| Orange Line / Ligne Orange | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Ligne Orange | ||
| Line number | 2 | ||
| Locale | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 31 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Montreal 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 stock | Bombardier/Alstom MPM-10 (Azur) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | October 14, 1966 | ||
| 28 April 1980 | Opening of western extension to Place-Saint-Henri | ||
| 7 September 1981 | Opening of northern extension to Snowdon | ||
| 28 April 2007 | Opening of northern extension to Montmorency | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 30.0 km (18.6 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | "Third rail", 750 V DC on the guide bars at either side of the track | ||
| Operating speed | 25–72 km/h (16–45 mph) | ||
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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.