The 33 km Deux-Montagnes metro section of network is officially inaugurated providing passengers with connection from Montreal’s Central Station to the municipality of Deux-Montagnes on the North Shore of the metropolitan area. The new branch is served by 14 new stations of which three are providing connections to the Montréal metro system.
The ceremony was attended by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, François Legault, Premier of Québec, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Mayor of Montréal, as well as Charles Emond, CEO of La Caisse, Jean-Marc Arbaud, CEO of CDPQ Infra as well as Ehren Cory, CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank. At the event, also participated the CEOs of Pulsar, Alstom Americas, AtkinsRéalis and Hydro-Québec.
Alstom and AtkinsRéalis created Pulsar, a joint venture responsible for operating and maintaining the the planned 67-km system for 30 years. The network, equipped with Alstom’s Urbalis GoA4 solution, is operated by Alstom Metropolis metro trains. Alstom will deliver 106 two-car trainsets (212 railcars) for the Montréal REM network.
For the first time, REM users will be able to cross Greater Montréal from Brossard to Deux-Montagnes. This new route travels through Mount Royal and across three major waterways – the St. Lawrence River, Rivière des Prairies and Rivière des Mille-Îles – and marks a major transformation in public transport in the metropolitan area.
“The REM is a world-class infrastructure project that connects Montreal, creates thousands of well-paying jobs, and catalyzes innovative partnerships between the public and private sectors,” the Prime Minister of Canada said.
Deux-Montagnes metro section is the northern branch of the Montréal REM (Réseau express métropolitain) providing connections in the Greater Montréal area. The fully automated system now links the North and South shores to downtown Montréal, with stations on the West Island.
With 19 stations and direct access to three of Montréal’s four metro lines, as well as the soon-to-be-available Mascouche exo line, residents of Greater Montréal will enjoy unprecedented mobility. With the opening, REM now has 19 new stations and 50 km – after seven years of construction – tripling its coverage and quadrupling the number of stations in operation.
Technical teams will continue testing the Anse-à-l’Orme branch until spring 2026. This ongoing work will mean the service schedule between Côte-de-Liesse and Deux-Montagnes stations will be modulated.
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