stm metro numbers montreal

The STM has added numbers to all four Montreal metro lines

Why no 3? In honour of a proposed red line that was never built.

With the introduction of the REM, Montreal has a new public transit map that features numbers for each of the metro lines. The green line is 1, the orange line is 2, the yellow line is 4 and the blue line is 5 — why no 3? Because apparently 3 was reserved for a proposed red line that was never built.

“The Red Line, also known as Line 3, was a proposed metro line that never made it past its planning stage. The line was supposed to end at Cartierville (western) of Bordeaux-Cartierville, using CN tracks and Mount Royal Tunnel under Mount Royal.”

The latest public transit map also features symbols, colours and distinctive features to clearly identify the metro, commuter train, REM and SRB-Pie IX.

The STM has added numbers to all four Montreal metro lines

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