- HOW MANY PEOPLE USE THE SYSTEM?
Each day, the system permits over 700 000 commutes. Over 6 billion trips have been made by metro since its construction - equivalent to the population of the Earth!
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- HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO RUN?
The metro costs $130 million per year to run, plus $17 million for electricity.
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- WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE USE THE METRO?
| | Rush hour | Outside rush hour
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| Montreal residents | 78% | 85%
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| Age | Less than 18 | 10% | 7%
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| 18-24 | 25% | 31%
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| 25-64 | 63% | 53%
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| More than 65 | 2% | 9%
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| Purpose | Work | 56% | 34%
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| Education | 29% | 22%
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| Leisure, shopping, other | 15% | 44%
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Passengers from households
without cars | 34% | 46%
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| Source: STCUM Origin-Destination Survey 1998
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- WHAT IS THE TOTAL LENGTH OF TRACK?
The metro includes 71 kilometres of track, of which 65.33 are in "commercial exploitation" (usable by passengers).
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- HOW MANY JOURNEYS ARE MADE BY THE TRAINS PER YEAR?
The metro trains travel approximately 59 million kilometres per year. Since 1966, they have travelled a total of two billion kilometres - more than the distance between the Sun and the planet Saturn!
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- WHERE IS THE CONTROL CENTRE FOR THE SYSTEM?
The control centre is located at an undisclosed address in downtown Montreal. From this location, every train is controlled and the whole system is monitored. For security reasons, it is not open to the public.
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- WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PLANS FOR THE METRO NETWORK?
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