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STM to keep MR-73 métro cars until at least 2036
It was probably a bad day to call the media in to talk about the reliability of the Société de Transport de Montréal’s 40-year-old métro cars. One of those cars incurred a busted axel on Wednesday...
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New métro cars delayed because 'brain' not ready
If it only had a brain. Montreal’s new métro cars will be delayed because the software needed to control them through the city’s underground tunnels is still being tested, the Société de Transport de...
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Lessons from visualizing crimes in the Montreal métro
Click here to see the interactive map For three years, The Gazette’s transportation reporter Andy Riga has been trying to get detailed data on crimes in Montreal’s métro stations. Until now, police had...
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Why not extend métro's Blue Line above ground, mayor suggests
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said the province should consider extending the métro’s Blue Line using an above-ground rail system. The métro’s five-kilometre extension to Anjou has been much talked...
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Supplier's delay forces Bombardier to halt métro car production
The initial rollout of Montreal’s long-awaited new métro cars is to be delayed by six months because of a holdup with a supplier, the consortium building the cars for the Société de transport de...
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AMT, STM bus commuters in for a slow, cold ride
Another rough day for commuters in Montreal. A water main break in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce right beside the railroad tracks has caused flooding, necessitating interruption and delays of the commuter...
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Beaubien métro station to close for the summer
We hope you weren’t planning to get off the métro at Beaubien between May and August. The station will be closed for major renovations for four months, and not just on weekends or for the after-hours...
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Letters: Emergency responses on métro system need work
Re: “STM staff reacted swiftly, coroner says” (Montreal Gazette, March 17) Did medical aid arrive quickly enough at the Langelier metro station after Radil Hebrich’s head was hit by a train on Jan. 16,...
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Cases against accused métro smoke bombers delayed
The four people charged with shutting down the métro system three years ago by allegedly setting off a smoke bomb inside a station saw their cases delayed to June during a court hearing Friday where...
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The Story So Far: British royal succession law to be challenged in Quebec court
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Monday, June 1. Click on the audio player below to hear the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all...
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Elevators up and running at Jean-Talon métro station
The elevators are up and running at the Jean-Talon métro station. The Société de transport de Montréal announced the elevators began operation on Tuesday after two years of construction at a cost of $9...
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Letter: Paying good money for bad bus service
Every first of the month I shell out $82 of my hard-earned money to recharge my OPUS card for the coming month. In exchange, I expect to be able to use the services offered by the Société de transport...
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No criminal record for three student smoke-bombers
They admitted to helping set off smoke bombs in Montreal’s métro system more than three years ago, but three of the four students arrested in connection with the incident will walk away without a...
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Place D'Armes métro loses connection to Palais des Congrès for several months
As work continues to refurbish the Place D’Armes métro station, users will not be able to access the Palais des Congrès directly from the station for the next few months. Work on the station began in...
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Man stabbed in métro Tuesday night
A man in his 20s was stabbed at least once late Tuesday night during an altercation in the métro system. The incident happened around 10:50 p.m. on a train car and spilled out to the platform of the...
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STM investigating video showing intruders in métro tunnels
Authorities who run Montreal’s metro system are investigating how intruders entered the métro system via a manhole cover on a city street. The two-minute video, which was posted online, shows two...
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Three face charges for video showing métro system intrusion
Charges have been filed in the case against three men who were arrested recently in connection with a video that was posted online that revealed potential security flaws in the métro system. The men...
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Decision on extension of métro's Blue Line pushed to next year: Daoust
After first promising to commit to an extension of the métro’s Blue Line by June, Transport Minister Jacques Daoust said a decision is now about a year away. The extension of the Blue Line, delayed...
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AZUR métro trains have completed testing, deliveries to pick up speed
With testing complete, the new AZUR métro trains are ready to roll out at the rate of one a month, the Société de transport de Montréal announced on Wednesday. “The testing period for the first train...
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Editorial: It's no time to raise transit fares in Montreal
With road-construction season upon us, bringing already bad traffic congestion to intolerable levels, commuters are encouraged to leave their cars at home and take public transit. Montreal’s transit...
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