Montpellier station (REM) explained

Montpellier
Style:REM
Address:465 Boulevard de la Côte Vertu[1]
Borough:Montreal, Quebec
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.5247°N -73.6719°W
Line:REM main line
Operator:CDPQ Infra
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Embankment
Bicycle:60 rack spaces[2]
Accessible:Yes
Zone:1
Rebuilt:Q4 2024 (REM)
Former:Vertu
Pass System:Exo
Other Services Header:Future services
Other Services2 Header:Former services
Other Services2 Collapsible:yes

Montpellier station is a future Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station, expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. It is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Until May 2020, the station was a commuter rail station operated by Exo on the Deux-Montagnes line.

Origin of name

Prior to the modernization of the Deux-Montagnes line, between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Vertu because of its location on Côte-Vertu Boulevard. One of the reasons the name was changed was to avoid confusion with the metro station, which opened in 1986. The current name, Montpellier, comes from the name of a nearby street and shopping mall. Another option for a station name was Saint-Laurent, but this was not chosen in order to avoid confusion with the existing Saint-Laurent Montreal metro station.

Location

The station is located at 465 Côte-Vertu Boulevard in Saint-Laurent between the intersections of Côte-Vertu/Jules-Poitras Boul. and of Côte-Vertu/Muir St.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu
128 Saint-Laurent
171 Henri-Bourassa
378 Sauvé/YUL Aéroport
380 Henri-Bourassa

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rtm.quebec/(X(1)S(mx04gkbnqvcsljujdgjqfrn0))/en/trip-planner/train/deux-montagnes/0/11040#InformationsGare Montpellier (RTM)
  2. Web site: Montpellier Station . 2023-08-02 . Réseau express métropolitain (REM).