Deadpool X
Senior Member
These trains run at 90 km/hr in French and at 90 miles/hr in English? No wonder people in Toronto drive faster than those in Montreal.
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NoahB
Active Member
New blog piece posted today. Has a lot of pretty pictures.
drum118
Superstar
p_xavier
Active Member
They could shut down the entire network and I wouldn't shed a tear.
nfitz
Superstar
Nor would most in Ontario. Not sure that's the point.
felix123
Active Member
I would. I use the V-H and SJ lines quite a bit, and unless they're being upgraded to REM, what would be the sense in shutting them down?
henrydm
New Member
its 174 000 daily users might. You live in North Glengarry, and would never need the system, I dont know why anyone would care if you shed a tear. Keep it to yourself
Coolstar
Senior Member
Even I'd weep despite myself not living in Montréal. Because like you said, 174,000 daily users rely on the EXO system, and losing that access would be impactful to the riders.
Looks like the St Jerome line could be electrified in the future.
Exo chief Sylvain Yelle tells Quebec not to forget suburban trains
Exo's executive director is concerned the REM and REM de l'Est will undermine the province's commuter train lines.
montrealgazette.com
henrydm
New Member
I live near the VH line, and use it often. I think people are underestimating how much its part of West Island-south-of-highway forty life it is. A couple thousand kids take the train to school daily on the train, habs and concert go-ers use it to get to events, and teens use it to go downtown shopping. Its not just an office route. With covid most trains are empty, but the trains that serve school times are still quite busy, and as the weather heats up its only getting busier.
begratto
New Member
And with the harmonized fares next year, taking the train will cost the same as taking the bus or the metro, so I expect it will boost its popularity.
p_xavier
Active Member
More that I expect the other lines to get replaced by the REM? Current service is pretty bad, I'm tankful that the mayors are pushing for more REM. "You're a small city, it's commuter train, not REM, even if commuter train will cost more to operate and build!" is kind a silly way of thinking by the CEO of exo.
henrydm
New Member
have fun sitting or standing up in a light metro for an 1 hour and 20 minutes (to St Jerome) while going through sparseley populated farmland after all day at work...
p_xavier
Active Member
It's not stopping the mayors and population wanting it though. Mirabel being the most outspoken about a REM extension.
henrydm
New Member
since when are mayors urban planners lol. The same mayors that wanted all the car oriented suburbs?
NoahB
Active Member
While not 1-1, this might be relevant to look at in the context of 'iconic' design for Rem East.
www.dezeen.com
SOM reveals plans to add glass canopy to Chicago metro station
Global architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled its redesign for the State/Lake Station in downtown Chicago.
www.dezeen.com