| 1861 |
Population of Montréal: 118,000 May
18 - Creation of the Montreal City Passenger Railway Company. Its
assets: 6 miles of railway, one stable, one shed, 8 vehicles and ... 14 horses.
November 27 - Opening of the first stretch of the Montreal
City Passenger Railway Company between Harbour (du Havre) and McGill Streets (on the
actual Notre-Dame Street).
|
| 1868 |
The Montreal City Passenger Railway Company has an
annual ridership of 2 million. |
| 1886 |
The company changes its name to the Montreal Street
Railway Company. |
| 1892 |
September 21 - Nicknamed Rocket, the first electric streetcar starts running on Craig St. |
| 1894 |
The entire network is powered by electricity.
October - The last horse-drawn car is retired. It ran
on Notre-Dame St. West. |
| 1901 |
The Park and Island Railway Company is bought by the
Montreal Street Railway. Double truck cars are put into service. |
| 1904 |
Introduction of larger cars with transverse seating. Air
brakes are introduced. |
| 1905 |
May 4 - A world premiere
in Montreal! Introduction of the P.A.Y.E car (Pay As You Enter). Streetcar 890, (later
followed by 900) becomes the first streetcar in which passengers have to pay as they
board. Previously, the conductor had to go up and down the vehicle to claim the tickets. |
| 1910 |
The Montreal Street Railway has 140 miles of
railway, 600 cars and carries 143 678 529 passengers. Fare is 5¢ |
| 1911 |
Merger of all public transit companies on the island of
Montreal into the Montreal Tramways Company. |
| 1914 |
Two-cars trains are introduced into service. |
| 1919 |
The first two buses run on Bridge St
|
| 1925 |
Begining of regular bus service. Buses are looked upon more
and more as a true urban transit alternative. |
| 1937 |
First modern trolley bus service
in Canada, on Beaubien St. |
| 1939 |
The Montreal Tramways Company now has 929
streetcars, 7 trolley buses, 224 buses and carries 200 million passengers per year. |
| 1950 |
A provincial bill sets up the Montreal Transportation
Commission. |
| 1951 |
June 16 - The Montreal
Transportation Commission starts to operate. Its first objectives are to conceive a
plan for a rapid transit system and to replace as soon as possible the tramways by buses
and trolley buses. |
| 1959 |
August 30 - The last tram
is pulled off the road and stored at the Mont-Royal depot. |
| 1966 |
June 18 - The last
trolley bus enters the Saint-Denis garage for good. October 14 -
Inauguration of the Montreal metro.
- Line 1: Atwater to Frontenac
(except for Beaudry and Frontenac stations)
- Line 2: Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'Armes
December 19 - Opening of Frontenac station
December 21 - Opening of Beaudry station
|
| 1966 |
February 6 - Opening of
Square-Victoria station February 13 - Opening of
Bonaventure station
February 6 - Inauguration of Line 4:
Berri-de-Montigny to Longueuil. (With the exception of Île-Sainte-Hélène station).
April 28 - Opening of Île-Sainte-Hélène station
(line 4) just in time for Expo 67.
|
| 1969 |
February 18 - The last
trolley's overhead cable is taken down by the Montreal Transportation Commission. |
| 1970 |
The Montreal Urban Community Transportation commission
(MUCTC) succeeds the Montreal Transportation Commission. |
| 1971 |
March 3 - Snowstorm of
the Century; the metro runs all night for the first time in history. |
| 1974 |
Mr. Lawrence Hanigan is named chairman and general manager of
the Commission.
March 13 - New colours are adopted: white, blue and
aluminum. |
| 1976 |
June 6 - Line 1 is
extended to Honoré-Beaugrand.
November 8 - Automatic train control is introduced on
line 1. |
| 1977 |
October 24 - The first of
the new bus stop signs (white and blue on a clear blue backdrop) is put up at the corner
of De La Gauchetière and Peel Streets. October 31 - For
the first time, a woman bus driver takes the wheel.
|
| 1978 |
September 3 - Line 1 is
extended to Angrignon. |
| 1980 |
April 1 - Launching of
the monthly transit pass (CAM)
April 28 - Line 2 is extended to Place Saint-Henri. |
| 1981 |
September 7 - Line 2 is
extended to Snowdon. |
| 1982 |
January 4 - Line 2 is
extended to Côte-Sainte-Catherine. June 29 - Line 2
is extended to Plamondon.
