Montréal Transit Developments

[chronicsurfer]

Not related to this thread but the tram design for the Quebec City Tramway has been released and I have to say it's quite impressive.

Le design du tramway de Québec dévoilé

La Ville souhaite des véhicules sobres, élégants et dynamiques.

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Looks similar to these CAF coaches from Luxembourg!

 

[NoahB]

Wow the similarities are striking. Someone at the city copied their homework.

 

[chronicsurfer]

REM unveils Ile-des-soeurs station design

https://twitter.com/x/status/1331614090012160000

 

[nephersir7]

REM unveils Ile-des-soeurs station design

It's much better than the Canora station design unveiled yesterday

 

[chronicsurfer]

Well while REM seems to be sticking to a certain colour and theme for its stations, the Canora one seems a little out of character with the surroundings!?

 

[officedweller]

I wonder why it isn't closer to the street overpass to connect to it (like Eglinton West/Cedarvale)?

 

[NoahB]

I wonder why it isn't closer to the street overpass to connect to it (like Eglinton West/Cedarvale)?

Notice how it actually is 70m away from that street. It is very confusing why they pushed it away from where everyone would be walking from (intersection & bus stop).

 

[SFO-YYZ]

Well while REM seems to be sticking to a certain colour and theme for its stations, the Canora one seems a little out of character with the surroundings!?

It looks fine. It's a station in the burbs. If anything, it's a significant upgrade over the existing station (currently all open air, no station shelter, just a stretch of cement). Being able to wait for the train in a fully enclosed and heated station platform is really really important in Montreal winters...

 

[nephersir7]

I wonder why it isn't closer to the street overpass to connect to it (like Eglinton West/Cedarvale)?

Notice how it actually is 70m away from that street. It is very confusing why they pushed it away from where everyone would be walking from (intersection & bus stop).

They said it's to avoid the slight curve at the exit of the tunnel, which can be better seen here:

Still, the walking distance from the bus stops isn't nearly as bad as it will be for the Du Quartier station, which had no such excuse:

 

[NoahB]

They said it's to avoid the slight curve at the exit of the tunnel, which can be better seen here:

Still, the walking distance from the bus stops isn't nearly as bad as it will be for the Du Quartier station, which had no such excuse:

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Never noticed it before! Makes sense.

 

[chronicsurfer]

It looks fine. It's a station in the burbs. If anything, it's a significant upgrade over the existing station (currently all open air, no station shelter, just a stretch of cement). Being able to wait for the train in a fully enclosed and heated station platform is really really important in Montreal winters...

Ah Montréal winters... I am just starting to get a peek of it!!

Looking at the photo of the existing station below, the REM station is reincarnation for Canora!!. The stations looks fine indeed, no doubt. Probably at ground level, behind a cover of green, the station won't stick out as much from the surrounding neighbourhood.

 

[nephersir7]

STM introduces occupancy levels for métro network customers

STM introduces occupancy levels for métro network customers

Montréal, November 26, 2020 – In another move designed to facilitate its customers’ trips during the pandemic, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is giving customers the ability to check the occupancy levels of its AZUR trains on the Orange line. The information will be displayed on the...

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The STM is able to provide occupancy levels on the Orange line because it is served entirely by AZUR trains. They are the only trains with the necessary electrical components to estimate the number of passengers on board. The information provided will include:

• Four levels of occupancy, like those used on the mobile site
• Up-to-the-minute refreshing and an AI system that accounts for ridership history implemented by STM teams
• Near-real-time estimates for each train car
• An invitation for customers to move toward the front or back of the train, when applicable

 

[NoahB]

New video for Canora and Mount Royal stations on YouTube plus new renders for Bois-Franc, Du Ruisseau, Montpellier, Côte-de-Liesse, Ville-de-Mont-Royal, and Canora on Instagram.

 

[p_xavier]

STM introduces occupancy levels for métro network customers

STM introduces occupancy levels for métro network customers

Montréal, November 26, 2020 – In another move designed to facilitate its customers’ trips during the pandemic, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is giving customers the ability to check the occupancy levels of its AZUR trains on the Orange line. The information will be displayed on the...

www.stm.info

The data for the buses is real time and for the Azur trains, semi-real time due to transmission delays being longer than an interstation time wise. Thus AI was used to model the projections.

 

[nephersir7]

All stations and tunnels are now have 4G/LTE coverage

Montreal’s metro now fully connected to the mobile network

Montreal, December 3, 2020 – The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and its partners—TELUS (as project integrator), Bell, Rogers and Vidéotron—are proud to announce that the deployment of the 4G LTE mobile network is now complete in all 68 stations and 71 km of tunnels that make up...

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