The STM have released a statement that the TM Metro stations will no longer accept cash in the coming year. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) released a statement saying as of February 2022, payment at the Metro booths will only be made by credit card or debit card. As of February 7, 2022…
Montreal Public Transit – Buses were first introduced in Montreal in 1919 by the MTC (Montreal Tramways Company), with two white trucks converted into buses at the company’s Youville repair shops. They were on the roads by November 22nd and in 1921, two more trucks were also converted and went into service, shuttling commuters between Berri…
Montreal’s electric bus route the first in Canada – The first three of 40 new long-range electric buses have arrived at the STM’s Stinson garage and within a few weeks, the Monk-36 bus line will have them on the road. The remaining buses will be gradually delivered starting in June 2020. The fleet will have…
Montreal Public transit needs to get with the times For some time now a standard message is coming from all levels of government: use public transit. There are many reasons for this recommendation, from avoiding traffic jams to weather conditions in the winter, to road works in the summer, and lately, to fight climate change….
REM addresses TMR’s concerns – Back in October of 2018, Town of Mount-Royal residents were up in arms concerning the new REM station that could see over 500 of the networks’ trains running daily through the center of their town. The line will send trains through TMR about 20 hours per day, coming from Deux-Montagnes,…
Free Montreal Public Transit seems like a dream, but it could become a reality. The Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-économiques (IRIS), released a report on Thursday September 28th, recommending the city offer free bus and metro service – and should be made available to everyone. They claim it would cost $620 million per year,…
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