Montpellier station (REM)

Montpellier is a future Réseau express métropolitain station, expected to open in the third quarter of 2023. It is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Until May 2020, the station was a commuter rail station operated by Exo on the Deux-Montagnes line.

Montpellier
General information
Location465 boul. de la Côte-Vertu,[1]
Montreal, Quebec
Coordinates45°31′29″N 73°40′19″W
Operated byRéseau de transport métropolitain
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
ParkingNone[1]
Bicycle facilities14 spaces[1]
Other information
Fare zone1
WebsiteMontpellier station (RTM)
History
Opened1918
ClosedMay 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
RebuiltEarly 2024 (REM)
Electrified1,500 V DC catenary
Previous namesVertu
Passengers
2019[2]590,400 (Exo)
Former services
Preceding station Exo Following station
Du Ruisseau
toward Deux-Montagnes
 Deux-Montagnes Mont-Royal
toward Central Station
Future services
Preceding station REM Following station
Du Ruisseau
toward Deux-Montagnes, Anse-à-l'Orme or Airport
 Réseau express métropolitain Côte-de-Liesse
toward Brossard

Origin of name

Prior to the modernization of the Deux-Montagnes line, between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Vertu because of its location on Côte-Vertu Boulevard. One of the reasons the name was changed, was to avoid confusion with the Côte-Vertu metro station which opened in 1986. The current name Montpellier, comes from the name of a nearby street and shopping mall. The name of the street probably refers to Montpellier in France. The station was also supposed to be renamed to Saint-Laurent but ultimately was not, in order to avoid confusion with the Saint-Laurent station.

Location

The station is located at 465 Côte-Vertu Boulevard in Saint-Laurent between the intersections of Côte-Vertu/Jules-Poitras Boul. and of Côte-Vertu/Muir St.

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
No.[1] and route name Service times
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu All-day
128 Ville-Saint-Laurent All-day
171 Henri-Bourassa All-day
378 Sauvé/Côte Vertu/Mtl-Trudeau Overnight
380 Henri-Bourassa Overnight

References
  1. Montpellier (RTM)
  2. Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.


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