Montreal's Metro Network Evolution
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2021
- From its beginning in 1966, the Montreal metro has grown to a network of over 68 stations, spanning 69 kilometres (43 miles). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the STM metro network that we know today.
🚧 Full construction timeline: drive.google.com/file/d/1gS8W...
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As a 13 year old living in Montreal in 1967 it was my first experience with a subway ride, first time using an escalator, first time shopping downtown. Going downtown from Anjou the journey was cut from a 90 to 120 minute bus ride with several bus transfers to just 40 minutes with only one transfer. It opened up the "world" for a 13 year old. Living in the predominately French suburb of Anjou there were no English bookstores, only 1 cinema that occasionally showed English movies. Downtown Montreal was a revelation. The very first McDonalds in Montreal was downtown where hamburgers were 25 cents.
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Were the streets in better condition in 1967?
I was an 10 year old living in Ville St-Laurent in 1966. My dad took me on the Metro the first weekend it opened. There was a huge line-up at Henri-Bourassa to get on! I'll never forget that day. I was so proud! Montreal was a Big City now! The next summer we took the Metro to Expo 67 almost every day. Mind-blowing for an 11 year old!
the way that Montreal planned out and executed their metro lines with concessions made for future extensions really makes Toronto look like an absolute joke in comparison. Good to see that things will continue to grow in the coming decade.
Can you expanded on this statement? I am curious.
For every good decision Montreal made in terms of transport, they've made a bad decision. There are a number of old rail lines that were abandoned and built over. Bonaventure isn't just a building. There once was a station named Bonaventure in Griffintown. Gare Central is hemmed in from all sides. There's only so many quays available, so capacity is going to be a problem eventually with no easy way to resolve that issue. In Montreal East, there's an abandoned section of rail line that has had houses built on the old right of way. Montreal is going to be paying for those mistakes given enough time.
Toronto is a tragic story. It has become everything of what NOT to do. The only thing that has grown in the last 30 years there is population from overseas, more more more and more, never-ending. It's shocking how that city is the largest city of Canada. Pretty poor for the firsr world and G7 countries. But overall, Canadian cities are lacking and tossed aside their potential since the 70s.
@@alexsdb9712
For all intent and purpose, Toronto is a Canadian city by name only. It’s been colonized by the 3rd world. Canadians are the minority there now.
@@playboyflash pretty ignorant thinking there.
Great video as usual! Might need a third iteration of the video once the REM-East gets approved!
This didn't age well... lol Doubt he'll need to make a video now
Super interesting! Being from Montreal, it is quite annoying that they ceased extending the lines past 2007. They should have continued the development into the 2010s, which would have had an immense impact on our road traffic. If you know anything about Montreal, you have to know that there is ALWAYS a ton of construction that never gets done promptly, making driving a pain in the ass.
Another great video. Awesome pronunciation of all the French names too!
Yes, well done. Small thing - in Place D'armes...the 's' is silent.
@John Power thanks for pointing out my mistake. I have edited my comment to include the correct word! I hope that this action now satisfies you and also voids the nasty and completely unnecessary comment you made about my English language abilities! All the best to you.
Are you kidding? Props to him for giving it a shot but the end result made my ears bleed.
@@simonr-vp4if Pas piere pour un tete carre...non?
@@simonr-vp4if Tu sais, c'est à cause des gens comme toi qu'y a autant de "Quebec bashing".
The subway system in Montreal is so clean compared to NYC, Boston and Philadelphia. But I didn't realize how small it is compared to the older subway systems in the US. On thing that's neat in Montreal and Toronto is that it connects you to the underground walkways downtown. In the bad winter weather, once you get on the subway, you hardly ever have to step outside.
My father was an explosives consultant for building the metro as he was an expert on the use of blasting caps for his company.They helped with construction of the tunnels.
