The Blue (Line 5) line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its name. Line 3 was planned, but never built. Unlike the other three routes, Line 5 does not serve the city's main transit terminal at Berri-UQAM.
List of stations
| Name | Inauguration date | Odonym | Namesake |
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| Line 5 - Blue | |||
| Snowdon | September 7, 1981 for Line 2 January 4, 1988 for Line 5 |
Rue Snowdon; Snowdon neighbourhood | Name of landowner |
| Côte-des-Neiges | January 4, 1988 | Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges | Former Village of Côte-des-Neiges; name Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Our Lady of the Snows) dates to 18th century |
| Université-de-Montréal | Université de Montréal | ||
| Édouard-Montpetit | Boul. Édouard-Montpetit | Édouard Montpetit, Université de Montréal professor | |
| Outremont | Avenue Outremont; borough of Outremont | Named for a prominent estate (Outremont means "other side of the mountain") | |
| Acadie | March 28, 1988 | Boulevard de l'Acadie | Commemorates bicentennial of the expulsion of the Acadians |
| Parc | June 15, 1987 | Avenue du Parc | Mont Royal Park |
| De Castelnau | June 16, 1986 | Rue De Castelnau | Édouard de Castelnau, French soldier |
| Jean-Talon | October 14, 1966 for Line 2 June 16, 1986 for Line 5 |
Rue Jean-Talon | Jean Talon, intendant of New France |
| Fabre | June 16, 1986 | Rue Fabre | Édouard-Charles Fabre, first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal |
| D'Iberville | Rue D'Iberville | Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French explorer, founder of Louisiana | |
| Saint-Michel | Boulevard Saint-Michel; neighbourhood of Saint-Michel (former Ville Saint-Michel) | Saint Michael (in French Saint-Michel); long-standing name | |
current Line 5 Blue
Proposed Extensions
- See also: Montreal Metro Dorval extension
planned Line 5 Blue
originally envisioned Line 5 Blue
Several expansion plans for line 5 blue have been proposed over the years. As originally planned, this line was supposed to extend to Lafleur street in the west and Galeries d'Anjou in the east.
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| Snowdon • Côte-des-Neiges • Université-de-Montréal • Édouard-Montpetit • Outremont • Acadie • Parc • De Castelnau • Jean-Talon • Fabre • D'Iberville • Saint-Michel |
| Green Line(Line 1) • Orange Line (Line 2) • Yellow Line (Line 4) |
