Services Société de transport de Montréal

1 services

1.1 fares

1.1.1 opus


1.2 schedules , route information
1.3 accessibility
1.4 connections other transit services

services
fares

fares metro , buses integrated, ticket entitling passenger complete trip, regardless of mode of transportation used or number of transfers required (within time frame of 120 minutes). tickets come in various forms: magnetized tickets, weekly , monthly magnetized cards , magnetized cards bus transfers inserted in appropriate card readers @ turnstiles in metro, , in terminals present when boarding bus. tickets reduced fares non-magnetized , must presented upon entry.

the entire stm network can accessed same fares, exception of metro stations located in laval (cartier, de la concorde , montmorency) , longueuil (longueuil–université-de-sherbrooke).

rates partially integrated of réseau de transport métropolitain (rtm). there 5 intermodal stations provide correspondence between metro , commuter trains. 4 of these stations on orange line (vendôme, lucien-l allier, bonaventure, de la concorde) , 1 on blue line (parc).

the stm accepts cash, tickets (for students , seniors), daily, weekly, , monthly passes. when ticket or cash fare used, free transfer can used trips in 1 direction completed within 2 hours. of january 1, 2013 basic fares shown below.

except cash, these , other fares stored on opus card. children 5 years of age , younger, accompanied adult, travel free. children under 5 cannot travel unaccompanied.

opus


an opus card reader located @ bonaventure metro station

on april 21, 2008, stm unveiled contactless smart card called opus (a word phonetically includes french word puce, generic french word chip used in type smart card ) means of fare payment. in preparation new step in montreal s public transportation network, turnstiles incorporate reader , automated vending machines had been installed in metro stations; buses had been fitted new fare boxes incorporate card reader, in order ensure uniformity of methods of payment across montreal s transit network , of suburbs.

costs stm related project approximately $138 million, compared original estimated cost of $100 million. project supposed implemented in 2006.

schedules , route information

route information can accessed through variety of methods:

by telephone @ 514-288-6287 (which spells autobus on many telephone keypads);
online in several formats @ stm.info;
via systems capable of making use of general transit feed specification such google maps;
via sms.

each stop on each route assigned number , of these systems require user know number.

ibus screen seen @ square-victoria-oaci metro station in downtown montreal

in 2014 stm introduce ibus, real-time gps tracking system. include electronic signs inside buses showing estimated time of arrival @ upcoming stops , busiest bus stops have electronic signs showing estimated time of arrival of next bus.

a métrovision screen @ place-des-arts station.

all 68 metro stations equipped métrovision information screens displays advertising, news headlines , weather information rdi , météomédia, stm-specific information regarding service changes, service delays , information pertaining using system.

accessibility

all 197 daytime bus routes , 23 night routes wheelchair accessible. however, 1 out of 4 metro lines accessible wheelchairs. orange line has 9 stations elevators installed : côte-vertu, lionel-groulx, bonaventure, champ-de-mars, berri-uqam, henri-bourassa, cartier, de la concorde, , montmorency.

jean-talon , snowdon stations have elevators installed beginning in 2013, , vendôme, mont-royal beginning in 2014, , rosemont beginning in 2015.

connections other transit services

stm connected surrounding transit agencies such as:

société de transport de laval (stl) — city of laval
réseau de transport de longueuil (rtl) — city of longueuil
réseau de transport métropolitain (rtm) — provides commuter rail service vaudreuil-hudson, deux-montagnes, saint-jérôme, mont saint hilaire, candiac , mascouche lines; number of inter-municipal bus , transit lines provide service suburban , rural areas such châteauguay, salaberry-de-valleyfield, saint-jean-sur-richelieu, saint-hyacinthe, sorel-tracy, repentigny, terrebonne, , saint-jérôme.




^ stm fare information . stm. retrieved 25 march 2013. 
^ http://www.stm.info/t-adapte/faq.htm
^ press releases . stm.info. 2009-07-14. retrieved 2012-01-02. 
^ archived copy . archived original on 2011-09-26. retrieved 2011-08-13. 
^ http://www.stm.info/english/info/a-travaux_ecrans.htm
^ http://www.stm.info/english/info/a-travaux.htm
^ amt bus connections