Montreal, 16 April 2003 ; The Société de transport de Montréal wishes to advise its customers that certain modifications will be mad

Press release

Notice to STM customers
Schedule changes during the Easter weekend

Montreal, 16 April 2003 – The Société de transport de Montréal wishes to advise its customers that certain modifications will be made to the bus and métro schedules during the Easter weekend.

On Friday April 18 and Monday April 21, most of the bus lines will offer Saturday service while some will run according to the regular schedule, the Sunday schedule or even a special schedule. On Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20 most lines will run according to the normal Saturday and Sunday schedules. Customers are invited to consult Planibus, Infobus or to call the TELBUS number appearing on the panel at their bus stop.

In the case of the métro, on Friday April 18 and Monday April 21, line 1-green and line 2-orange will offer service every 8 minutes between 6: 30 a.m. and 2: 00 p.m., and every 7 minutes until 6: 00 p.m. while line 5-blue will run at 7-minute intervals between 6: 30 a.m. and 7: 00 p.m. Line 4-yellow will offer Sunday service from Friday April 18 to Monday April 21 inclusively. However, the service on all lines will be adjusted if necessary.

For more information and details on routes, customers can call A-U-T-O-B-U-S (288-6287). The STM’s Web site (www.stm.info) also contains a great deal of useful information.

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