Orange Line (Montreal Metro)

Orange Line / Ligne Orange
Metro arriving at Lucien-L'Allier Station
Overview
Native nameLigne Orange
Line number2
LocaleMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Termini
Stations31
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMontreal Metro
Operator(s)Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
Depot(s)Plateau d'Youville, Saint-Charles, Montmorency, Centre d'attachement Duvernay, Snowdon tail tracks and connecting track, Côte-Vertu
Rolling stockBombardier/Alstom MPM-10 (Azur)
History
OpenedOctober 14, 1966
28 April 1980Opening of western extension to Place-Saint-Henri
7 September 1981Opening of northern extension to Snowdon
28 April 2007Opening of northern extension to Montmorency
Technical
Line length30.0 km (18.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification"Third rail", 750 V DC on the guide bars at either side of the track
Operating speed25–72 km/h (16–45 mph)
Route map

Montmorency Garage
Montmorency
De La Concorde
Cartier
Côte-Vertu
Saint-Charles Garage
Du Collège
Henri-Bourassa
De La Savane
Namur
Sauvé
Youville Shops
Plamondon
Crémazie
Côte-Sainte-
Catherine
Jarry
Jean-Talon
Snowdon
Beaubien
Villa-Maria
Rosemont
Vendôme
two single tunnels
Laurier
Place-Saint-Henri
Mont-Royal
Sherbrooke
Lionel-Groulx
Berri-UQAM
Berri-UQAM
formerly Berri-de-Montigny
Berri service platform
Georges-Vanier
Lucien-L'Allier
Champ-de-Mars
Bonaventure
Place-d'Armes
Amtrak
Bonaventure
Square-Victoria–OACI

The Orange Line (French: Ligne orange), also known as Line 2 (French: Ligne 2), is the longest and first-planned of the four subway lines of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended from 1980 to 1986. On April 28, 2007, three new stations in Laval opened making it the second line to leave Montreal Island.

The Orange Line measures 30 kilometres (19 mi) in length and counts 31 stations. It is the longest subway line in Montreal and the second-longest in Canada after the Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway. Like the rest of the Metro network, it is entirely underground. The line runs in a U-shape (also similar to Line 1 Yonge-University) from Côte-Vertu in western Montreal to Montmorency in Laval, northwest of Montreal.