History
Construction of Snowdon station began in 1975, and it had two platform levels, which remained unused for over a decade. In 1979, the provincial government decided to build the Blue line. On June 16, 1986 the first section, between Saint-Michel to De Castelnau opened. This was followed by the section from De Castelnau to Parc on June 15, 1987 and Parc to Snowdon on January 4, 1988. The opening of the intermediate station Acadie was delayed for almost three months and finally opened on March 28, 1988. Other planned extensions at both ends of the route have so far been omitted due to financial reasons.
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