UN TOUR LA NUIT
Bicycles barred from métro
and other modifications to STM bus service
Montreal, May 30, 2007 - For safety reasons, carrying a bicycle in the métro will not be allowed as of 3 p.m. while the Un tour la nuit cycling event is held next Friday, June 1. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) reminds all transit users once again that riding a bicycle, using a foot scooter or a skateboard, and wearing rollerblades inside a métro station or aboard a bus is forbidden at all times.
Bus service modifications
In addition to deviating several bus routes, the event will require the cancellation of service on the 29 – Rachel from 7:30 pm to 11:15 pm, 34 – Sainte-Catherine from 7:30 pm to midnight, 47 – Masson from 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm and
94 – D’Iberville from 7:30 pm to 11 pm.
The following bus routes will be slightly altered during the indicated periods:
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10 – De Lorimier, from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
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11 – Montagne, from 7:30 pm to 11:15 pm
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15 – Sainte-Catherine, from 7:30 pm to 11:15 pm
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24 – Sherbrooke, from 7:30 pm to 11:15 pm
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27 – Boul. Saint-Joseph, from 7:30 am to 10:45 pm
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30 – Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert, from 7:30 pm to 11:15 pm
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45 – Papineau from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
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67 – Saint-Michel, from 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm
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85 – Hochelaga from 7:30 pm to midnight
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94 – D’Iberville from 11 pm to 11:45 pm
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97 – Mont-Royal, from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
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125 – Ontario, from 7:30 pm to midnight
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132 – Viau, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
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139 – Pie IX, from 7:30 pm to 10:45 pm
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197 – Rosemont, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
When planning their transportation to this event, transit users should check their Planibus and Infobus or call A-U-T-O-B-U-S (288-6287) for bus schedules at their stop. For all other information, including travel directions, please call STM-INFO (786-4636). Bus timetables updated according to daily events are now available from the STM’s website up to seven days in advance at www.stm.info, along with more useful transit information.
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