Réseau Express Métropolitain

• Mission Impossible: Montreal’s new light-rail train traps users in railway garage

  Track switch problems caused a 75-minute delay at the height of Monday's morning commute, and again around 11 p.m. Wednesday's delay was linked to a computer issue.

  Traffic

  Aug 2, 2023
  
• ‘Breaking-in’ period to be expected say REM train officials after service interruptions

  It emerged Tuesday that a second service interruption occurred at around 11 p.m. Monday and lasted about an hour, during which time would-be riders were directed to shuttle buses.

  Traffic

  Aug 1, 2023
  
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• Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal’s new REM light-rail

  The first section of the driverless, electric train system known as the Réseau express métropolitain, or REM, is free to ride this weekend ahead of its official launch on Monday.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2023
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• All aboard! Montreal’s light-rail train network officially inaugurated

  The majority of the rail system, called the Réseau express métropolitain, or REM, will open late next year, with an airport link to come in 2027.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
• Canada’s deepest train station taking shape in Montreal

  "The station will be accessible via five high-speed elevators that will travel the equivalent of a 20-storey building in less than 30 seconds," says REM contractor, CDPQ Infra.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2021
• REM de l’Est officials propose tunnel for downtown section of light rail network

  The tunnel, stretching from Robert-Bourassa to Jeanne-Mance, would link the eastern section of future light-rail network to the downtown core as part of the REM de l'Est. 

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2021
• Quebec and Ottawa reach deal for REM station at Montreal airport

  The project was in jeopardy after the airport authority, which was supposed to finance the station, lost hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues due to COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2021
• Officials announce 2 new REM lines for Montreal’s north and east ends

  The REM, the future light-rail train network planned for Montreal, will be expanded to include stations in the city's north and east ends.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
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• Construction of REM station at Trudeau airport eligible for funding under new government program

  A new federal transfer payment program could provide a needed boost for the construction of the REM train station at Montreal's Trudeau airport.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
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• Uncertainty surrounds construction of future REM train station at Montreal’s Trudeau airport

  ADM had previously announced that it would fund the construction of the train station in order to ensure airport access along the light rail network.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2020