Montreal, June 1, 2008 – The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is pleased to inform clients, particularly those who will be taking part in the Tour de l’Île de Montréal, that it will be possible for them to carry their bicycle in the metro.

For easier access to the departure points of these two events, the STM has identified entry and exit stations for each métro line. Other stations have also been chosen for the return home, as follows:

ENTRY AND EXIT STATIONS FOR EACH MÉTRO LINE

To reach the departure point of the Tour de l’Île de Montréal, the following stations will be accessible to cyclists (between 6 a.m. and
11 a.m.):

Line 1 – Green

• Entry stations: Radisson, Angrignon, de l’Église

• Exit station: Viau

Line 2 – Orange

• Entry stations: Montmorency, Henri-Bourassa, Côte-Vertu, Vendôme

• Exit station: Beaubien

Line 4 – Yellow

• Entry station: Longueuil—Université-de-Sherbrooke

• Exit station: Berri-UQAM

Line 5 – Blue

• Entry stations: Snowdon, Outremont

• Exit station: Saint-Michel

For the return home, the following stations will be accessible from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.:

Line 1 – Green

• Entry station: Viau

• Exit stations: All stations

Line 2 – Orange

• Entry station: Beaubien

• Exit stations: All stations

Line 4 – Yellow

• Entry station: Berri-UQAM

• Exit stations: All stations

Line 5 – Blue

• Entry station: Saint-Michel

• Exit stations: All stations

The STM also advises transit users to take note of the following:

• No bicycles will be allowed in from non-designated entry stations;

• The maximum number of bicycles per train is 16 and only in the train’s lead car;

• For people with their bicycle, no transfers are allowed between métro lines;

• Only standard bicycles are admitted in the métro (no tandems, tricycles, child trailers, etc.).

Moreover, the STM reminds transit users that riding a bicycle, using a foot scooter or a skateboard, and rollerblading inside a métro station or aboard any vehicle is forbidden at all times.

BUS ROUTE MODIFICATIONS

Because of this cycling event, several bus routes will be modified.

Service will be cancelled on these bus routes:

• 22 – Notre-Dame, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.;

• 93 – Jean-Talon, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 197 – Rosemont from 6:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

These bus routes will also be modified during the following periods:

• 10 – De Lorimier, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 18 – Beaubien, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 28 – Honoré-Beaugrand, from 8:30 a.m. to 3: 45 p.m.;

• 30 – Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

• 32 – Lacordaire, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.;

• 33 – Langelier, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

• 34 – Ste-Catherine, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

• 43 – Monselet, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.;

• 44 – Armand-Bombardier, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.;

• 48 – Perras, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.;

• 49 – Maurice-Duplessis, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.;

• 67 – St-Michel, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.;

• 69 – Gouin, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

• 85 – Hochelaga, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

• 86 – Pointe-aux-Trembles, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.;

• 89 – Gouin-Perras, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.;

• 94 – D’Iberville, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 95 – Bélanger, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 99 – Villeray, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 121 – Sauvé/Côte-Vertu, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

• 125 – Ontario, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

• 132 – Viau, from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;

• 139 – Pie-IX, from 8 a.m. to noon;

• 140 – Fleury, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.;

• 146 – Christophe-Colomb/Meilleur, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

• 183 – Gouin Est, from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.;

• 185 – Sherbrooke, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.;

• 189 – Notre-Dame, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.;

• 192 – Robert, from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.;

• 193 – Jarry, from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.;

• 197 – Rosemont, from midnight to 2 a.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.;

• 370 – Rosemont, from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.

When planning their transportation to these events, transit users should call
A-U-T-O-B-U-S (288-6287) for bus schedules at their stop, as well as bus detours. For all other information, including travel directions, please call
STM-INFO (786-4636), option 7.

Bus timetables updated according to daily events are also available up to seven days in advance from the STM website at www.stm.info, as well as more useful transit information.

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