Blue Line (Montreal Metro)

The Blue Line (French: Ligne bleue), also known as Line 5 (French: Ligne 5), is one of the four lines of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its alternate official name of "Line 5", as Line 3 was planned but never built. Unlike the other three routes, the east–west Blue Line does not serve the city's main Metro junction at Berri-UQAM.

Blue Line
Overview
Native nameLigne Bleue
Line number5
LocaleMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Termini
  • Snowdon (west)
  • Saint-Michel (east)
Stations12
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMontreal Metro
Operator(s)Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
Depot(s)Plateau d'Youville (connected to line 2, for MR-73 cars)
Snowdon tail tracks and connecting track (connected to line 2, for maintenance of way equipment)
Rolling stockBombardier Transportation MR-73 cars
History
Opened16 June 1986
15 June 1987Opening of extension to Parc
4 January 1988Opening of extension to Snowdon
28 March 1988Opening of Acadie
Technical
Line length9.7 km (6.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC on the guide bars at either side of the track
Operating speed72 km/h (45 mph)
Route map

Anjou
Langelier
Lacordaire
Viau
Pie IX
extension under construction
Saint-Michel
D'Iberville
Fabre
Jean-Talon
Orange Line
← to Montmorency│to Berri-UQAM
De Castelnau
to Youville Shops
Parc
Acadie
Outremont
Édouard-Montpetit
Université-de-Montréal
Côte-des-Neiges
Orange Line
← to Côte-Vertu│to Berri-UQAM
Snowdon
connection to Orange Line

The line first opened in 1986, with the last addition to the line being an intermediate station in 1988. The line is currently being extended five stations to the east, with completion scheduled for 2030.

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