Quote:
Originally Posted by begratto
Actually, Montreal is currently building a 67km (42mi) light metro line, the REM (Réseau Express Métropolitain - or Express Metropolitan Network).
Basically it's similar to a subway, but with shorter trains - 80 meters long. It will open in phases between 2022 and 2024. At opening time, there will be a train every 150 seconds at rush hour, every 5 minutes the rest of the day.
The pink line will not be built as it was originally proposed, but a REM phase 2 (REM de l'Est - or Eastern REM) is planned for the same areas - the eastern part of Montreal's island. This will add another 32km (20mi) to the network.
There are are serious talks about adding additional phases in Laval (north of Montreal) and in the Longueuil-Brossard axis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river. |
I always felt that the pink line would've been better as a heavy rail line as opposed to being light rail, but the REM to places such as Laval and Dorval seems interesting. Is it going to be run by METRO??? Either way, I still envy major cities mass transit cities and their penchant for expanding them in comparison to Philadelphia.