. Several social housing developments were built in the 1970s; today, some 40% of the housing stock in Pointe-Saint-Charles is social housing. The Montreal Metro reached Pointe-Saint-Charles in 1978 with the construction of Charlevoix station. However, in recent years, the neighbourhood has undergone gentrification . The Montreal Technoparc industrial park opened in 1988 on

5915-551: The neighbourhood in Verdun. The area is ringed by the Décarie and Bonaventure Expressways, as well as Quebec Route 112 (Rue Bridge) leading to the Victoria Bridge. It is also the Montreal end of the Champlain Bridge complex (Île-des-Sœurs and Clément bridges) leading to Nuns' Island and the South Shore at Brossard . Major thoroughfares include Rue Saint-Patrick, Rue du Centre, Rue Wellington, and Rue Charlevoix. The CN Rail , Via , and Amtrak lines to Montreal's Central Station run through Pointe-Saint-Charles. As of 2011, with

6006-399: The newspapers but World War I and the following recession prevented any execution. The gradual return to financial health during the 1920s brought the MTC project back and attracted support from the premier of Quebec . This new attempt was stalled by the Great Depression , which saw the city's streetcar ridership atrophy. A subway proposal was next made by Mayor Camillien Houde in 1939 as

6097-412: The north Montreal directions ), Griffintown to the northeast, the wharves of the Old Port to the east, and the borough of Verdun to the west. The residential part of the neighbourhood is bisected by the CN Rail line running through its centre on an elevated structure. A large industrial area, including the former CN rail yards, lies on landfill to the east; on the riverside, the Montreal Technoparc

6188-416: The north, east and centre of the Island of Montreal with connections to Longueuil , via the Yellow Line , and Laval , via the Orange Line . The Montreal Metro is Canada's busiest rapid transit system in terms of daily ridership, delivering an average of 1,009,600 daily unlinked passenger trips per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. It is North America's third busiest rapid transit system, behind

6279-464: The older MR-63 trains. Tunnels are being repaired and several stations, including Berri–UQAM , have been several years in rehabilitation. Many electrical and ventilation structures on the surface are in 2016 completely rebuilt to modern standards. In 2020, work to install cellular coverage in the Metro was completed. Station accessibility has also been improved, with over 26 of the 68 stations having elevators installed since 2007. In August 2023,

6370-420: The opening of Line 5 ( Blue ) in the 1980s, various governments have proposed extending the line east to Anjou . In 2013, a proposal to extend the line to Anjou was announced by the STM and the Quebec government. On April 9, 2018, premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced their commitment to fund and complete the extension, then planned to open in 2026. In March 2022, it

6461-427: The public happened April 28, 2007. This extension added 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) to the network and three stations in Laval ( Cartier , De la Concorde and Montmorency). As of 2009, ridership increased by 60,000 a day with these new stations. Since 2004, most of the STM's investments have been directed to rolling stock and infrastructure renovation programs. New trains ( MPM-10 ) have been delivered, replacing

6552-489: The rock under the city centre to the most populated areas of the city. The City of Montreal (and its chief engineer Lucien L'Allier ) were assisted in the detailed design and engineering of the Metro by French consultant SOFRETU , owned by the operator of the Paris Métro . The French influence is clearly seen in the station design and rolling stock of the Metro. Rubber tires were chosen instead of steel ones, following

6643-420: The setting for the 2006 movie The Point , a drama that takes place over one weekend about the stories of thirty-five teenagers and a mystery that haunts their neighbourhood. Home language (2011) Fort Ville-Marie Fort Ville-Marie was a French fortress and settlement established in May 1642 by a company of French settlers, led by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve , on the Island of Montreal in

6734-505: The shape of an "U" linking the north of the island to the city centre and serving two very populous axes. The various moratoriums and technical difficulties encountered during the construction of the fourth line stretched the project over fourteen years. Line 5 (Blue Line) , which runs through the centre of the island of Montreal , crossed the east branch of Line 2 (Orange Line) at the Jean-Talon station in 1986 and its west branch at

6825-426: The site of a former landfill and dump site between the neighbourhood and the river. The rehabilitation of the Lachine Canal for recreational use spurred the reclamation of factories along the canal for lofts and condominiums. However, this has brought its own pressures as to increased rents and cost of living. The tradition of social solidarity continues, with residents banding together in 2005–2006 to successfully oppose

6916-454: The station of the same name was built, was massively enlarged and consolidated with several nearby islands (including Ronde Island) using backfill excavated during the construction of the Metro. Notre Dame Island , adjacent, was created from scratch with the same material. Line 4 (Yellow Line) was completed on April 1, 1967, in time for the opening of the World's Fair. The first Metro network

7007-529: The time, and a 1967 study, "Horizon 2000", imagined a network of 160 kilometres (99 mi) of tunnels for the year 2000. In 1970, the Montreal Urban Community (MUC) was created. This group was made of municipalities that occupy the Island of Montreal and the city of Montreal was the biggest participant. MUC's mission was to provide standardized services at a regional level, one of them being transportation. The MUC Transportation Commission

