Montreal Metro

Montreal Metro
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 name	Métro de Montréal (French)
Locale	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	4
Number of stations	68
Daily ridership	1,075,300 (weekdays, Q1 2025)
Annual ridership	330,767,700 (2024)
Operation
Began operation	October 14, 1966
Operator(s)	Société de transport de Montréal
Character	Fully underground
Number of vehicles	999 (2023)
Technical
System length	69.2 km (43.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) with running pads for the rubber tired wheels outside of the steel rails
Electrification	Guide bar, 750 V DC
Top speed	72 km/h (45 mph)
System map
System map

The Montreal Metro (French: Métro de Montréal, pronounced [metʁo də mɔ̃ʁeal]) 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.

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 (Line 4), and Laval, via the Orange Line (Line 2).

The Montreal Metro is Canada's busiest rapid transit system in terms of daily ridership, delivering an average of 1,075,300 daily unlinked passenger trips per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025. It is North America's third busiest rapid transit system, behind the New York City Subway and Mexico City Metro. In 2024, 330,767,700 trips on the Metro were completed. With the STM Metro and the newer driverless, steel-wheeled light metro system 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.