Where would Montreal's 24 new light rail stations be located?
Proposed rail would connect Montreal, West Island, South Shore and North Shore
If an ambitious plan for anelectric,fully automated rail line pitched by the Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubecgoes forward, itwould connect commuters from Montreal, the West Island, Laval and the South Shore.
Thetrains wouldspanacross 24 stations by 2020. Itwould operate seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.
It is the largest public transit proposal in the city since the Metro system was unveiled in1966.
Each train would also have WIFI.
Here's where the train would stop:
West Island
The rail would connect municipalities along Highway 40 ofthe West Island.
The first four stations listed below would be newly built.
- Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
- Kirkland
- Pointe-Claire
- Des Sources
The proposal also includeshaving two stations located in the borough ofPierrefonds, near Montreal's North Shore.
- Sunnybrooke
- Roxboro-Pierrefonds
Airport route
Intersecting close to Highways 13 and 40, the rail line would givecommutersaccess to Montreal's airport.
- Autoroute13
- TechnoparcSaint-Laurent
- DorvalAirport
Montreal
Stations along the new rail will span across Montreal from theSaint-Laurent borough to Nuns Island.
- Bois-Franc
- Du Ruisseau
- Montpellier
- Mont-Royal
- CorrespondenceHighway 40
- Canora
- Central Station
- Nuns Island
There is also the possibility of extending the rail to four other stations in Montreal.
- Edouard-Montpetit (University of Montreal)
- McGill
- Bridge-Wellington
- Du Havre
North Shore
The northern section of the rail would have four stops in the municipalities ofle-Bigras, Laval and Deux-Montagnes.
The North Shore is the only portion of the proposed project that would have parking options at all of its stations.
- le-Bigras
- Ste-Dorothe
- Grand-Moulin
- Deux-Montagnes
South Shore
The light rail will connect to Montreal's South Shore by theChamplainBridge on Highway 15.
The three stations are located in Brossard:
- Panama
- Du Quartier
- Rive-Sud
There is also a fourth potential station.
- Chevrier