In general that would make sense, but the transfer at Canora is not that simple. There is a busy intersection there that cannot be eliminated or moved under or over the tracks. Furthermore, the REM station is now located 180m from the CP tracks, so passengers would need to walk under or over...

That would be great, but I doubt any current government would want to fund this unfortunately :(

Maybe the best would be to use Côte-de-Liesse REM station as a sort of "North Station" for Montréal, where Via trains bound for Jonquière, Senneterre and Québec City via the North Shore could originate. I doubt most HFR trains will go all the way from Québec City to Toronto, so if there are a...

Via is not equipped to handle large infrastructure projects like this. Getting expertise from another party is a must for such a big project, think DB or something like that. At least we'll own the infrastructure :P

Why build Montréal-Québec last? It's already there. It looks like HFR will be using the CP corridor, does that mean it would stop at Lucien-L'Allier station rather than Gare Centrale?

For what purpose? The most recent Origin-Destination report shows that eastern areas of the island need more transit toward central areas, not the south shore. Also, if CDPQi isn't interested in funding an underground tunnel downtown, I doubt that they would be open to the idea of funding a...

I agree with you 100%. How do we do that?

Are you a part of that movement that wants to rename everything? Or are you just trying to imply that me not liking homophobes makes me some kind of woke? My point was this: You all love Drapeau for everything he did, but it's not all rosy and light. He moved entire neighbourhoods just to get...

In the 60s and 70s he had the police raid bars and gay establishments in order to "cleanse" the city and present a "family-friendly" look ahead of Expo 67 and the Olympic Games. He displaced both the original gay village (in today's Shaughnessy Village) and the second village (along...

I'm too young to idolize him... I'm also part of the LGBTQ+ community, so I'm not too keen on the idea of having a new Jean Drapeau in power.

The government won't let it go to waste. It's a personal issue for minister Rouleau. Bourget is also one of the most hotly contested riding in this coming election. They cornered mayor Plante and they're winning.

LOL. What would that change? It's not a city issue, it's a provincial issue. How has that worked over the last 40 years?

To be replaced by what?

There's only a pilot project to be able to buy tickets on your phone. Nothing more for now.

I understand what you mean, I still think this is the main reason why people wouldn't take the train to go somewhere other than downtown. Stops aren't ideally located either, and frequency is just not reliable for most people. We'll need a lot more investment if we want to see something remotely...

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2022-02-08/le-rem-de-l-est-deraille.php In french only, sorry. The ARTM published a report that severely criticizes the REM de l'Est for it's poor integration with existing network, low ridership gains, lack of communication between stakeholders...

You don't see travel between urban train stations because their fares are not integrated with the STM monthly pass. You still need to buy a TRAM pass in order to be able to use all modes. This is slowly changing. Since July 2021 you can buy all mode tickets for the entire island (it's not yet...

You are right on everything here! I found this incredible 500 page bible on the history of Montréal's suburban rail network. Turns out they actually had two temporary commuter rail lines in the summer of 1990, one to Repentigny and the other to Saint-Isidore, while they were doing roadwork on...

If it was permanent, they could add a stop near Du Collège metro station. That'd give access to Ville-Saint-Laurent and the western portion of the orange line. There was a plan for that in the 90s when they were doing works on A-40.

The Saint-Jérôme line detours around the mountain too. The result is that most people get off the train at De la Concorde or Parc station. Just like most people get off at Sauvé on the Mascouche line, or at Côte-de-Liesse once REM is built.