Deux-Montagnes station

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Deux-Montagnes station is a future terminus station of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada. REM service at the station is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2025[5]. The station will serve as the terminus of the Deux-Montagnes branch of the REM.

Deux-Montagnes
Deux-Montagnes station before reconstruction
General information
Location400 Boulevard Deux-Montagnes[1]
Deux-Montagnes, Quebec
Canada
Coordinates45°32′44″N 73°54′44″W / 45.54556°N 73.91222°W / 45.54556; -73.91222
Operated byCDPQ Infra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Bus stands5[2]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated[2]
Parking1,245 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities248 rack spaces[2]
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: C[3]
Websiterem.info/en/stations/deux-montagnes
History
Opened1995 (1995)
ClosedDecember 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
RebuiltFall 2025 (2025)
Passengers
2019[4]1,311,800 (Exo)
Future services
Preceding station REM Following station
Terminus Réseau express métropolitain
(opens 2025)
Grand-Moulin
toward Brossard
Former services
Preceding station Exo Following station
Terminus Deux-Montagnes Grand-Moulin

Until the end of 2020, Deux-Montagnes was a commuter rail station operated by Exo and was the northern terminus of the Deux-Montagnes line.

Origin of name

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Deux-Montagnes takes its name from Deux-Montagnes, the municipality where it is located, although this station took the name of the original Gare Deux-Montagnes, now Grand-Moulin station. The building serves as municipal offices, as well as a passenger waiting area for the connecting routes. Outside of the building, is the former CN 6710, a GE boxcab electric-powered locomotive that brought trains through the Mount Royal Tunnel until 1995.

Location

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The station is located at 400, boul. Deux-Montagnes, near Autoroute 640 (exit 8). The station is also served by pedestrian walkways and bicycle routes in Deux-Montagnes.

Beyond the station, construction is also underway on a light maintenance and storage for REM trains, located to the west of the station on the other side of Autoroute 640.[6]

Connecting bus routes

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Exo Laurentides
Route number Route name
41 Gare Deux-Montagnes – Mirabel (Saint Augustin)
80 Terminus Saint-Eustache – Gare Deux-Montagnes – Pointe-Calumet
81
88 Terminus Sainte-Eustache – Gare Sainte-Thérèse
89 Terminus Saint-Eustache – Secteur Dubois
90 Terminus Saint-Eustache – Secteur Arthur-Sauvé et Industriel
92 Terminus Saint-Eustache – Secteur centre
93 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac – Gare Deux-Montagnes
Gare Grand-MoulinTerminus Saint-Eustache
400 Metro Montmorency – Gare Deux-Montagnes – Gare Grand-Moulin
Oka Express (operated by MRC de Deux-Montagnes)[7][8]
Route name Destinations
Oka Express Oka and Saint-Placide

References

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  1. ^ "Deux-Montagnes (RTM)". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Deux-Montagnes Station". Réseau express métropolitain (REM. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ Exo (17 June 2020). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
  5. ^ Shingler, Benjamin (14 November 2024). "Completion of Montreal's new light-rail lines pushed to fall 2025". CBC News. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  6. ^ Lampron, Alexandre (24 July 2020). "Le cerveau du REM sera situé sur la Rive-Sud". Reflet (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ l'Express d'Oka
  8. ^ CTDBT L'Express d'Oka
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