History
In November 1961, Montreal City Council decided to build the metro network. The Yellow line (Line 4) was not part of the original plans. A year later, however, Montreal received the bid to host the World's Fair Expo 67. The construction of the never realized Red line (line 3) was cancelled. Instead, the Yellow line (Line 4) was built. It was built in order to develop the exhibition site on two islands in the St. Lawrence River and to connect the rapidly growing suburb of Longueuil. The opening of the line took place on March 31, 1967. In the first four weeks, the station on Saint Helen's Island only served the construction workers of the Expo site. It finally opened to the public on April 28, 1967, the day after the official opening of Expo 67.
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