The Blue line is one of the four lines of the metro

Montreal Metro

The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....

 in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its name. Line 3

Line 3 Red (Montreal Metro)

In the Montreal Metro, Line 3 was a line that never made it past its planning stage. The line was planned to have 15 stations and end at Cartierville end of Bordeaux-Cartierville, using CN tracks and Mount Royal Tunnel under Mount Royal...

 was planned, but never built. Unlike the other three routes, Line 5 does not serve the city's main metro station Berri-UQAM

Berri-UQAM (Montreal Metro)

Berri-UQAM is the central station of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Quartier Latin, in the borough of Ville-Marie, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network...

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List of stations

Name	Inauguration date	Odonym	Namesake
Line 5 - Blue
Snowdon Snowdon (Montreal Metro) Snowdon is a station on the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Snowdon neighbourhood of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...	September 7, 1981 for Line 2 Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro) The Orange line is the longest, most congested, and first-planned of the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended between 1980 and 1986... January 4, 1988 for Line 5	Rue Snowdon; Snowdon neighbourhood Snowdon, Montreal Snowdon is the name of a neighbourhood located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. The area is centred around the intersection of the Décarie Autoroute and Queen Mary Road...	Name of landowner
Côte-des-Neiges Côte-des-Neiges (Montreal Metro) Côte-des-Neiges is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada .- Overview : It is a normal side...	January 4, 1988	Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges Côte-des-Neiges Road Côte-des-Neiges Road is a street in Montreal, home to Plaza Côte-des-Neiges and served by Métro Côte-des-Neiges...	Former Village of Côte-des-Neiges Côte-des-Neiges Côte-des-Neiges is a working class neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, situated at the geographic center of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal. The neighbourhood is part of the borough Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce... ; name Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Our Lady of the Snow) dates to 18th century
Université-de-Montréal Université-de-Montréal (Montreal Metro) Université-de-Montréal is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce of Montreal, Quebec, Canada .- Overview :It is a normal...		Université de Montréal Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
Édouard-Montpetit Édouard-Montpetit (Montreal Metro) Édouard-Montpetit is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal...		Boul. Édouard-Montpetit	Édouard Montpetit Édouard Montpetit -Biography:Called to the bar in 1904, Montpetit worked as a lawyer and taught political economy before he obtained a scholarship in 1907, which made him the first holder of such a scholarship to be officially sent by the province of Quebec to Paris. In Paris he studied political and social science,... , Université de Montréal professor
Outremont Outremont (Montreal Metro) Outremont is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Outremont borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada .- Overview :...		Avenue Outremont; borough of Outremont Outremont (borough) Outremont is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada...	Named for a prominent estate (Outremont means "other side of the mountain")
Acadie Acadie (Montreal Metro) Acadie is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Parc-Extension district of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada .- Overview : It is a normal side platform...	March 28, 1988	Boulevard De L'Acadie	Commemorates bicentennial of the expulsion of the Acadia Acadia Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as... ns
Parc Parc (Montreal Metro) Parc is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Park Extension district of the Villeray–Saint Michel–Park Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada...	June 15, 1987	Avenue du Parc Park Avenue, Montreal Park Avenue is one of central Montreal's major north-south streets. It derives its name from Mount Royal park, by which it runs. Between Mount Royal Avenue and Pine Avenue, the street serves as the boundary between the mountain, to the west, and the smaller Jeanne Mance Park to the east...	Mont Royal Park Mount Royal Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians...
De Castelnau De Castelnau (Montreal Metro) De Castelnau is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Villeray district of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Overview:It is a normal side platform...	June 16, 1986	Rue De Castelnau	Édouard de Castelnau, French soldier
Jean-Talon Jean-Talon (Montreal Metro) Jean-Talon is a station of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Little Italy district on the border between the boroughs of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It...	October 14, 1966 for Line 2 Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro) The Orange line is the longest, most congested, and first-planned of the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended between 1980 and 1986... June 16, 1986 for Line 5	Rue Jean-Talon	Jean Talon Jean Talon Jean Talon, Comte d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who was the first and most highly regarded Intendant of New France under King Louis XIV... , intendant of New France New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
Fabre Fabre (Montreal Metro) Fabre is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located on the Villeray neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Overview :...	June 16, 1986	Rue Fabre	Édouard-Charles Fabre Édouard-Charles Fabre Édouard-Charles Fabre was Archbishop of Montreal in 1886 and of Sherbrooke and Saint-Hyacinthe in 1887.Fabre was the eldest of 11 children in an important Montreal business family... , first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal
D'Iberville D'Iberville (Montreal Metro) D'Iberville is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Overview :...		Rue D'Iberville	Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville pronounced as described in note] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville pronounced as described in note] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville pronounced as described in note] (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1702 (probable)was a soldier, ship captain, explorer, colonial administrator, knight of... , French explorer, founder of Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
Saint-Michel Saint-Michel (Montreal Metro) Saint-Michel is a station at the eastern terminus Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Overview :...		Boulevard Saint-Michel; neighbourhood of Saint-Michel (former Ville Saint-Michel)	Saint-Michel Michael (archangel) Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael... ; long-standing name

Proposed extensions

Several expansion plans for Line 5 have been proposed over the years. As originally planned, this line was supposed to extend into Montréal-Nord

Montréal-Nord

Montreal North is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into the City of Montreal on January 1, 2002...

. According to another plan, this line was supposed to extend to Galeries d'Anjou in the east instead.

See also

• Line 3 Red
  Line 3 Red (Montreal Metro)
  In the Montreal Metro, Line 3 was a line that never made it past its planning stage. The line was planned to have 15 stations and end at Cartierville end of Bordeaux-Cartierville, using CN tracks and Mount Royal Tunnel under Mount Royal...
  
  
• Line 6 (Montreal Metro)
• Line 7 White
  Line 7 White (Montreal Metro)
  Montréal Métro Line 7, often referenced as the White Line, was a planned underground subway line for Montreal Metro.Proposed for the first time by the Bureau des Transports de Montréal in September 1983, the original project for a new north-south line would have had 10 stations running under...
  
  

External links

• 2008 STM System Map