Montréal Transit Developments

[NoahB]

REM's forum post about this.

The summary: These are minor things that will be fixed with no problems for budget and timeline.

Follow-up on cars and dynamic tests | REM

The 4 most frequently asked questions about the REM cars answered

rem.info

 

[nfitz]

REM's forum post about this.

The summary: These are minor things that will be fixed with no problems for budget and timeline.

The article implies they do indeed have feet on the ground in the plant.

 

[Xav]

Construction of the pedestrian tunnel that will link the Pie-IX BRT with the future Blue line station at Pie-IX and Jean-Talon.

 

[nfitz]

Construction of the pedestrian tunnel that will link the Pie-IX BRT with the future Blue line station at Pie-IX and Jean-Talon.

Good grief, actual construction on the Anjou extension after 35 years!

I hadn't realised they'd actually issues contracts on the new stations!

Hopefully the can add 2 more stations on the Orange Line as well, to interchange with the Deux-Montagnes line Bois-Francy.

 

[Xav]

Good grief, actual construction on the Anjou extension after 35 years!

I hadn't realised they'd actually issues contracts on the new stations!

Hopefully the can add 2 more stations on the Orange Line as well, to interchange with the Deux-Montagnes line Bois-Francy.

This is not a Blue line extension contract, it is part of the Pie-IX BRT project, but they took the opportunity to build the underground connection ahead of time so they won't have to rebuild the BRT stop when they build the blue line extension.

 

[NoahB]

The winning voice was revealed and it's the daughter of the Montreal Metro's voice. This will be an adorable detail for the REM.

Caroline Dhavernas will be the voice of the REM

rem.info

 

[NoahB]

Édouard-Montpetit REM station had a media tour yesterday. One thing I didn't know is that the Metro station had provisions in the form of a "hidden chamber" to serve a future line under it but that was not used for REM.

Montreal's Édouard-Montpetit station bringing Jean Drapeau's dream to reality

The station in the depths of Mount Royal — first dreamed up by the former mayor in the 1960s — is taking shape 72 metres below the road surface.

montrealgazette.com

Far below Mount Royal, engineers are building Canada's deepest rail station

The first light rail trains are expected to start running next year and when the REM line opens, it will have a station at Edouard-Montpetit.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

 

[p_xavier]

Edit, was posted already.

 

[Reecemartin]

Visiting the deepest station in Canada on the REM was an incredible experience - Come along for the ride!

 

[nfitz]

Visiting the deepest station in Canada on the REM was an incredible experience - Come along for the ride!

How many metres? I assume they are using express lifts? How many?

I wonder if the new Lawrence East station will be deeper.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Visiting the deepest station in Canada on the REM was an incredible experience - Come along for the ride!

Heard it mentioned that platform doors will be used.

From link.
Meanwhile, in Toronto...

From link.

 

[Xav]

How many metres? I assume they are using express lifts? How many?

it's 72m deep and it will be accessed by 4 high speed elevators

 

[crs1026]

Visiting the deepest station in Canada on the REM was an incredible experience - Come along for the ride!

Excellent video - especially the detail of the Mont Royal tunnel - sure left me thinking it might no longer be compatible with VIA HFR.

- Paul

 

[nfitz]

it's 72m deep and it will be accessed by 4 high speed elevators

Only 4? When the Lawrence East plans were for high speed elevators, there was over a dozen (they've switched back to many many escalators now ...). I'd have thought an interchange station would be busier than Lawrence East!

 

[CharmAlarm]

it's 72m deep and it will be accessed by 4 high speed elevators

Five elevators. It's mentioned in the Montreal Gazette article and other media.