Mascouche line

Mascouche
Outbound train at Mont-Royal station
Overview
Line number15
LocaleGreater Montreal
Termini
Stations13
WebsiteExo – Mascouche line
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemRéseau de transport métropolitain
Operator(s)Alstom
Daily ridership7,120 (2018)[1]
Ridership1,852,300 (2018)
History
OpenedDecember 1, 2014 (2014-12-01)
Technical
Line length52 km (32 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Mascouche
Terrebonne
Repentigny
Zone C
Zone A
Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies
Anjou
Saint-Léonard–Montréal-Nord
Saint-Michel–Montréal-Nord
Sauvé
Ahuntsic
Côte-de-Liesse
(opens 2024)
former route
Ville-de-Mont-Royal
Canora
Édouard-Montpetit
McGill
Central Station
Amtrak
Bonaventure
REM to Brossard

Mascouche (also designated line 15, known during planning as Repentigny–Mascouche) is a commuter railway line in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by Exo, the organization that operates public transport services across this region.

Opened on December 1, 2014, by Exo's predecessor agency, the Agence Métropolitaine de transport (AMT), the Montreal region's sixth commuter train line required the construction of 10 new train stations, several civil engineering structures and 13 km of new railway track. This includes some track in the median of the A 640 between Repentigny and Mascouche.

Beginning on May 11, 2020, the Mascouche line was rerouted around the Mount Royal Tunnel, bypassing Mont-Royal and Canora stations due to the construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM).[2] In 2025, Côte-de-Liesse will open as the Mascouche line's new southern terminus, replacing Central Station. Riders wishing to reach Central Station must transfer to the REM at Côte-de-Liesse.

  1. ^ exo Annual Report (PDF) (Report). 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Thomas, Katelyn (May 11, 2020). "Here's how to get around the Mount Royal tunnel closure". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved May 17, 2020.