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.

This article is about the subway system. For other uses, see Montreal Metro (disambiguation).

Montreal Metro
Left to right, from top: Hector Guimard's Paris Métro entrance at Square-Victoria–OACI; interior of the new MPM-10 ("Azur") trains; MR-73 train at Montmorency station; two MR-73 trains at Plamondon station; ceramic mural at Crémazie station
Overview
Native nameMétro de Montréal (French)
LocaleMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4
Number of stations68 (5 under construction)
Daily ridership938,100 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Annual ridership245,514,900 (2022)
Operation
Began operation14 October 1966 (1966-10-14)
Operator(s)Société de transport de Montréal
Number of vehicles909
Technical
System length69.2 km (43.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) with running pads for the rubber tired wheels outside of the steel rails
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC
Top speed72.4 km/h (45.0 mph)

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 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 second busiest rapid transit system in terms of daily ridership, delivering an average of 938,100 daily unlinked passenger trips per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023. It is North America's fourth busiest rapid transit system, behind the New York City Subway, Mexico City Metro, and Toronto Subway. In 2022, 245,514,900 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.

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