Montreal Metro

• Montreal commuters can now reload OPUS cards with a smartphone. Here’s how

  Chrono accepts debit, credit cards, Apple Pay and Google pay as payment methods for Montreal public transit users to purchase passes online.

  Tech

  Apr 10
  
• Montreal metro gets new security plan amid rise in safety concerns

  Montreal's transit authority is deploying special constables and other safety employees in teams of four to monitor the 10 stations where riders have most reported feeling unsafe.

  Canada

  Apr 10
  
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• 16 Metro stations in Montreal plastered with posters relating to Israel-Hamas conflict

  Montreal police say they have launched an investigation into the posters that were put up on Tuesday morning, resulting in several 911 calls.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2023
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• Montreal student minds the signage gap and finds a way to help public transit users

  Since Montreal's new commuter train launched in July, commuters have complained about signage. Too small or non-existent. Graphic arts student Dashiell Friesen found a solution.

  Traffic

  Aug 24, 2023
• Preliminary work begins on Montreal metro blue line extension

  Crews have begun preliminary work on the $6.4-billion blue line metro extension. Five new stations will be added to the underground public network.

  Traffic

  Aug 11, 2023
• Montreal Metro strikes back with Star Wars-themed stations

  Montreal's transit authority (STM) didn't want to miss out on the fun and released a new version of its metro map with the caption "From a network far, far away..."

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
• Metro’s Green Line resumes service after cracks forced partial shutdown

  Service on the Metro's Green Line was back Tuesday morning after the discovery of cracks on Monday had forced a portion of the underground subway to close.

  Traffic

  Apr 25, 2023
• Service resumes on Metro’s Green Line after cracks in tunnel prompt partial closure

  Cracks found in a tunnel in Montreal's Metro system on Monday prompted the immediate shutdown of parts of the Green Line for an undetermined period of time.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2023
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• Extended hours for dogs, bikes on Montreal metro kick off this weekend

  The city's transit authority extended the hours that bicycles and dogs can come aboard as of April 15.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2023
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• Quebec must find permanent sources of revenue for public transit: critics

  In its budget tabled March 21st, Quebec set aside $400 million to invest this year. Advocates hope a long-term solution will be found to guarantee better service. 

  Politics

  Mar 22, 2023