Saint-Lambert station () in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada, serves

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and

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, and

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buses. It is located at 329 Avenue Saint-Denis at the corner of Avenue Victoria. The station is served by two

lines: the ''

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'' and Ottawa-Quebec City ''Corridor'' service, and one

train, the '' Adirondack'', which links to

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. It is also used by Exo for

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service on the

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. There are four local buses routes stopping at this station. The station was staffed by VIA Rail ticket agents until 25 October 2012. Since then, it has been unstaffed, but the station building is open before and after train arrival and departure times, to serve as a shelter for waiting passengers. It is not

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-accessible. It is in ARTM fare zone B, and has 320

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. Prior to the reform of the ARTM's fare system in July 2022, it was in zone 3. The station serves as the Via Rail station for nearby

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, which does not have an intercity rail station of its own. In 2012, plans were announced for the ''Adirondack'' to bypass the station entirely in the near future, following the opening of a new U.S. Customs preclearance facility at Montreal's

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. Under this scenario, Saint-Lambert would be dropped from the ''Adirondack'' route to expedite scheduling. As of March 2017, the

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had passed the necessary legislation and the

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was considering it.

Connecting bus routes

References

External links

RTM station page

St-Lambert, QC – Amtrak

St-Lambert, QC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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