Montréal Transit Developments

[robmausser]

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[p_xavier]

I reverse image searched on Google and found a better version. So thank you for helping

Here's the official presentation of LÉEO.

Carte interactive - Un visuel interactif du projet Léeo

Un projet audacieux qui redéfinira la mobilité est-ouest sur la Rive-Sud, particulièrement sur le territoire de l'agglomération de Longueuil.

leeo.longueuil.quebec

 

[p_xavier]

An extension of the line is being planned to the Du Quartier REM station from the CÉGEP Édouard-Montpetit station.

 

[SFO-YYZ]

Here's the official presentation of LÉEO.

Carte interactive - Un visuel interactif du projet Léeo

Un projet audacieux qui redéfinira la mobilité est-ouest sur la Rive-Sud, particulièrement sur le territoire de l'agglomération de Longueuil.

leeo.longueuil.quebec

Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but who's going to be the owner/operator of the future Longueuil tramway? CDPQi, STM, or Transport de Longueuil?

The recent pipeline of transit announcements from Quebec almost reminds me of the "good old days" (circa 2015) when the former Wynne government would announce a new LRT line every 2 days giving them out like candy.

 

[nephersir7]

Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but who's going to be the owner/operator of the future Longueuil tramway? CDPQi, STM, or Transport de Longueuil?

The Réseau de transport de Longueuil is in charge of the studies and would most certainly be the operator.

 

[begratto]

The recent pipeline of transit announcements from Quebec almost reminds me of the "good old days" (circa 2015) when the former Wynne government would announce a new LRT line every 2 days giving them out like candy.

The difference is that the way things are going, the Legault CAQ government will most probably be re-elected at the next elections.

 

[p_xavier]

The difference is that the way things are going, the Legault CAQ government will most probably be re-elected at the next elections.

Plus they got the funding agreements chugging along. The CAQ does what the CAQ says, unless people scream.

 

[Coolstar]

Here's the official presentation of LÉEO.

Carte interactive - Un visuel interactif du projet Léeo

Un projet audacieux qui redéfinira la mobilité est-ouest sur la Rive-Sud, particulièrement sur le territoire de l'agglomération de Longueuil.

leeo.longueuil.quebec

Notice the Flexity Freedoms in the video? Could be a sign of things to come.

 

[nephersir7]

Notice the Flexity Freedoms in the video? Could be a sign of things to come.

Don't read too much into it. The video was commissioned by the City of Longueuil, not the transit agency.

 

[blacksquirrels]

I would love to see Toronto do something similar to Montreal's REM, albeit with higher capacity trains. I believe the max capacity projections are around 14400 ppdph (24 trains x 600 people). REM is supposed to use Alstom Metropolis vehicles, which in a 6-car configuration would have a total capacity of 1,100, so I guess they're using 3-car configurations. Seems a bit under built, but nonetheless it's impressive how quickly it's progressing. Looks like it'll be up and running before we even break ground on the Relief Line or maybe even completed before the Eglinton Crosstown (gulp!).

 

[begratto]

I would love to see Toronto do something similar to Montreal's REM, albeit with higher capacity trains. I believe the max capacity projections are around 14400 ppdph (24 trains x 600 people). REM is supposed to use Alstom Metropolis vehicles, which in a 6-car configuration would have a total capacity of 1,100, so I guess they're using 3-car configurations. Seems a bit under built, but nonetheless it's impressive how quickly it's progressing. Looks like it'll be up and running before we even break ground on the Relief Line or maybe even completed before the Eglinton Crosstown (gulp!).

The REM will be using a 4-car configuration at rush hours, 2-car configuration outside of rush-hour. Platforms are 80m longs.

 

[robmausser]

I would love to see Toronto do something similar to Montreal's REM, albeit with higher capacity trains. I believe the max capacity projections are around 14400 ppdph (24 trains x 600 people). REM is supposed to use Alstom Metropolis vehicles, which in a 6-car configuration would have a total capacity of 1,100, so I guess they're using 3-car configurations. Seems a bit under built, but nonetheless it's impressive how quickly it's progressing. Looks like it'll be up and running before we even break ground on the Relief Line or maybe even completed before the Eglinton Crosstown (gulp!).

Resurrect GO-ALRT!!!

 

[blacksquirrels]

The REM will be using a 4-car configuration at rush hours, 2-car configuration outside of rush-hour. Platforms are 80m longs.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. So can they ever scale to 6 or 8 car configurations with 80m long platforms? Probably not I'm guessing.

 

[p_xavier]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. So can they ever scale to 6 or 8 car configurations with 80m long platforms? Probably not I'm guessing.

5 cars at most is what's planned.

 

[NoahB]

I would love to see Toronto do something similar to Montreal's REM, albeit with higher capacity trains. I believe the max capacity projections are around 14400 ppdph (24 trains x 600 people). REM is supposed to use Alstom Metropolis vehicles, which in a 6-car configuration would have a total capacity of 1,100, so I guess they're using 3-car configurations. Seems a bit under built, but nonetheless it's impressive how quickly it's progressing. Looks like it'll be up and running before we even break ground on the Relief Line or maybe even completed before the Eglinton Crosstown (gulp!).

From the REM website:

"Once commissioned, the REM will have a frequency of 150 seconds on the main segment (Rive-Sud – Bois-Franc) during peak hours. However, its technology allows for a frequency of up to 90 seconds, which means that capacity can be increased by two-thirds. If ridership increases significantly in coming decades, the frequency and number of trains in service on the network may be increased accordingly."

That means hey can run up to 40 trains an hour. They can probably reach very close to that realistically with the platform screen doors and perimeter-seating arrangement they are using. Assuming 600 people per 4 car trainset(80m) that's 24k ppdph. (They claim that they can fit as many as 780 people but I don't really believe that.)

[/QUOTE]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. So can they ever scale to 6 or 8 car configurations with 80m long platforms? Probably not I'm guessing.

The number of train cars don't matter as much as the train length and width of usable space inside. For example. in Vancouver, they run 6-car 'Mark I' and 4-car 'Mark III'. The Mark III fits almost 50 more people even though it is 10m shorter than the Mark I.

I would love to see Toronto do something similar to Montreal's REM, albeit with higher capacity trains.

That's basically what the Ontario Line seems to be.