Line_5_Blue_(Montreal_Metro)

Line 5 Blue (Montreal Metro) - Definition

The Blue (Line 5) line is one of the four lines of the Montreal metro. It was the fourth to be built, notwithstanding its name. Line 3 was planned, but never built.

List of stations

Name	Odonym	Namesake
Line 5 - Blue
Snowdon	Rue Snowdon; Snowdon neighbourhood	Name of landowner
Côte-des-Neiges	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	University of Montreal
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	Boulevard de l'Acadie	Commemorates bicentennial of the expulsion of the Acadians
Parc	Avenue du Parc	Mont Royal Park
De Castelnau	Chemin de Castelnau	Édouard de Castelnau, French soldier
Jean-Talon	Rue Jean-Talon	Jean Talon, intendant of New France
Fabre	Rue Fabre	Édouard-Charles Fabre, first Roman Catholic Bishop of Montreal
D'Iberville	Rue d'Iberville	Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Québécois explorer, founder of Louisiana
Saint-Michel	Boulevard Saint-Michel; neighbourhood of Saint-Michel	Saint Michael; long-standing name

See also

Line 1: Green Line
Line 2: Orange Line
Line 4: Yellow Line

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