- OPERATION

The Montréal Métro operates from 5:30 until 1:00, with a 3-5 min. interval during rush hours and 7-10 min. during the rest of the day.

- FARES (2007, in Canadian dollars)

Single fare - 2.75
6-trips - 11.75
Weekly Pass - 19.00

1-Day - 9.00
3-Days - 17.00

- All fares subject to change -

Montréal is the largest city in Québec, Canada, and has 1.8 million inhabitants (almost 3 million in Greater Montreal). The city lies on the north shore of the Saint-Lawrence-River on Montreal Island, and on the foot of Mont-Royal.

The 4-line system opened in 1966 and is similar to the Métro of Marseille, Lyon or some lines in Paris as it is rubber-tyred and totally underground. One outstanding feature of the Montréal Métro are its transfer stations, especially Snowdon and Lionel-Groulx where passengers can change lines across the platforms, but also Berri-UQAM and Jean Talon are well planned. Unfortunately not all stations are equipped with escalators or elevators.

On 14 Oct. 1966, former lines 1 and 2, now the Green Line and the Orange Line opened with 26 stations (Atwater - Frotenac, Bonaventure - Henri-Bourassa). Some months later, in April 1967, line 4, now the Yellow Line, was also taken into service. This is a shuttle service from the city centre to the other side of the river at Longueuil with one intermediate stop on the island of Ste.-Hélène, Jean Drapeau. The first two lines were extended between 1976 and 1986. Former line 5, now the Blue Line started operating in 1986 between Jean Talon and Saint-Michel, one year later it reached the Orange Line at Snowdon.

Currently the network is 64 km long and has 65 stations. An extension with three more stations on the Orange Line to the city of Laval is under construction.