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align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#Template:AMT color; color:#FFFFFF" | Dorion–Rigaud Line
Operating Since 1887 as a CP Service
Transferred to STCUM October 1, 1982
Refurbished 1982–1990
Transferred to AMT January 1, 1996
Length 64.4 kilometres
Number of Stations 19
Ridership (2007, Weekdays) 14,700[1]
Weekday Departures 13 Inbound, 14 Outbound
Operated by CP
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The Dorion–Rigaud line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region.

Overview

This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Rigaud to the west of the Island of Montreal. With the completion of a new Intermodal station in Vaudreuil, all trains that used to end in Dorion, now end in Vaudreuil. The name of the line is unchanged.

The line offers frequent service during rush hours (roughly every 20 minutes). Outside rush hours and on weekends service is every two to four hours. There is only one departure from Rigaud on the weekday mornings and one departure to Rigaud every weekday evening. This is the only line in Montreal to offer semi-express service: Reverse peak trains don't stop at certain smaller stations.[2]

The trains are owned and managed by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, and operated by Canadian Pacific.

History

Service on this line started in 1887. Service began with local stops between Montreal and Rigaud being added to trains running between Montreal and Ottawa. Over time, as the population of the western part of the Island of Montreal increased, Canadian Pacific established a dedicated commuter service with several stops on the Island of Montreal and off the western tip of the Island. Over the past 50 years, service patterns on the line have not changed all that much. The average number of weekday round trips has hovered around 12, with weekend and holiday service averaging 3 or 4 trips depending on whether the day is Saturday or Sunday.

The commuter line was owned and operated by Canadian Pacific until October 1, 1982. On that date, management and ownership of the commuter trains was transferred to the publicly owned Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission (MUCTC). The MUCTC set fares and schedules, and assumed ownership of the equipment (passenger cars and locomotives) that Canadian Pacific had used to operate the service. Canadian Pacific continued to provide the tracks, stations, storage, maintenance, and train crews needed to keep the line running. For Montreal commuters, the transfer of ownership was positive because the trains were integrated into the bus and metro system. Over time, the commuter line was upgraded with the purchase of new equipment and renovated stations.

Future Projects

To ease over-crowding and attract new users the AMT, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), Transport Canada and Via Rail have jointly developed a wide-ranging proposal that includes the enhancement of commuter train and inter-city train service between Downtown Montreal and the West Island of Montreal. The proposed rail shuttle between Trudeau airport and downtown Montreal would make the trip in under 20 minutes and have departures every 20 minutes. This 20 km (12 mi) long route would be built in a right of way reserved for passenger trains. which will accelerate access to the airport from the downtown core. The basic plans of the project, including price and choice of final downtown destination (either Lucien L'Allier train station or Gare Central) will be made in June 2009, with an expected end date for the entire project between 2013 and 2015. [3]

List of stations

The following stations are on the Dorion–Rigaud line:

StationLocationConnections
Lucien-L'AllierVille-Marie, MontrealLucien-L'Allier metro station, Downtown Terminus (Terminus RTL), Société de transport de Montréal (STM) 36 (On rue Saint-Antoine),150, 358, 410, 430, 535 (On René Lévesque Boulevard), 935 Trainbus Blainville / Centreville (one block away at the corner of René Lévesque Boulevard and Peel Street).
VendômeCôte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal(connection to Vendôme metro station) STM 17 (north bound at the corner of Decarie Boulevard and De Maisonneuve Boulevard, south bound at the corner of rue Girouard and chemin Upper Lachine),37, 90, 102, 104, 105, 124, 371 (same corners as 17) & 24, 63, 356 (these last three one block north on Sherbrooke Street west[4][5]).
Montréal-OuestMontreal WestSTM 51, 90 (250 metres south on rue Saint-Jacques),105 ,123, 162, 356.
LachineLachineSTM 195 (400 metres south on Sherbrooke Street).
DorvalDorvalVIA Rail, PET Airport, STM 173(Metro Bus),191, 195, 202, 203, 204(To and from PET Airport), 209, 211, 221(MB), 356, 460.
Pine BeachSTM 204, 211, 221(MB), 356.
ValoisPointeClaireSTM 203, 204, 356.
Pointe-ClaireSTM 203, 211, 221(MB), 356.
Cedar ParkSTM 201 (North only), 202, 211, 221(MB), 356.
BeaconsfieldBeaconsfieldSTM 200, 201, 211 (500 metres south on Beaconsfield Blvd.),217, 221(MB), 261(Train Bus), 356.
BeaurepaireSTM 221(MB), 356.
Baie-d'UrféBaie-D'UrféSTM 219 (300 metres north on Avenue Clark Graham),221(MB), 356.
Sainte-Anne-de-BellevueSainte-Anne-de-BellevueSTM 251, 290 (Collective Taxi), 291 (CT), 356. CIT La Presqu'Île[6] 21, 33, 44.
Île-Perrot Île-Perrot CIT La Presqu'Île: 41, 42, 43, 44.
PincourtPincourt / Terrasse-VaudreuilCIT La Presqu'île: 31, 32, 33, 44.
DorionVaudreuil-DorionCIT La Presqu'île: 3, 5, 15.
VaudreuilCIT La Presqu'île: 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 40. CIT_du_Sud-Ouest[7]: 2.
HudsonHudsonCIT La Presqu'île: 21.
RigaudRigaudNo bus service

The commuter line operates over the following Canadian Pacific Railway subdivisions:

See also

References

  1. ^ AMT Annual Report - 2007 (French)
  2. ^ "Horaire Montreal/Dorion-Rigaud". AMT. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  3. ^ Airport rail shuttle expected by 2015
  4. ^ "Plan du Reseau STM 2007" (PDF). STM. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  5. ^ "Plan du Reseau de Nuit STM 2006" (PDF). STM. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  6. ^ "CIT La Presqu'île". CIT La Presqu'île. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  7. ^ "CIT Sud-Ouest". CIT Sud-Oest. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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