Saint-Lambert station

Saint-Lambert
Via Rail platform at Saint-Lambert station
General information
Location329 Avenue Saint-Denis
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Canada
Coordinates45°29′57″N 73°30′26″W / 45.49917°N 73.50722°W / 45.49917; -73.50722
Owned byVia Rail
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking368 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities23 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeAmtrak: SLQ
Via Rail: SLAM
IATA codeXLM
Fare zoneARTM: B[2]
History
Opened29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)
Passengers
2019[3]452,900 (Exo)
FY 2023391[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Montreal
Terminus
Ocean Saint-Hyacinthe
toward Halifax
Montreal
toward Ottawa
Ottawa–Québec City Saint-Hyacinthe
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Montreal
Terminus
Adirondack Rouses Point
toward New York
Preceding station Exo Following station
Central Station
Terminus
Line 13 - Mont-Saint-Hilaire Longueuil–Saint-Hubert
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Montreal
Terminus
Montrealer St. Albans
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Montreal
Terminus
Atlantic Saint-Hyacinthe
toward Halifax
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Services in 1948
Montreal
Terminus
Central Vermont Route St. Johns
Bridge Street
toward Montreal
MontrealVictoriaville Longueuil
MontrealFort Covington Brosseau
MontrealPortland St. Hubert
toward Portland
St. Johns services Brosseau

Saint-Lambert station in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada, serves Exo commuter rail, Via Rail and Amtrak intercity rail, and RTL buses. It is located at 329 Avenue Saint-Denis at the corner of Avenue Victoria.

The station is served by two Via Rail lines: the Ocean and Ottawa-Quebec City Corridor service, and one Amtrak train, the Adirondack, which links to New York City. It is also used by Exo for commuter rail service on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line. There are four local buses routes[1] 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 wheelchair-accessible. It is in ARTM fare zone B,[2] and has 320 parking spaces. Prior to the reform of the ARTM's fare system in July 2022, it was in zone 3.[1]

The station serves as the Via Rail station for nearby Longueuil, 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 Central Station. Under this scenario, Saint-Lambert would be dropped from the Adirondack route to expedite scheduling.[5][6] As of March 2017, the United States Congress had passed the necessary legislation and the Parliament of Canada was considering it.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d Gare Saint-Lambert (RTM)
  2. ^ a b "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ Exo (17 June 2020). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
  4. ^ "St-Lambert, QC (SLQ)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Bowen, Douglas John (11 May 2012). "Customs relief in sight for Amtrak's Adirondack". RailwayAge.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. ^ Bowen, Douglas John (16 March 2015). "Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer". Railway Age.
  7. ^ Anderson, Eric (19 March 2017). "Amtrak's Adirondack on track to benefit from customs legislation". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved 7 August 2017.