Blue Line (Montreal Metro)
The line 5, also called " Blue Line " (French Ligne Bleue ) called, is one of four subway lines of the Montreal Metro. It is 9.7 km long and is one of twelve stations. Put into operation in stages it was in the years 1986 to 1988.
This line is the only one that does not affect the downtown Montreal. It runs mostly in northeast-southwest direction at the back of the house Mountain Mont Royal. Are developed, while the arrondissements of Villeray -Saint -Michel- Parc- Extension, Outremont and Côte -des- Neiges -Notre- Dame-de- Grâce and the site of the Université de Montréal. It offers connecting flights to line 2 at the stations Jean-Talon and Snowdon.
History
During construction of the line 2 station Snowdon was in 1975 as constructed provisions a second platform level, which remained unused for more than a decade. 1979 summarized the provincial government decided to build the blue line. First, the section of Saint -Michel was on 16 June 1986 - De Castelnau opened. This was followed by the sections De Castelnau - Parc on 15 June 1987, Parc -. . Snowdon on 4 January 1988 The opening of the intermediate station Acadie was delayed for almost three months and finally took place on 28 March 1988 Other planned extensions at both ends of the route was omitted so far for financial reasons.
Expansion plans
The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), published in December 2011, the study Vision 2020. According to this line should be 5 out of Saint -Michel from further to the northeast in the arrondissement Anjou. Provided a total of five new stations; the terminus would be located at the shopping center Galeries d' Anjou, in the immediate vicinity of a motorway junction.
Was postponed indefinitely extending the blue line of Snowdon from the southwest. Urban would thereby Côte -Saint -Luc, Montréal- Ouest, Lachine and the airport Pierre- Elliott -Trudeau. For the connection of the airport AMT draws in its Vision 2020 is now an extension of the suburban railway line along the south bank of the Ile de Montréal into consideration.
At the station Édouard - Montpetit metro crosses the Mont -Royal tunnel. Plans to link there running AMT suburban railway on the metro were not pursued because the height difference between the two levels is 50 meters.