Press releases

The AMT and STM unveil the honorary committee of the UITP Global Public Transport Summit – Montréal 2017

In preparation for the UITP Global Public Transport Summit that will be held in Montréal in 2017, yesterday the summit's hosts, the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), unveiled the members that will make up its honorary committee, chaired by Montréal mayor Denis Coderre. The presentation was held at Montréal City Hall as part of a prelude to the 2017 summit and brought together the leading members of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP).

While commuters hopped on buses, bikes, rail and street cars early this morning, representatives and stakeholders from Canada's transit industry had already made their first stop in a what will be a packed schedule at The Canadian Urban Transit Association's (CUTA) Fall Conference and Trade Show in Montreal.

During a press conference held today, the Mayor of Montréal, Denis Coderre, the Chairman of the STM board of directors, Philippe Schnobb, and STM Chief executive officer Luc Tremblay presented the STM’s budget for 2016.

Lire vous transporte : 46 livres à télécharger gratuitement (French only)

Les Bibliothèques de Montréal, la Société de transport de Montréal (STM) et l’Association des libraires du Québec (ALQ) s’unissent pour une 3e année consécutive pour offrir aux voyageurs du transport collectif l’expérience de lecture en ligne Lire vous transporte.

Stinson bus garage certified LEED Gold

Located in Saint-Laurent borough, the Société de transport de Montréal’s Stinson bus garage (CT) was given LEED Gold level certification from the Canada Green Building Council’s, a first in Québec for this type of building.

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has tabled its three-year capital expenditures program (PTI) valued at more than $2.8B that details its planned capital expenditures for 2016-2018. Those investments are needed to upgrade or replace equipment and infrastructure that have or will reach the end of their service life in the next few years.

Notice to photo OPUS card holders

After detecting a technical issue with its 10-trips fare card, Société de transport de Montréal officials are asking all customers who hold a photo OPUS card (students 6 to 25 years old and anyone 65 and over), delivered between December 17, 2014 and October 18, 2015, to go check on the status of their card.

Plan d’action en électrification des transports 2015-2020 : la STM salue l’engagement du gouvernement du Québec (French only)

La Société de transport de Montréal (STM) salue l’engagement du gouvernement du Québec de choisir la voie de l’électrification des transports dans le cadre du dévoilement de son plan d’action en la matière aujourd’hui.

The STM rolls out new signage in métro stations

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is starting to gradually roll out its new signage in métro stations. The project is intended to help transit users find their way more efficiently and to promote universal access by adhering to the industry’s best practices.

AZUR : STM announces the start of day-time testing

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) today announced the start of a new phase of qualification testing for AZUR. The tests are to be performed on two AZUR trains that where received respectively in April 2014 and in July 2015. The two trains will be operated during the day, mainly on the Orange and Blue lines. Testing without passengers will take place during off-peak hours over the next few months.

Renewal of reduced fare OPUS cards: STM photographers going to more than 150 high schools, cégeps and universities

From now until mid-October, photographers working for the STM will stop at more than 150 high schools, cégeps and universities as part of a vast operation to renew the students’ reduced fare OPUS cards. This presents students with a perfect opportunity to obtain or renew their reduced fare OPUS card quickly and, by the same token, avoid last minute line-ups.

STM ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF RESERVED LANE FOR BUSES AND TAXIS ON BEAUBIEN

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announces the extension of the reserved lane on rue Beaubien, in Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie, in effect since August 17, 2015.

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) wishes to inform customers it is increasing the offer of shared taxi service in the residential district of Sainte-Marie, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, by adding hours of service on weekdays and weekends, starting next August 10.

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announces the opening of a new reserved lane on boulevard Des Sources in the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, as well as in the cities of Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Pointe Claire, starting Monday, August 3, 2015.

The STM announces a new reserved lane for buses and taxis on de l’Acadie

Montréal, July 16, 2015 – The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announces the opening of a new reserved lane on portions of boulevard de l’Acadie in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, starting July 27, 2015. The reserved lane, along with bus priority traffic lights that will be installed at a later date, will benefit the nearly 10,000 trips taken daily aboard the 179 and 180 buses, the two main bus lines serving that corridor.

Launching OPUS en ligne Buy your transit fares using your computer!

