YUL–Aéroport-Montréal–Trudeau station explained

Style:REM
Address:Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Borough:Dorval, Quebec
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.4577°N -73.7495°W (approx.)
Owned:Aéroports de Montréal
Operator:CDPQ Infra
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Depth:[1]
Accessible:Yes
Opening:[2]
Other Services Header:Future services

YUL–Aéroport-Montréal–Trudeau station is an under-construction Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station in the city of Dorval, Quebec, Canada, on the grounds of Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL).

Plans for a station at the airport stretch back decades. When the airport was expanded in 2009, adding Pier C and a Marriott Hotel, a concrete structure was built under the hotel tower to accommodate a future train station.[3] [4] However, during the planning for the REM, CDPQ Infra decided not to use the station box because accessing it from the north would require risky drilling under the foundation of the airport's air traffic control tower.[5]

To reach the airport, trains will begin to head underground just north of Marie-Curie station located along Boulevard Alfred Nobel in the Technoparc Montreal area. From there, trains will travel under the Éco-Campus Hubert Reeves wetlands, runway 6L/24R, before reaching a station site located below the airport's parking garage.[6]

The station is being built by Aéroports de Montréal. It is planned to be operated by CDPQ Infra and to serve as a terminal station on the Airport branch of the REM.[7] The station is scheduled to open in 2027.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau Station . 31 December 2020 . REM.
  2. Web site: Montréal-Trudeau Airport .
  3. News: Cauchy . Clairandrée . 29 July 2006 . Aéroport Dorval-Trudeau - Le train n'est pas pour demain . fr-CA . Le Devoir . 1 August 2023.
  4. News: King-Abadi . Sara . 22 April 2016 . Réseau électrique métropolitain: Long awaited train coming to Dorval airport . fr-CA . Métro . 1 August 2023.
  5. News: Larocque . Sylvain . 5 May 2017 . Vers une nouvelle aérogare à Montréal-Trudeau . fr-CA . La Presse . 6 May 2017.
  6. News: Cambron-Goulet . Dominique . 30 April 2018 . 2,5G$ investis à l'Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau . fr-CA . Métro . 30 April 2018.
  7. Web site: 10 October 2019 . Réseau express métropolitain .
  8. Web site: Frédéric Tomesco . 20 May 2021 . Opening of REM's airport section delayed until at least 2025 . 21 May 2022 . montrealgazette.
  9. Web site: Montréal-Trudeau Airport .