Expo Express

The Expo Express was a rapid transit system consisting of five stations and a 5.7-kilometre (3.5 mi) route, running from Cité du Havre to La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built for the 1967 World's Fair (Expo 67) at a cost of around CAD$18 million, the trains carried 1,000 passengers each and ran approximately every five minutes.

Expo Express
Front view of Expo Express train at Place d'Accueil terminal in Cite du Havre
Overview
StatusDemolished
OwnerExpo 67
City of Montreal (1968)
LocaleMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeRapid Transit
Rolling stockHawker Siddeley H1 variant; 8 × 6-car sets
History
OpenedApril 1967
ClosedOctober 1972
Technical
Line length5.7 km (3.5 mi)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail 600 V DC
Route map

Maintenance center
La Ronde
LeMoyne Channel
Notre Dame East
opened
1969
Notre Dame
LeMoyne Channel
Saint Helen
Habitat 67
closed
1967
Place d’Accueil
closed
1969

In 1968, the cars were sold to the City of Montreal for $1.8 million and operated by the Montreal Transit Commission (now the STM). The train remained in limited service for Man and His World for five additional years, however, on a shortened route from 1969-onwards when tracks were cut back to Saint Helen's Island. Service ended in 1972.

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