Interesting to see the progression in opening. I think it was mentioned by someone below, but one key basic information about Montréal subway is that it was initially opened to coincide with the 1967 World Expo (known as Expo 67), which received over 60 million visitors! this is why some of the stations were rushed a bit in 1966. Also, the material removed to dig the metro was then used to build extension to Ile Ste-Hélène (Ile Notre-Dame) on which the Expo was held. Worth mentioning, a good part of the original metro was build using 'trenches' and not with underground tunneling. This way it was cheaper and faster, to the expense of people living in town at the time. Finally, I think it's more than worth mentioning that the Montreal metro area has a population of about 4 million people, the metro is really moving people coming from the whole metropolitan area so they can access the workplaces in downtown, although just like everywhere in North America, suburbs are expanding. The REM network will move even more people from further away.
You should mention that the original construction plans were intended to coincide with EXPO 67! and significant extension w/ the olympics in 1976.
This was really well done!! As a frequent user of the Metro, I am so excited to see what becomes of McGill with the new REM additions
If it was 69 stations with 69 km of track, THEN it would be perfectly balanced
*NICE*
"THEN it would be perfectly balanced
" like all things should be.
Thanos.
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Excellent graphics! 🌟 All information accurate!
One can always add more details, but that could be left to future videos.
As you followed the 🍊 extension, it reminded me of my youth. Such an exciting time seeing the Métro grow continuously.
To those who say “what about REM-East?” It’s just a proposal so far. But at least now people are wanting more transit, so the next 10 years should be exciting.
Fantastic video! Subscribed.
I have not used the Montreal Metro in 12 yrs , wow it's enormous growth , kool & thanks for the heads-up !!!!!!
Your intros get me pumped up because I'm a big fan of train lines ✌️😎
Great video! I love it! I’m now subbed!!
i love this thank you for the dope visuals
Thanks for igniting my memories of my visit to Montreal which I consider to be the Paris of Canada. My first Metro stop I went to was the Guy Concordia stop and I was very impressed!
It's nice to know that they have such a good transit system in Montreal . It makes it easier for visitors and travellers To enjoy what Montreal has to offer , wherever the tracks run . Thank you for the info , I may find myself in Montreal for a visit .
As a Calgarian who loves going to Montreal, I was glad to learn that the metro will be going to the airport in a few years.
Your intro is so cool, I love it
Also at the end of the 60's and the beginning of the 70's, there was a
metro-like system connecting the Cité-du-Havre to the actual Parc Jean-Drapeau, it was the Expo Express. The trains were similar to those in toronto and they were fully automated. Almost everything was erased but one station still exist, the entrance of the Laronde amusement park and a bridge linking the two islands.
Air conditioned trains will come to the metro in 2022 when the REM opens.
It's nice to see how the subway system that I take almost every day, that my sister used to talk, and my parents used to take, evolved over the years.
Love the Montreal metro! Great information here!
As a Montrealer myself I did not even know about the line scheduled for 2022, which will be a game changer tbh. Going from south of the Mountain (McGill) to just north of it (Université de Montréal / Édouard Montpetit) usually takes about 40 minutes in train, but will be cut down to 1,5 minutes with this line. To be honest I never thought a line going under the Mountain would have been built, but here we are.
I currently live near Viau and my roomates has some friends from 2 montagnes, it takes about 2 hours to get there with Metro+Bus (Viau to Montmorency is 1 hour and Bus from Momorency to 2 Montagnes is another hour), but this will be cut down to like 1h 30 it looks like.
Things are looking brighter for the Island than I thought (espescially since Montreal is the city with the most average time spent in traffic for commuters in Canada)
Between late 2022 and 2025 the REM is expected to open in three phases. The REM is the revival of the project of line 3 of the metro, which was initially cancelled in the 1980s.
Merci pour cette vidéo.
Nicely done. Looking forward to having you visit when covid is under control
Montreal Metro System was an evaluated model at UCB, in City Planning & Environmental Design during 1969 - 1973 rating: 92 per cent ...underground apartments & shops, etc..
they should make an infill station so the station count could be 69 and on 69 kilometers of track
That would be... Nice
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still ashamed they never planned to extend the yellow line, it desperately needs one (up to Boucherville at least)
the montreal metro will need a new video when REM is a thing!
