Singer Madonna's thousands of fans gathering in downtown Montreal this Thursday night and Saturday will be entitled to improved subway service, provided the diva's show takes place on time.
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The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has announced that it has expanded its Orange Line service offering as part of the passage to the Bell Center of the “Celebration” tour, in addition to the launch of the Igloofest music festival, which just began this Thursday in the Old Port.
However, if there are more trains on the Orange Line, the usual timetable will apply. The last train on Thursday leaves Lucien L'Allier station at around 00:47 in the direction of Montmorency and at 01:03 in the direction of Côte-Vertu.
The improved weekend timetable applies on Saturday. The last train to Montmorency leaves at 1:17am, while the last train to Côte-Vertu leaves at 1:33am.
Although Madonna's show has to start around 8:30 p.m., it is not uncommon for the diva to take the stage between 10:15 and 10:45 p.m. and finish her performance around 1 a.m.
Ticket holders who rely on the STM to get home therefore risk having to resort to the night bus network.