July 1 - The CN Montréal/Deux-Montagnes train line
is integrated to the MUCTC.
October 1 - The CP Montréal/Rigaud train line is
integrated to the MUCTC.
|
| 1984 |
January 9 - Line 2 is
extended to Du Collège. |
| 1985 |
The Montréal Urban Community Transportation Commission
(MUCTC) becomes the Société de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal (STCUM -
Montreal Urban Community Transit Corporation). March
20 - Ms. Louise Roy becomes the new President and Director General
|
| 1986 |
June 16 - Line 5 starts
operating from De Castelneau to Saint-Michel. October 27
- Line 2 is extended to Côte-Vertu.
|
| 1987 |
June 15 - Line 5 is
extended to Parc. |
| 1988 |
January 4 - Line 5 is
extended to Snowdon. Change of name for two métro stations:
- Berri-de-Montigny becomes Berri-UQAM
- Guy becomes Guy-Concordia
December 14 - A unique dust-blower robot called Mistral is entirely conceived, designed and developed at the STCUM.
|
| 1989 |
The first magnetic pass for the STCUM personnel. |
| 1990 |
January 1 - The regional
transit pass is introduced. |
| 1992 |
November 2 - Mr. Trefflé
Lacombe becomes the Director General of the STCUM. |
| 1996 |
January 1 - The
responsibility of commuter trains is transfered to the newly created Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT -
Metropolitan Transit Agency) |
| 1997 |
April 17 - The STCUM
official web site is launched. May 1 - Mr. Jacques
Fortin becomes the Director General of the STCUM.
|
| 1998 |
January 6 - Beginning of the ice storm - the worst natural disaster in Québec's
history. Despite frequent slowdowns, buses and metro will never cease operation! August 24 - Inauguration of the acessible buses.
Wheelchair users can travel outside rush-hour on five bus routes.
September 18 - Launching
of the CAM hebdo (weekly pass).
|
| 1999 |
March 17 - A first in public transit, the STCUM sets up a customer service committee. |
| 2000 |
January 1 - In
order to mark the passage to the new millennium, STM's transit services are free and
operate all night long from December 31st to January 1st. This is the second time the
metro runs for 24 consecutive hours since its inauguration. |
| 2001 |
February 29 - Launching of the Montréal version of journal Métro. May 17 - Île-Sainte-Hélène métro station is renamed Jean-Drapeau.
June 18 - Accessibility
to wheelchair users on board low-floor buses is extended to rush-hour.
October 9 - An
exibition is held at McGill metro station to celebrate the metro's 35th anniversary.
|
| 2002 |
January 1 - Merging of all municipalities on the island of Montreal to form one city :
The Montréal Urban Community becomes the City of Montréal. Consequently, the
Société de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal (STCUM) becomes the
Société de transport de Montréal (STM).
In accordance, the www.stcum.qc.ca is changed for www.stm.info
Full-time students aged between 18 and 25, who reside in the City of Montréal, can now
use public transit with a reduced fare CAM (monthly pass) thanks to the all new carte Privilège.
March 25 - Biobus
Project : For one year, 155 STM buses to run on biodiesel in downtown Montreal.
June 4 - Three prototypes of metro cars
with modified interior layouts are put into regular service in order to study the
possibility of increasing the capacity of cars.
August 26 - New
extended hours for metro line 5 - Blue.
October 18 - Director-General Jacques
Fortin leaves the company to pursue his long-time dream of managing a private Québec
foundation dedicated to the prevention of poverty.
Francine Gauthier takes over as interim Director-General.
November 14 - Longueuil métro station is
renamed
Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke
|
| 2003 |
February
19 - Pierre Vandelac is appointed as Director-General. |
