Line 5 Blue (Montreal Metro)

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The Blue (Line 5) line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its name. Line 3 was planned, but never built. Unlike the other three routes, Line 5 does not serve the city's main transit terminal at Berri-UQAM.

[edit] List of stations

Name Inauguration date Odonym Namesake
Line 5 - Blue
Snowdon September 7, 1981 for Line 2
January 4, 1988 for Line 5
Rue Snowdon; Snowdon neighbourhood Name of landowner
Côte-des-Neiges January 4, 1988 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges Former Village of Côte-des-Neiges; name Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Our Lady of the Snow) dates to 18th century
Université-de-Montréal Université de Montréal
Édouard-Montpetit Boul. Édouard-Montpetit Édouard Montpetit, Université de Montréal professor
Outremont Avenue Outremont; borough of Outremont Named for a prominent estate (Outremont means "other side of the mountain")
Acadie March 28, 1988 Boulevard de l'Acadie Commemorates bicentennial of the expulsion of the Acadians
Parc June 15, 1987 Avenue du Parc Mont Royal Park
De Castelnau June 16, 1986 Rue De Castelnau Édouard de Castelnau, French soldier
Jean-Talon October 14, 1966 for Line 2
June 16, 1986 for Line 5
Rue Jean-Talon Jean Talon, intendant of New France
Fabre June 16, 1986 Rue Fabre Édouard-Charles Fabre, first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal
D'Iberville Rue D'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French explorer, founder of Louisiana
Saint-Michel Boulevard Saint-Michel; neighbourhood of Saint-Michel (former Ville Saint-Michel) Saint-Michel; long-standing name
Current Line 5
Current Line 5


[edit] Proposed extensions

Original plan for Line 5
Original plan for Line 5

Several expansion plans for Line 5 have been proposed over the years. As originally planned, this line was supposed to extend to Lafleur Street in the west and Galeries d'Anjou in the east.[citation needed]

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