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM), Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), Société de transport de Laval (STL), Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) and the Association québécoise du transport intermunicipal et municipal (aqtim) are introducing a new online fare purchasing service, OPUS en ligne, throughout the greater Montréal area.

La Société québécoise de psychologie du travail et des organisations est fière d’octroyer son prix Phare annuel à la Société de transport de Montréal (STM), pour son programme de développement du leadership.

The Board of Directors of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Luc Tremblay as Director General of the public enterprise. Mr. Tremblay was chosen following a selection process that attracted many quality candidates.

The Vendôme multimodal hub's new pedestrian tunnel officially opened this morning, in the presence of elected officials and partners. The tunnel's construction and the hub configuration improvements were essential to providing easier and safer access at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Glen site for the patients, visitors and employees who use the public transport services offered by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM).

Québec Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Robert Poëti, Montréal Executive Committee member responsible for transportation, Aref Salem, and STM Board Chairman, Philippe Schnobb, today announced that three elevators at Jean-Talon station on the Orange line are now fully operational.

La Société de transport de Montréal désire aviser sa clientèle que le parcours de la ligne 12 – Île-des-Sœurs sera modifié à compter du 22 juin, déplaçant son terminus nord de la station de métro LaSalle à la station de l’Église.

RAPPORT ANNUEL 2014 DE LA STM: CONJUGUER SATISFACTION DE LA CLIENTÈLE ET PERFORMANCE (French only)

La Société de transport de Montréal (STM) a rendu public son Rapport annuel 2014 qui fait état d’un record historique d’achalandage de 417,2 millions de déplacements, ce qui représente quelque 700 000 déplacements de plus que l’année précédente, tout en augmentant son taux de satisfaction clientèle qui atteint 89 %, une hausse de 2 % par rapport à 2013.

Just in time for summer festivities: the Montréal métro’s yellow line now connected to the wireless network

As thousands of clients will use the yellow line to access various summer activities via the Montréal métro in the coming weeks, Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and its partners, Bell, Rogers, TELUS and Videotron, are delighted to announce the rollout of the wireless network on this entirety of the yellow line of the underground métro.

Électrification des transports : Présentation du projet Cité Mobilité de Volvo et de la STM devant les acteurs économiques de la région (English coming soon)

Le ministre des Transports du Québec et ministre responsable de la région de Montréal, M. Robert Poëti, le maire de Montréal, M. Denis Coderre, le président du conseil d’administration de la Société de transport de Montréal, M. Philippe Schnobb, et le vice-président principal, ligne de produits Nova Bus de Volvo Bus Amérique du Nord, M. Jean-Pierre Baracat, ont profité du Forum stratégique sur la mobilité urbaine et le transport intelligent de la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain pour faire la démonstration du bus électrique du programme Cité Mobilité qui sillonnera les rues de Montréal dans le cadre d’un essai technique.

In order to help visitors get around the city for Montréal Museums Day next May 24, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) will again be the official transporter, as it has been since the event was first held in 1987, and provide a free shuttle service. Participants can travel free of charge from one museum to the next and rediscover Montréal’s cultural side from an entirely new angle.

In an effort to bring their activities closer together, the Société de transport de Montréal de Montréal (STM) and BIXI-Montréal are pleased to announce new offers and initiatives for the 2015 season, to promote integrated mobility among Montréalers and provide them with better service.

ACCESSIBILITÉ DU TRANSPORT COLLECTIF AU CUSM : LA STM MET EN SERVICE UNE NOUVELLE LIGNE DE BUS À PARTIR DE LA STATION LIONEL-GROULX (French only)

La Société de transport de Montréal (STM) mettra en service, le 11 mai prochain, une nouvelle ligne de bus, la ligne 77 – Station Lionel-Groulx/CUSM, qui desservira le Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) à partir de la station de métro Lionel-Groulx.

La STM ajoute du service sur la ligne 74 - Bridge et en bonifie le trajet pour desservir le secteur du Technoparc de Montréal (French only)

La Société de transport de Montréal (STM) annonce qu’à compter du 27 avril prochain, les clients de la ligne 74 - Bridge bénéficieront d’un parcours bonifié, qui desservira le secteur du Technoparc de Montréal et les studios Mel’s. Le service de bus sera en outre prolongé jusqu’à 20 h.

