CDPQ has announced that the first section of Montreal REM system between Brossard and Gare Centrale stations will be opened on July 31, 2023.
This announcement follows the pre-commissioning trials launched on July 28 on the South Shore section (Brossard – Gare Centrale section) which will continue over the next few weeks, allowing the teams to make the final adjustments to deliver the best possible customer experience.
The 17 km South Shore section is served by 5 stations that will provide access from Brossard to downtown Montréal in under 18 minutes.
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is a new, 67 km integrated fully automated metro system that will be served by 26 stations connecting downtown Montréal, the South Shore, the West Island, the North Shore and Montréal–Trudeau airport.
The city’s automated metro system will offer high-frequency service, operating 7 days per week, 20 hours per day. It will provide connection with the existing three main lines of the Montreal metro and at the same time will double the existing metro network which is currently 71 km long.
The project is split into three phases. The first one (South Shore to Central Station) will be opened soon. The second phase covers the construction of the line from Central Station split into two branches with a total of 11 stations. The first branch is constructed from Central Station to the Deux-Montagnes station, the REM’s terminal station on the North Shore which will have 7 stations. This terminal will be equipped with 5 bus platforms to serve neighbouring municipalities on the North Shore and a park-and-ride facility with 1,245 spaces including 5 universal access spaces, 116 spaces reserved for carpooling, and 23 parking spaces with electric car charging stations. Passengers will benefit 248 spaces for bicycles which will be able to access the station via the Route Verte bike path, which crosses Deux-Montagnes Boulevard. The station can also be accessed from southbound Deux-Montagnes Boulevard. Construction works at this station, built at a height of 14.2 metres from street level, started in 2021.
The other branch connects runs from Central Station to Anse-à-l’Orme station, the REM’s terminal station on the West Island, located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue will have 4 stations. Works on the Anse-à-l’Orme station, built at a height of 11.3 metres from street level were launched in 2020. Anse-à-l’Orme station is designed with a bus terminal with 10 platforms and a park-and-ride facility and with 200 spaces, including 3 universal access spaces, 20 spaces reserved for carpooling, and 4 parking spaces with electric car charging stations. The station will provide 20 spaces for bicycles, 10 of which are covered, and the access will be possible from Sainte-Marie Road. This station will also provide access to the future Grand Parc de l’Ouest, which is located nearby, and its 3,000 hectares of nature.
These two sections, connecting West Island, North Shore and Centre of Montréal are expected to be inaugurated at the end of 2024.
Under the third phase of Montreal REM, the section with two stations is constructed to Montréal Trudeau airport and is expected to be opened in 2027.
Works are underway for the second and third phases including the rail infrastructure as well as the construction of the stations.
The infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction contract was awarded to a Groupe NouvLR consortium of SNC-Lavalin, Dragados Canada Inc., Groupe Aecon Québec Ltée, Pomerleau Inc., EBC Inc.
The contract for the supply of rolling stock and systems, and operation and maintenance was signed with Groupe des Partenaires pour la Mobilité des Montréalais (PMM) comprising Alstom Transport Canada and SNC-Lavalin.
The Montreal REM project is supported by the Québec government and Canadian government with a total funding of CAD 2.56 billion (USD 1.93 billion), with CAD 1.28 billion (USD 965.8 million) each. In addition, Hydro-Québec’s will contribute with CAD 295 million (USD 222 million) for the fixed equipment needed to electrify the automated metro system.
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