Montreal Metro ridership has more than doubled since it opened: the number of passengers increased from 136 million in 1967 to 357 million in 2014.
Montreal has one of North America's busiest public transportation systems with, after New York, the largest number of users compared to its population.
However, this growth was not continuous: in the late 1960s and early 1990s, ridership had declined in some periods.
From 1996 to 2015 the number of passengers grew.
Today, portions of the busiest lines, such as Line 1 between Berri–UQAM and McGill stations or Line 2 eastern branch are experiencing overcrowding during peak hours.
It is not uncommon, in these sections, that travelers must let several trains pass before boarding.
The conditions between these stations worsen in summer because of the lack of air conditioning and heat generated by the trains.

In 2014, the five most popular stations (in millions of inbound travellers) were: Berri–UQAM (12.8), McGill (11.1), Bonaventure (8.1), Guy–Concordia (8.1) and Côte-Vertu (7.6); the first four are located in downtown.
The least busy station is Georges-Vanier with 773,078 entries in 2011.
Montreal Metro ridership has more than doubled since it opened: the number of passengers increased from 136 million in 1967 to 357 million in 2014. Montreal has one of North America's busiest public transportation systems with, after New York, the largest number of users compared to its population. However, this growth was not continuous: in the late 1960s and early 1990s, ridership had declined in some periods. From 1996 to 2015 the number of passengers grew. Today, portions of the busiest lines, such as Line 1 between Berri–UQAM and McGill stations or Line 2 eastern branch are experiencing overcrowding during peak hours. It is not uncommon, in these sections, that travelers must let several trains pass before boarding. The conditions between these stations worsen in summer because of the lack of air conditioning and heat generated by the trains.
In 2014, the five most popular stations (in millions of inbound travellers) were: Berri–UQAM (12.8), McGill (11.1), Bonaventure (8.1), Guy–Concordia (8.1) and Côte-Vertu (7.6); the first four are located in downtown. The least busy station is Georges-Vanier with 773,078 entries in 2011.
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