In the tIme of horse-drawn trams

1861
Horse-drawn summer tram on St. Denis Street in 1887. The first tram service began operating on present-day Notre Dame Street on November 27, 1861.
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trams go electrIc

1892
on September 21, 1892, the rocket became the very first electric tram to hit the streets of Montral. The electrification of the network was completed on october 27, 1894.
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destInatIon: suburban montral

1893
A Mountain Belt line open tram on present-day Queen Mary road in 1904. The creation of new tramway lines accelerated urban development in the city.
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Pay as you enter, Please!

1905
A tram at the intersection of Notre Dame and viau streets in 1907. ever since the Pay As you enter (PAye) system was introduced in 1905, passengers pay as soon as they board.
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head for the hIlls

1905
An observatory tram on Park Avenue in 1905. For a quarter, you could take a 10-mile (16-kilometre) trip around the two mountains (Mount royal and westmount).
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new comPany, bIg Plans

1911
Trams lined up on St. James Street (present-day St. Jacques Street) in 1910. The following year, the Montral Tramways company bought out its competitors.
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next stoP, Plateau youvIlle!

1911
interior of the youville tram repair workshops at the corner of crmazie and St. lawrence streets, in 1912. A century later, this is where Mtro cars are maintained.
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delIverIng qualIty servIce

1918
A tram on St. lawrence Boulevard in 1918. That year, the Tramways commission was created to oversee the operations of the Montral Tramways company.
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a fIrst bus lIne

1919
The companys first bus in 1919. The many level crossings on Bridge Street led to the adoption of buses, which were more flexible than trams.
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last stoP, everyone off!

1925
The craig Street Terminus, on present-day St. Antoine Street west, in 1932. once the networks hub, this building was demolished in 1980 to make way for the Palais des congrs.
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hoP aboard a trolleybus

1937
A trolleybus in front of the companys youville shops in 1937. Midway between a tram and a bus, this mode of transportation was used on only four routes before being withdrawn in 1966.
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montral durIng the war

1943
A Mack bus on Atwater Avenue in 1943. with the rationing of fuel and tires, public transit experienced unprecedented popularity.
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effIcIent transPortatIon at all tImes

1947
A string of trams on windsor Street (present-day Peel Street), at the corner of St. Antoine Street west, in 1947. That year, the company handled a record 398,349,773 trips.
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the network goes PublIc

1951
A canadian car-Brill bus passes a tram on Jean Talon Street west, in 1953. The Montral Transportation commission (MTc) took ownership of the network on June 16, 1951.
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the end of an era

1959
The companys last tram is parked in the Mount royal sheds on August 30, 1959. This Presidents conference committee (Pcc) vehicle was first put into service in 1944.
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the new look comes to town

1959
A New look bus in front of the crmazie plant in 1960. over 2,200 of these vehicles were ordered by the company between 1959 and 1983, a record unbeaten to date.
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montral wIll have Its mtro

1961
executive committee chairman lucien Saulnier and Montral Mayor Jean Drapeau tabled the preliminary plans for the Mtro in october 1961. line c, or line 3, would never be built.
PHoTo: ciTy oF MoNTrAl ArcHiveS, Z-1473-10.

an enormous constructIon sIte

1962
The tunnel bored through the bedrock between crmazie and Jarry stations. construction work on the Mtro began on Berri Street on May 23, 1962, and employed over 5,000 workers.
PHoTo: ciTy oF MoNTrAl ArcHiveS, M-43-3.

art takes to the mtro

1966
An artisan at work at Peel station a few months before its inauguration. Dozens of architects and artists helped ensure that each station in the network was unique.
PHoTo: ciTy oF MoNTrAl ArcHiveS, M-174-153.

the mtro oPens Its doors

1966
Sherbrooke Mtro station in october 1966. The networks first 20 stations were inaugurated on october 14, 1966. Six more would open their doors in the months that followed.
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takIng the world to exPo 67

1967
An expo-express train in 1967. in addition to buses, the Mtro and the minirail, this mode of transportation was also heavily used by the 50 million visitors to expo 67.
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even more mtro statIons

1976
company chairman lawrence Hanigan meets the first passengers to use Honor-Beaugrand station on June 6, 1976. in all, 39 new stations opened their doors between 1976 and 1988.
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welcomIng a new clIentele

1980
one of the first paratransit vehicles, at the St. Denis Garage, in 1981. Since 1980, the company has been handling the transportation needs of people with disabilities living on its territory.
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Island hoPPIng, by mtro!

2007
De la concorde station, on line 2 orange. The three stations of the Mtro running from Montral to laval were officially opened on April 26, 2007, after five years of work.
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Look how far weve come

1861 - montreal city Passenger railway company (mcPrc)

1886 - montreal Street railway company (mSrc)

1911 - montreal Tramways company (mTc)

1951 - montreal Transportation commission (mTc)

1970 - montreal Urban community Transit commission (mUcTc)

1985 - Socit de transport de la communaut urbaine de montral (STcUm)

2002 - Socit de transport de montral (STm)

2010 - Socit de transport de montral (STm)

Look how far weve come

1861
First ticket

1894
First transfer

1961

Centennial ticket

1966

First magnetic ticket

1966

First Mtro transfer

1980

First monthly pass

1984

Transfer for the visit of Pope John Paul II

2008
OPUS card

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The evolution of surface transit from 1861 to today
The company also handled bus service in Longueuil between 1931 and 1986, to Mirabel International Airport from 1975 to 1984, and in certain Montral-area municipalities from 1980 to 1985, in addition to operating commuter train service on the Montral/Deux-Montagnes and Montral/Rigaud lines from 1982 to 1996.

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HENRI-BOURASSA SAUV CRMAZIE JARRY JEAN-TALON BEAUBIEN

1967
McGILL PEEL GUY ATWATER

ROSEMONT LAURIER MONT-ROYAL SHERBROOKE PAPINEAU BEAUDRY LONGUEUIL FRONTENAC

BERRI-DE MONTIGNY SAINT-LAURENT PLACE-DES-ARTS

LE-SAINTE-HLNE CHAMP-DE-MARS PLACE-DARMES SQUARE-VICTORIA BONAVENTURE

MONTMORENCY

DE LA CONCORDE CARTIER

HENRI-BOURASSA SAUV CRMAZIE

HONOR-BEAUGRAND SAINT-MICHEL
RADISSON

JARRY

DIBERVILLE FABRE

LANGELIER CADILLAC ASSOMPTION

JEAN-TALON
DE CASTELNAU PARC

BEAUBIEN ROSEMONT LAURIER VIAU PIE-IX JOLIETTE PRFONTAINE FRONTENAC

CTE-VERTU

ACADIE OUTREMONT

MONT-ROYAL SHERBROOKE

DU COLLGE DE LA SAVANE NAMUR PLAMONDON CTE-SAINTE-CATHERINE

DOUARDMONTPETIT UNIVERSIT-DEMONTRAL

PAPINEAU

BERRI-UQAM
SAINT-LAURENT PLACE-DES-ARTS

BEAUDRY

LONGUEUIL UNIVERSIT-DE-SHERBROOKE

CTE-DESNEIGES

McGILL PEEL

JEAN-DRAPEAU CHAMP-DE-MARS PLACE-DARMES SQUARE-VICTORIA BONAVENTURE

SNOWDON
VILLA-MARIA

GUY-CONCORDIA ATWATER

VENDME PLACE-SAINT-HENRI

LUCIEN-LALLIER GEORGES-VANIER

LIONEL-GROULX
CHARLEVOIX

JOLICUR MONK

LASALLE DE LGLISE VERDUN

ANGRIGNON

2011

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