Line 5 Blue (Montreal Metro)
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 Line 5 Blue / Ligne 5 Bleu
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Montreal Metro | ||
| Locale | Montreal, (QC), Canada. | ||
| Termini | Snowdon metro station Saint-Michel metro station |
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| Stations | 12 | ||
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| Opened | June 16, 1986 | ||
| Operator(s) | Société de transport de Montréal (STM) | ||
| Rolling stock | 423 Bombardier Transportation MR-73 | ||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) |
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| Electrification | "Third rail", 750 V DC on the guidebars at either side of the track | ||
| Operating speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) | ||
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The Blue (Line 5) 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. Unlike the other three routes, Line 5 does not serve the city's main metro station Berri-UQAM.
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[edit] List of stations
| Name | Inauguration date | Odonym | Namesake |
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| Snowdon | September 7, 1981 for Line 2 January 4, 1988 for Line 5 |
Rue Snowdon; Snowdon neighbourhood | Name of landowner |
| Côte-des-Neiges | January 4, 1988 | Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges | Former Village of Côte-des-Neiges; name Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Our Lady of the Snow) dates to 18th century |
| Université-de-Montréal | Université de Montréal | ||
| Édouard-Montpetit | Boul. Édouard-Montpetit | Édouard Montpetit, Université de Montréal professor | |
| Outremont | Avenue Outremont; borough of Outremont | Named for a prominent estate (Outremont means "other side of the mountain") | |
| Acadie | March 28, 1988 | Boulevard De L'Acadie | Commemorates bicentennial of the expulsion of the Acadians |
| Parc | June 15, 1987 | Avenue du Parc | Mont Royal Park |
| De Castelnau | June 16, 1986 | Rue De Castelnau | Édouard de Castelnau, French soldier |
| Jean-Talon | October 14, 1966 for Line 2 June 16, 1986 for Line 5 |
Rue Jean-Talon | Jean Talon, intendant of New France |
| Fabre | June 16, 1986 | Rue Fabre | Édouard-Charles Fabre, first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal |
| D'Iberville | Rue D'Iberville | Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French explorer, founder of Louisiana | |
| Saint-Michel | Boulevard Saint-Michel; neighbourhood of Saint-Michel (former Ville Saint-Michel) | Saint-Michel; long-standing name | |
[edit] Proposed extensions
There are plans to extend the line eastwards towards Galeries d'Anjou.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Railway Gazette: Montréal’s 2020 vision". Railway Gazette International. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/montreacuteals-2020-vision.html. Retrieved 02 January 2012.
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