Im from Montréal and awesome video 🙂
I guess Bonaventure will be the centre of everything in a few decades! Looking forward to it:)
I already have to meet up with any of my South Shore friends at Bon. So I imagine it's just going to be the hub of Montreal soon
@@Really_Skunkey You're right. I remember Bonaventure hotel was awesome and thought it would be one of the centre piece of the area:)
Makes sense as the Gare Centrale VIA station is there. I often take the train from where I live in Ottawa to Montreal and I quite like the location of Gare Centrale
Nice name too
I attended the Grand Prix du Canada at least 12 times between 1982 and 2010, so I am quite familiar with the Metro. I used to stay on the south shore and take the train from Longueuil to Ile-Ste-Helene. Saturday after the racing I would take the train to the Guy station and have dinner somewhere along Rue Crescent. I haven't been there in a while but this video makes me want to go back to try the new services.
You miss that the yellow line was motivated by the 1967 Universal fair (expo 67) for wich the Sainte-Hélène island station was opened to make the site accessible.
Also, something that is sadly not that known is that Jean Drapeau is not the true father of our métro, he happened to be in office when it was inaugurated. It's the previous mayor Mr Sarto Fournier who ordered the construction of the métro.
this gave me chills...
Stayed with familiy in Longueuil and used the line to go to and from Expo 67....so cool seeing trains fitted with aircraft tires....smooth and quiet....
Il manque les lignes des trains de banlieue. Merci pour ton vidéo :)
How about extending the Metro Blue Line from the Snowdon Metro station through N.D.G, Montreal West, into Lachine. Such an extension was actually planned back in the 1980s but has sat on the shelf ever since. Eventually, one of N.D.G.'s Metro stations will likely be on the southwest corner of Benny Park and another built in the current empty lot at the corner of Sherbrooke Street West and Elmhurst Avenue to connect with both the STM bus depot and Montreal West train station. Holding my breath...turning blue. :-(
Imagine it finally happening 😂👌
I live near mo ouest and It would be much easier to get anywhere instead of taking a single bus to villa maria everyday
Great video and kudos for doing so well with pronunciations. Simply trying is 90% of what counts let alone pronouncing them as well as you did!
Great video! Btw what is the “line 3” skipped over in the metro system?
It was a project where the line 3, aka the red line, was supposed to run under the mont-royal hill. However, since a steel-wheeled train already passed through the tunnel, it would require the trains to be steel-wheeled, unlike the rest of the system which uses tires. The project was abandonned, until the REM was brought up, which essentially uses the same route. The REM would technically be the line 3.
@@gaelfortier2668 It could have been the only metro line in Canada to use the color red
and REM is lime green
I'm excited for the new route that brings you to the airport seeing as now you gotta head to Lionel groux and take the bus from there the brand new service will be amazing!!
You should totally do Vancouver next!
Also, in addition to the Montmorency extension, the new platform was added at Henri-Boursssa
Nice! How many more videos are you planning to remake?
I’m planning on remaking all the videos I made in June, and a couple of the newer ones that have lasting relevance. I’ll be alternating them with new content starting next Wednesday though.
@@VanishingUnderground But why are you planning to remake them all?
Improving the audio quality, adding a legend to the maps and updating with new information
@@VanishingUnderground okay, I can't wait, by the way, I love the new intro!
Great video! What about REM east?
Design and funding not approved yet, I guess we'll get a third updated version if the project ever goes through
The yellow line is long overdue to be extended. It's almost criminal at this point.
did anyone else just randomly get this video recommended and continued to watch this channel?
Good video, but you neglected to say that opening of the line to Ile Sainte Helene was made to service Expo 67 World's Fair.
Wasn't aware of all these upcoming extra lines. Probably not great for our tax bill, but certainly will potentially lighten our roads a bit . . . Great video Zakkkkkkk.
