MONTREAL, AN URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM ADAPTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND NEEDS

MONTREAL, UN TRANSPORT URBAIN FACONNE AU RYTHME DES EVENEMENTS ET DES BESOINS

THE FIRST PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE IN MONTREAL WAS CREATED IN 1861. THE FIRST ELECTRIC TRAMWAY WAS PUT INTO SERVICE IN 1891, AND IN 1900 THE "MONTREAL CITY PASSENGER RAILWAY COMPANY" TRANSPORTED ALREADY MORE THAN 43 MILLION PASSENGERS. IN 1911 URBAN TRANSPORT COMPANIES JOINED TO FORM THE MONTREAL TRAMWAYS COMPANY. TOWARDS 1950 THIS CAME UNDER PUBLIC CONTROL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT SERVICE AND ACCEPTABLE TARIFFS. FROM 1950 TO 1960 THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF THE TOWN WAS EXTENSIVELY MODIFIED RESULTING IN MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLING STOCK, FIXED INSTALLATIONS AND QUALITY OF PERSONNEL. IN 1962 WORK STARTED ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY WHICH WAS DESIGNED, BUILT AND FINANCED BY THE TOWN OF MONTREAL.

Language

  • French
  • English
  • German

Media Info

  • Pagination: 29-34
  • Serial:
    • UITP REV
    • Volume: 26
    • Issue Number: 1
    • ISSN: 0041-5154

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01290204
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 2:07AM