7098-622: The two are free inside a 120-minute time frame after the first validation. On July 1, 2022, the ARTM reorganized its fare system into 4 zones: A, B, C, and D. The island of Montreal was placed in zone A and fares for zones B, C and D can be bought separately or together. The Metro fares are fully integrated with the Exo commuter rail system, which links the metropolitan area to the outer suburbs via six interchange stations ( Bonaventure , Lucien-L'Allier , Vendôme , De la Concorde , Sauvé , and Parc ) and

7189-595: The vicinity of modern-day Montreal . Cartier's description suggests that the village of Hochelaga was linked to the occupation of the area by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians , a group of Indigenous sedentary farmers who inhabited the St. Lawrence Valley between 1200 and 1600 CE. By Samuel de Champlain 's arrival and in 1608, he found no trace of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians and settlements visited by Cartier some 75 years earlier. Historians and other scholars have developed several theories about their disappearance: devastating wars with

7280-624: The war with the Iroquois began. By 1643, Ville-Marie had already been hit by Iroquois raids. In 1649, the situation was so critical that Maisonneuve went back to France to get help. In 1653, to confront this Iroquois danger, a group of 100 settler-soldiers came to stay in Ville-Marie. With them were 15 King's Daughters placed under the care of Marguerite Bourgeoys. Jeanne Mance would set up the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal hospital in Montreal. In

7371-541: Was a thing of the past. In 1959, a private company, the Société d'expansion métropolitaine, offered to build a rubber-tired metro but the Transportation Commission wanted its own network and rejected the offer. This would be the last missed opportunity, for the re-election of Jean Drapeau as mayor and the arrival of his right-hand man, Lucien Saulnier , would prove decisive. In the early 1960s ,

7462-459: Was announced that the federal government had agreed to provide $ 1.3 billion to the extension, with further costs to be covered by the provincial government. The 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) extension will include five new stations, two bus terminals, a pedestrian tunnel connecting to the Pie-IX BRT and a new park-and-ride. Overall, the project is estimated to cost around $ 5.8 to $ 6.4 billion and

7553-467: Was chosen in November 1962 to hold the 1967 Universal Exposition ( Expo 67 ). Having to make a choice, the city decided that a number 4 line (Yellow Line) linking Montreal to the South Shore suburbs following a plan similar to those proposed early in the 20th century was more necessary. Line 3 was never built and the number was never used again. The railway, already used for a commuter train to

7644-467: Was completed with the public opening of Line 4 (Yellow Line) on April 28, 1967. The cities of Montreal , Longueuil and Westmount had assumed the entire cost of construction and equipment of $ 213.7 million ($ 1.6 billion in 2016). Montreal became the seventh city in North America to operate a subway. The 1960s being very optimistic years, Metro planning did not escape the general exuberance of

7735-460: Was demolished in 1688 and the entire settlement was walled and bastioned during the Indian war . The Louis-Hector de Callière residence was built on this place in 1695. In 1705, the settlement was officially renamed Montreal. In 2007, an archaeological dig uncovered the remains of Ville-Marie under a maritime warehouse in Montreal. In 2015, an archaeological dig uncovered one of the corner posts of

7826-459: Was given permission by the Archdiocese of Montreal to build a church on Centre Street between Richmond and Montmorency Streets, Holy Trinity Church, which is still attended by the community from near and far. The Ukrainian Community also still returns to the Point to worship at Holy Ghost Parish on the corner of Grand Trunk and Shearer Streets. Numerous Protestant churches were also built during

7917-420: Was gradually extended westward to Place-Saint-Henri station in 1980 and to Snowdon station in 1981. As the stations were completed, the service was extended. In December 1979 Quebec presented its "integrated transport plan" in which Line 2 (Orange Line) was to be tunnelled to Du Collège station and Line 5 (Blue Line) from Snowdon station to Anjou station. The plan proposed no other underground lines as

8008-457: Was later extended to the southwest to reach the suburbs of Verdun and LaSalle with the Angrignon as the terminus station, named after the park and zoo. This segment opened at September 1978. In the process, further extensions were planned and in 1975 spending was expected to reach reached $ 1.6 billion ($ 7.3 billion in 2016). Faced with these soaring costs, the Government of Quebec declared

8099-528: Was opened gradually between October 1966 and April 1967 as the stations were completed. A third line was planned. It was to use Canadian National Railway (CN) tracks passing under the Mount Royal to reach the northwest suburb of Cartierville from the city centre. Unlike the previous two lines, trains were to be partly running above ground. Negotiations with the CN and municipalities were stalling as Montreal

8190-404: Was thus created at the same time to serve as prime contractor for the Metro extensions. It merged all island transport companies and became the Société de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) in 1985 and then the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) in 2002. The success of the Metro increased the pressure to extend the network to other populated areas, including the suburbs on

8281-513: Was unveiled on April 21, 2008; it provides seamless integration with other transit networks of neighbouring cities by being capable of holding multiple transport tickets: tickets, books or subscriptions, a subscription for Montreal only and commuter train tickets. Moreover, unlike the magnetic stripe cards , which had been sold alongside the new Opus cards up until May 2009, the contactless cards are not at risk of becoming demagnetized and rendered useless and do not require patrons to slide them through

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