Good job with the pronunciation can tell you put effort into it!
Are they expanding the Longueuil station ? I thought there was plans for that
Out of concern, if the REM light green line were to extend to three different branches, where one branch is to extend north to Deux-Montagnes, the second branch is to extend west to L'Anse-A-L'Orme, and a third branch is to extend south to Yul-Aeroport-Montreal-Trudeau, would that cause confusion on where the subway is going and its destination in the light green line. For example, if a person wants to go to Deux-Montagnes, but instead the subway arrives at L'Anse-A-L'Orme which means the person has to take the subway to Deux-Montagnes. I think a REM Metro station should be added to the middle of the connecting branches in order to let the passengers switch subway branches easily to their destinations. I was confused over the REM light green line being a part of the Montreal Metro subway system despite the differences between the REM and the Montreal Metro subway system since REM is a light rail transit project while the Montreal Metro is a subway system.
I assume similar to the Paris Metro, any trains running on the light green line would have their destination written on the train to let passengers know where the train is headed (instead of northbound/southbound). So if you were travelling from Place-des-arts to Montpellier it wouldn't matter which train you took (as long as it's not towards Brossard), but if you were travelling to Grand-moulin then you would want to hop on the train that says Deux-montagnes specifically. And if you got on the wrong train, then you would get off at Bois-Franc to switch to the right train.
It should be noted the rem is a completely different system from the Metro and their planning was already intended for branches. I assume proper signage will be in effect
i think the newer stations expected dates will be inacurate because a lot of projects have been put on hold. Things like that are planned years ahead.
I think 2022 is pretty realistic. The initial segment of the REM is already testing I think. The rest of the REM network is already starting to take shape, so I think we can expect a 2024 opening of the entire line.
The extension of the blue line, I will have to see it to believe in 2025.
At last, there is a link to YUL, but not until 2024. To me, connecting to the airport should be a high priority, considering the volume that comes thru an airport every day, all day. It is a beautiful system that should be the envy of every North American city!
I have to get back to Montreal when the borders re-open! I love that city!
You forgot Côte-des-neiges station
Montreal getting all this infrastructure built and Toronto getting 1 new subway station every 20 years
Toronto has gotten/will get way more than that. Too much weed in y'uh, pal.
@@louisl.-s.4143 never knew it takes 10+ years to build one subway system when the UP express took 3 years to build. Ya'll are hypnotized my the politicians that line their pockets
@@powerblazer9390 you know its a lot easier to place tracks down on the surface than to bore 7+ stations underground building stations and replacing old infrastructure. Just saying
Nice reviews over Montreal’s system evolution.
About the REM. new and fresh updates.
South shore branch should open this fall. Probably in November. First train made it across new Samuel de Champlain bridge,first train to do the entire ride. After simulated real service tests. We should be able to have a ride aboard.
The north branch opening have been postponed to 2024 cause they found some old explosives in the tunnel and they inspect everything to make sure there’s no more explosives hidden in the tunnel. It’s from the era when tunnel was built,many explosives boxes were simply to into ground instead of being taken out.
And the extension to Roxboro and finally Deux Montagnes should be opened in 2026 and they expecting west branch to open in 2024 and airport branch in 2025.
Actually they planning a eventual extension of the REM to the east side to Pointe aux Trembles.
Blue line extension just started being in construction.
Also. As soon REM will be in service. No more south shore bus will come into Montreal downtown
6:43 "2 Pie-Ix and 2 Viau, that's confusing!"
Nice video. However, as a resident of Montreal, I should warn all you tourists planning to visit Montreal. If you're planning to use the metro to go to Laval, you will have to pay the Laval tarif to get back on the metro. The ones you will buy in Montreal will not work there.
They should put more Metro stations towards Coteau du Lac and salaberry de valleyfield .
I wonder if they were able to curb down the random fires we used to get almost daily back when I lived there 4 years ago.
no snowball's chance in hell we're getting all these new stations in just 3 years.
