Your bike in the métro, more often!
A pilot is currently underway to allow bikes more often in the métro. The hours of permission will be extended, starting April 15, 2023.
April 15 to May 19 and as of August 21, 2023
Authorized :
- Monday through Friday, from opening until 7:00 AM
- Monday through Friday, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Monday through Friday, from 6:00 PM until closing
- Weekends and statutory holidays, at all times
May 20 to August 20
Authorized at all times
Please note : Exceptions may apply during major events in the city.
At all times :
- We ask that you avoid the first métro car, as it is dedicated to groups of kids and students, as well as people with reduced mobility
- A maximum of 1 bicycle per door for boarding is allowed
- A maximum of 2 bicycles per car is authorized
Rules
You can bring your bike (including unicycles, tricycles and other similar equipment) into the métro, as long as you follow these safety rules:
Safety rules
- You must be at least 14 years old or accompanied by an adult
- Bikes may be not allowed in métro cars during certain events
- Let other passengers exit the train before boarding
- Hold your bike close to you at all times and maintain control of it; do not rest it against seats or any other métro facilities.
See By-law R-036.
It is strictly forbidden to do the following:
- Ride a bicycle or use any other means of transportation, including scooters, skateboards, in-line skates, unicycles and tricycles inside métro facilities.
- Transport gas-powered scooters; see By-law R-036, which prohibits the transportation of hazardous materials.
- Park a bicycle or any other object for any length of time inside a métro station or on a métro car; you must hold it at all times.
Temporary restrictions
The STM reserves the right to temporarily refuse access to a métro station or métro car to someone with a bicycle, unicycle, tricycle or similar means of transportation during events that generate high ridership or other exceptional situations. See the schedule of restrictions for the list of upcoming planned events that will impact bringing bikes in the métro.
Accepted on board our trains
- Bicycle
- Electric bicycle
- Kick scooter
- Unicycle
- Tricycle
- Other similar items
Do you have a folding scooter or folding bicycle?
You can bring scooters and folding bikes onto the bus or métro (except for gas-powered scooters, which are prohibited) as long as they do not interfere with the movement of passengers or employees and does not compromise the safety of people or vehicles. Bikes and scooters must remain folded at all times while on public transit.
Bicycle stands
Located next to métro stations, parking for bicycles is available at all time. First come, first served.
Station | Number of parking for bicycles |
|---|---|
| 49 |
| 84 |
| 42 |
| 59 |
| 63 |
| 8 |
| 21 |
| 21 |
| 8 |
| 77 |
| 14 |
| 14 |
| 85 |
| 42 |
| 21 |
| 14 |
| 36 |
| 98 |
| 21 |
| 54 |
| 14 |
| 217 |
| 84 |
| 39 |
| 93 |
| 42 |
| 35 |
| 56 |
| 42 |
| 14 |
| 185 |
| 95 |
| 7 |
| 56 |
| 263 |
| 245 |
| 35 |
| 42 |
| 42 |
| 42 |
| 56 |
| 42 |
| 14 |
| 21 |
| 39 |
| 35 |
| 31 |
| 72 |
| 14 |
| 63 |
| 105 |
| 28 |
| 10 |
| 14 |
| 77 |
| 72 |
| 56 |
| 28 |
Bike shelter at Lionel-Groulx métro station
If you are an STM customer and a cycling fan, you could enjoy free use of our controlled-access shelter located only a few steps from the station.
Lionel-Groulx
More info here.
Bicycle slides
Available at the following stations, they allow you to access the platform without carrying your bike:
Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke
Viau
Step 1 - Place the bicycle’s front wheel on the slide
Step 2: Position the pedal above the slide at its maximum height
Step 3: Move the bicycle forward slowly to place the rear wheel on the slide
Step 4 - Keep both hands on the brakes
Step 5 - Walk down the stairs slowly and carefully, holding on to your bicycle
On buses
At all times, it is forbidden to transport a bicycle, unicycle, tricycle or any other similar object aboard buses. However, bike racks are now available at the front of the vehicle on nine bus lines. These racks allow the transport of a maximum of two bikes, from April 15 to November 15.
Bicycle racks
Most bicycles can fit on our bike racks. However, some restrictions apply:
- Any bicycle with a wheelbase of more than 111 cm;
- Any bike with wheels less than 40 cm or more than 74 cm in diameter;
- Any bicycle with rear support wheels;
- All electric bicycles
The maximum width of bicycle tires that the rack allows is 5.97 cm.
Please note
It is prohibited to transport bikes on the front bike racks of buses that are travelling in the dedicated Pie-IX BRT lane. Read section 23, paragraph 2, of By-law R.4(2022) regarding bikes (French only).
34 Sainte-Catherine
94 D'Iberville
140 Fleury
146 Christophe-Colomb / Meilleur
180 De Salaberry
185 Sherbrooke
715 Vieux-Montréal / Vieux-Port
769 La Ronde / Station Papineau
When the bus arrives, inform the driver that you want to use the bicycle rack. If someone else wants to remove their bike from the rack, wait for them to finish before loading yours.
- If the bike rack is in the closed position, hold your bicycle with one hand and, with the other, pull the handle upward to release the latch, then lower the rack.
- Lift your bicycle and place the wheels in the wheel slots. The first bicycle should be loaded in the space closest to the bus.
- Raise the support arm over the front tire as high as it will go without touching the bicycle’s frame or fender.
- Before reaching your destination, inform the driver that you need to remove your bicycle from the rack.
- Raise the support arm and return it to the horizontal position.
- Lift your bicycle and remove it from the rack.
- If the rack is empty, fold it up until it locks into place.
- Move away from the bus and signal to the driver that the path is clear.