CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Canadian National Railway (CN) enter into an agreement, a decisive step for the Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM) project – Montréal light metro agreement.
Under the agreement, CDPQ Infra will acquire the aerial structure leading to Central Station (Viaduc du Sud) from CN, allowing the REM to access the station directly. The agreement also allows the REM to use Central Station and run under CN’s tracks in the Pointe-Saint-Charles sector.
“This agreement crystalizes the vision we had for the REM, that of a unified system, integrated into the urban fabric. We are truly grateful for CN’s collaboration in helping us find solutions, particularly in facilitating the REM’s access to Central Station, the network hub,” said Macky Tall, President and Chief Executive Officer of CDPQ Infra.
The REM is a new 67-km integrated public transportation network that will link downtown Montréal, the South Shore, the West Island (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue), the North Shore (Deux-Montagnes) and the airport in a fully automated, electric light rail transit (LRT) system.
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