La Société de transport de Montréal (STM) annonce que le comité exécutif de la Ville de Montréal a approuvé ce matin le règlement d’emprunt R-153 d’une valeur de 13 365 906 $, incluant les frais financiers, pour l’acquisition de 76 minibus destinés au transport adapté pour la période 2016 – 2019. Ce règlement d’emprunt doit obtenir par la suite l’approbation du Conseil d’agglomération de Montréal et du ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire.

Aiming to improve public transit’s service offer, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announces it is enhancing shared taxibus service in Senneville, Lachine, Baie d’Urfé and Rivière-des-Prairies by adding new stops as of Monday, April 13.

In spite of the regrettable incidents taking place earlier this week in the métro, the chairman of the STM board of directors, Philippe Schnobb, wishes to reassure transit customers and employees, reminding them that the métro system is quite safe.

Strategic plan 2025: the STM calls on transit customers to submit their ideas

As part of the STM’s review of its strategic plan, the chairman of the board of directors, Philippe Schnobb, is calling on customers to contribute to the discussion and help determine the priority actions that will guide the STM to 2025.

The STM increases service on the 180 – de Salaberry

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is pleased to inform its customers that service frequency has been increased on weekdays on the 180 – de Salaberry since last March 30. Indeed, the bus line now offers improved service all day long, with buses every 15 minutes in morning eastbound and afternoon westbound rush hour periods, and 20-minute intervals the rest of the time.

Highlights of 2014 consolidated financial statements: STM hits budgetary balance target

After filing its consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2014, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announces that its fiscal year is ending with a consolidated operating surplus for taxation purposes of $3.9 M, representing a less than 0.3% variance against the overall $1.4 B budget for 2014.

Le rapport amendé du coroner Jacques Ramsay sur le décès de M. Radil Hebrich, survenu le 16 janvier 2014 à la station de métro Langelier, confirme finalement que le temps de réponse de la Société de transport de Montréal (STM) et de ses employés pour porter assistance à la personne blessée a été adéquat.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Oasis Montreal Marathon: The STM enters the race for a healthier city

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Oasis Montreal Marathon and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) are proud to announce the strengthening of their partnership, which they formed in 2014. This year, the Marathon and the STM are taking their collaboration to new levels by offering participants in the 2015 Marathon a transit pass valid on race day, which will greatly facilitate their getting around.

BEAUBIEN STATION CLOSED FROM MAY 4 TO AUGUST 30 FOR MAJOR WORK

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is set to undertake major refurbishing work at Beaubien métro station this spring, which will require the complete closing of the station from May 4 to August 30, 2015, inclusively. Indeed, at its last public meeting, the board of directors awarded a contract to Groupe Axino inc. who will act as the general contractor in charge of all work.

Rencontre avec l’artiste Jacques Bilodeau à la station Champ-de-Mars (French only)

À l’occasion de la Nuit blanche, le samedi 28 février prochain, la STM invite la population à rencontrer l’artiste montréalais Jacques Bilodeau, auteur de la nouvelle œuvre d’art Un solide à la station de métro Champ-de-Mars. Monsieur Bilodeau sera disponible pour répondre aux questions du public entre 19 h et 21 h.

Once again this year, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is partnering with Nuit blanche, as part of the MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE festival taking place this weekend, February 28 to March 1. Transit users taking part in the festivities can count on expanded transit service, with the métro running all night for the event, four free shuttle routes, night-time paratransit service, in addition to the usual all-night bus service.

Unveiling of the results of the 2013 Origin-Destination survey public transit use during the morning rush hour on the rise

The results of the 10th Origin-Destination (OD) survey were unveiled today. Conducted in fall 2013, the survey of 78,831 households paints a portrait of the daily comings and goings of Greater Montréal area residents and includes all modes of transportation. Société de transport de Montréal (STM) chairman Philippe Schnobb, together with Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) president and CEO Nicolas Girard, and Daniel Bergeron, Vice-president, Strategic Data and Metropolitan Affairs at the AMT, presented the highlights of the survey, which has been carried out every five years since 1970 and is the second largest study of its kind after the national census.