I am very surprise myself
It's look better than TTC and GTA transport system.
*It looks .....not really though
The REM is being labeled as a Light Rail, but it's really a metro system. CDPQ-I has a really bad case of not understanding the connotation the wide public associates with those two terms. It will run on a dedicated right of way and will be fully automated.
I don't think so; REM type systems exists in many big cities around the world and are usually labeled "Light Rail". Take the DLR in London for example, it has a huge capacity and runs completely grade-separated, yet it's still called "light rail"
@@sauvanto9316 True, but the fact is that the term light rail is as imprecise a term as it gets. It can be just about anything that has characteristics of a metro, train or tramway.
Metro is associated with fast, regular all day service.
Train (at least in Montreal) is mostly rush hour.
Tramway is the definition of stuck in traffic.
CDPQ has been struggling to try and explain and sell it's vision and I think that this is a huge part of the issue. Peoples just do not know at all what is light rail. They don't even have a starting point to begin the discussion. Go to those same peoples, tell them that what they are getting is a metro, and instantly, they know what you are talking about.
@@jonathanlanglois2742 Especially in North America, where most "Light Rail" systems are characterized by infrequent off-peak service and interfacing with road traffic, which requires drivers and adds further delays. Calgary has a light rail system that is only good for going between downtown and the suburbs during rush hour (even then, it's not faster than driving). The system is completely useless for all other purposes.
semantics, who fcking cares
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MR-63 (1966-2018)
Is it expected, to circle the orange line?
Toronto should watch this.
Why? We have our own plans
@@Galaxyshooter116 Toronto does, but expansion hit a deadbolt in the 80s because of politics when it was growing so fast.
Only now the city is starting to find ways to catch up, but politics is still (potentially) getting in the way. I'm looking forward to when it'll be easier and more reliable to get across town via transit.
Toronto: Egglington :) maybe one day, who knows :)))
Don't hold your breath, Toronto is a joke. Our lines are a "t" up Yonge/ University line and along Danforth-Bloor. WHAT FORESIGHT.
What about the suburbs both east and west.
The fine TTC that started in the mid 50's would be shocked at the lack of development in recent decades.
@@RFM- I feel you. There’s a huge disconnect from the suburbs to downtown. I mean streetcars and busses do fill the gap, but having a robust ttc subway system would be great :/ Until then, I’ll have to take a whole detour on the 1 which could’ve been solved by the Egglington line. Odd that it started quite late.
Aren't they planning on extending the orange line and turn it into a loop?
Currently... how many Total Miles is the Montreal Metro System at the Present?
Currently it is 69 kilometers or 43 miles
Unarguably the best subway system in Canada.
*arguably
Debatable. TTC is the best.
Wish the bleu line gets extended south to côte saint Luc..
...and the Orange line gets looped through Laval from Momo to Cote Vertu
The 1967 yellow line Extension was needed for the 1967 worlds fair AKA the expo they were also supposed to have one steel wheel line running on The opposite
I think the extension of the rem to the west is approved
Yes, it is! If you drive down the highway in the west, you can see all the pillars for the REM already built and construction is moving along quite quickly despite covid:)
Maisonneuve Blvd....not Maisoneuve Blvd....I've watched my name misspelled repeatedly for 68 years...but have to admit that this is first time I've seen it misspelled with only one 'N'....always like seeing something new.... :-)
Weird that they don't have a red line. Does red denote buses or something?
What's with the yellow line?
Yeah, it's kinda short.
Serving it's purpose
the yellow line goes to the South Shore which is a collection of different communities where the metro operator doesn't run service.. so especially in the early years there was no possibility to expand freely which is why it is so short. Its easier now and new trams or a REM line are being looked at along with a possible yellow line extension.
Look how fast construction used to be
Not talking about REM-East?
Ur from montreal? I’m in brossard
As (stupid) teenagers, we would run through the tunnel between Peel and McGill before the next train appeared. That's the shortest distance between stations. What are some of the longest?
