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    STM secures provincial funding to install a new train control system on the Blue Line

    Jan. 24, 2023
    The provincial government of Quebec committed to funding the project with C$565 million.
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    The government of Quebec will provide more than C$565 million to STM to implement CBTC on the Blue Line.
    The government of Quebec will provide more than C$565 million to STM to implement CBTC on the Blue Line.

    The government of Quebec has committed to providing more than C$565 million (US$423 million) to equip the Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) Blue Line with communications-based train control (CBTC).

    The current system dates to the 1970s and detects train movement using an electrical circuit. CBTC communicates between onboard equipment and wayside elements that deliver a more reliable, intelligent and predictive signaling system. The Blue Line will be the first rail line to implement CBTC, with the plan being to install the technology throughout the rest of the STM network.

    Quebec Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Geneviève Guilbault commented the investment ensures Montréal residents will be provided optimized and quality service.

    Director General of the STM Marie-Claude Léonard explained the project will provide technological viability of the city’s metro network well into the future.

    A tender for the CBTC system was issued Jan. 23 with plans to have it commissioned on the Blue Line in 2028 and on the Blue Line extension in 2029.

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    Mischa Wanek-Libman | Editor in Chief

    Mischa Wanek-Libman serves as editor in chief of Mass Transit magazine. She is responsible for developing and maintaining the magazine’s editorial direction and is based in the western suburbs of Chicago.

    Wanek-Libman has spent more than 20 years covering transportation issues including construction projects and engineering challenges for various commuter railroads and transit agencies. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content. 

    She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and serves as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.  

    She is a graduate of Drake University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a major in magazine journalism and a minor in business management.

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    A map of the planned eastern extension of Montreal's Blue Line.