Press release

STM services during the holiday period

Montreal, December 12, 2003 – Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, schedules for certain Société de transport de Montréal services will be modified. The majority of bus routes will provide regularly scheduled service according to the day of the week, except for Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1, when the majority of buses will run on a Sunday schedule. Unless otherwise indicated in the Planibus schedules or on the Infobus panels, most routes will run on a Saturday schedule on December 26, and on a Sunday schedule on January 2.

There will be no public taxi service in the Anjou, Lachine/Dorval and Senneville Road/ Sainte-Marie sectors on December 25 and 26 or on January 1 and 2.

In the case of Paratransit, regular service will be provided throughout the holiday period. Registered users should simply make their reservations using the normal methods. Customer service will be closed on December 24, 25 and 26 as well as on December 31, January 1 and 2. On December 29 and 30, clients can reach Paratransit from 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m. at 280-8211.

Métro service
On Thursday December 25 and Thursday, January 1, the intervals between trains will be approximately 12 minutes on line 1-green and line 2-orange, and approximately 10 minutes on line 4-yellow and line 5-blue.

On Friday, December 26 and Friday, January 2, the green, orange and yellow lines will run on a schedule similar to the Sunday schedule. However, trains will be added on the green line between 12 :30 p.m. and 6 :30 p.m. on December 26 to facilitate travel for Boxing Day shoppers. As for the blue line, it will run on a Saturday schedule for these two days.

The STM reminds those attending the ball in Place Jacques-Cartier on December 31, that, as the métro is running on a normal Wednesday schedule, the last departure from the Champ-de-Mars station towards Henri-Bourassa will be at 12 :52 a.m., and the last departure towards Côte-Vertu at 12:55 a.m. From the Place-d’Armes station, the last train will depart towards Henri-Bourassa at 12:51 a.m., and the last train towards Côte-Vertu at 12 :56 a.m.

Sale of the CAM
The bus-métro passes for January 2004 will be available throughout the métro system from December 27 to January 9. However, clients will also be able to buy them on December 25 and 26 at the Berri-UQAM, Côte-Vertu, Jean-Talon and Lionel-Groulx métro stations. The STM reminds customers that the cost of the monthly pass is going up to $59 in January ($31 for the reduced fare pass).

Clients are invited to consult the Planibus schedules or call A-U-T-O-B-U-S (288-6287) to plan their travel more effectively. For any other information, including routes on the island of Montreal, simply call STM-INFO (786-4636). The STM’s Internet site (www.stm.info) also contains a great deal of useful information, including all the Planibus schedules and the complete list of the 5-digit bus stop codes.

The STM would like to wish its customers a very happy holiday and encourage the population of the island of Montreal to choose public transit for their travel. It’s a sensible choice during this period of celebration!

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Opening hours for the various STM services during the holiday period

Trips on the island of Montreal : STM-INFO (786-4636)
Monday, December 22 to Wednesday, December 24, 2003, 7 a.m. to 8 :30 p.m.
Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Monday, December 29 to Wednesday, December 31, 2003, 7 a.m. to 8 :30 p.m.
Thursday, January 1, and Friday, January 2, 2004, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.

Comments and complaints : STM-INFO (786-4636)
Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 to Sunday, December 28, 2003, Closed
Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003 to Sunday, January 4, 2004, Closed

Customer service centre (lost and found): STM-INFO (786-4636)
Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 to Sunday, December 28, 2003, Closed
Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003 to Sunday, January 4, 2004, Closed

Paratransit, Customer service : 280-8211
Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 to Friday, December 26, 2003, Closed
Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 8 :30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003 to Friday, January 2, 2004, Closed

Studio Photo-Art : 904-7277
Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23, 2003, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, December 24 to Friday, December 26, 2003, Closed
Saturday, December 27, 2003, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31 to Friday, January 2, 2004, Closed
Saturday, January 3, 2004, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All the above services will return to their normal schedules on Monday, January 5, 2004.
The Web site, however, will not be taking any holidays! www.stm.info