The longest is Berri @ Jean-Drapeau (2,3 km)
The longest: Berri UQAM - Jean-Drapeau
The shortest: Peel - McGill
The deepest: Charlevoix
The shallowest: Angrignion or Longueuil-Université-de-Montréal
Dallas ?
What about the pink line
Is the Pink Line not proposed anymore?
The REM East (Not showed in this diagram because construction has yet to start) has pretty much eliminated the need for the Pink line for several years
Pink line was never realistic. Would have been more doable along pie9 and then turn towards downtown
Where was line 3 you skipped 3 and went up too line 5
longhe? wherez dat?
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The OCD in me was asking what happened to Line 3? 😆
Line 3 is the current REM Line that would have gone from Central station to Cartierville. It was ultimately abandoned when the city decided to build the yellow line for Expo 67.
Met a family visiting from up North in Quebec. I mean way up North. They asked me for directions. I could tell they were not use to metros or subways because they looked around like they entered the future in an alien world. Interesting how use we are to it but for folks from far away and remote small towns it’s a wonder.
I'm from Québec City and I still see the metro as a wonder. I'm used to it now, but it still amazes me how efficient it is. I hope the tramway will be as good for Québec as the metro has been for Montréal.
LOL and Toronto DIDN'T build any subway stations in 40 years and then to extend one line 4 stations northwards it took them 11 years, and there's nothing planned for the next 20 years. Pathetic.
Last time I heard there were actually some pretty significant extensions of the GO commuter train lines and of the streetcar system and a few slight extensions of certain subway lines in the works. Look into it, it actually sounded pretty ambitious for a car logged city like Toronto. But I am a Montrealer so I'm still going to say that our system is and will continue to be superior :P
@@kevinclasper-inglis7644 Streetcar expansions is peanuts.... look how Montreal kept building subway stations every 3 years, sometimes every 2 years, constant expansion, and they are going to build more in 2022, 2023 and 2026. How do they build them so fast? Here in Toronto they expanded the subway (after 40-50 years) 4 stations northwards and it took them like 10 years. I've notice that they are slow and cumbersome at building things here, and expensive. A 20 x 20ft shed the city built here to store their shovels and rakes costed over $100,000 dollars. They had to involve engineers, consultants, bidding wars and a ombudsman for the construction. Any carpenter could had built the shack for $3,000 dollars.
Because that city Toronto suddenly was used and sold out after the 70s. It was turned into a casino or airport terminal, and nothing else. Infrastructure and city planning/design, and every other element became seriously affected. Vancouver as well. Lots of places in Canada actually. Tragic.
@@alienlatino2945 to be honest the consistent extension of transit in montreal has been at the utter expense of all the rest of our infrastructure over the past 50 years. Literally nothing was built suffieciently due to deep corruption 😅 but yea Toronto definetely fell to the rule of the car in a very tragic way, not disputing that
@@alienlatino2945 Corruption in Toronto ?
you forgot the pink line in da future
Master piece in Transportation you barely need a car in Montreal all’s station have unique designs early 1964 started metro line with Rock to build Île Saint Helen 1967 world Fair you have F1 race track all’s the race fan come with the Metro lots of people’s at the track should metro efficient the big one coming Airport Trudeau you no idea traffic to get there’s with metro will awesome come to downtown inside 25 minutes no buses the way it is cut a lot on CO2 emissions it’s really good the adopted moving the populations and now become a reference for Change of climate you good shopping downtown you don’t have to go out from Large Hotel you walk straight to metro very practical Most of the cabs or taxi are electric Bombardier have all trains large contract they been accused Montreal no offer contract for other world companies Made in Montreal and still going
Hi
I Already know some of the lines are missing (Line 3 Red and Line 7 White)
Busiest metro in Canada though, and third after Mexico and New York.
Elle est bizarre la ligne jaune ! Minuscule avec trois stations. Pourquoi ne pas la rallonger ?