Deux-Montagnes is a future terminus station of the
Réseau express métropolitain (REM) in
Deux-Montagnes
Deux-Montagnes is a suburban municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles where it flows out of Lake of Two Mountains (''Lac des Deux Montagnes''). It is part of the Deux-Montagnes Regional Coun ...
, Quebec, Canada. REM service at the station is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The station will serve as the terminus of the
Deux-Montagnes branch of the REM.
Until the end of 2020, Deux-Montagnes was a
commuter rail station operated by
Exo and was the northern terminus of the
Deux-Montagnes line.
Origin of name
Deux-Montagnes takes its name from
Deux-Montagnes
Deux-Montagnes is a suburban municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles where it flows out of Lake of Two Mountains (''Lac des Deux Montagnes''). It is part of the Deux-Montagnes Regional Coun ...
, the municipality where it is located, although this station took the name of the original Gare Deux-Montagnes, now
Grand-Moulin station
Grand-Moulin is a light rail station that will be operated by the Réseau express métropolitain in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada.
It was served by the Deux-Montagnes line.
History
The station opened in 1925 as the original Gare Deux-Montag ...
. The building serves as municipal offices, as well as a passenger waiting area for the connecting routes. Outside of the building, is the former
CN 6710, a
GE boxcab
A boxcab, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive in which the machinery and crew areas are enclosed in a box-like superstructure (from boxcar). It is a term mostly used in North America while in Victoria (Australia), such locomotives have been ...
electric-powered locomotive that brought trains through the
Mount Royal Tunnel until 1995.
Location
The station is located at 400, boul. Deux-Montagnes, near
Autoroute 640 (exit 8). The station is also served by
pedestrian walkway
A sidewalk (North American English), pavement (British English), footpath in Australia, India, New Zealand and Ireland, or footway, is a path along the side of a street, highway, terminals. Usually constructed of concrete, pavers, brick, stone ...
s and
bicycle route
Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except wher ...
s in Deux-Montagnes.
Connecting bus routes
CIT Laurentides
References
External links
Deux-Montagnes Commuter Train Station Information (RTM)
Deux-Montagnes Commuter Train Station Schedule (RTM){{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803215511/https://rtm.quebec/(X(1)S(mx04gkbnqvcsljujdgjqfrn0))/en/trip-planner/train/deux-montagnes/0/11130#onglet_horaire , date=2017-08-03
CIT Laurentides Website*
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Route Maps
Former Exo commuter rail stations
Railway stations in Laurentides
Réseau express métropolitain railway stations
Railway stations in Canada opened in 1995