Montpellier station (REM)

Montpellier station is a future Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station, expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. 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
Montpellier station platform before reconstruction
General information
Location465 Boulevard de la Côte Vertu[1]
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Coordinates45°31′29″N 73°40′19″W
Operated byCDPQ Infra
Line(s)REM main line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Bicycle facilities60 rack spaces[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
Websiterem.info/en/stations/montpellier
History
Opened1918 (1918)
ClosedMay 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
RebuiltQ4 2024 (REM)
Previous namesVertu
Passengers
2019[3]590,400 (Exo)
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
Former services
Preceding station Exo Following station
Du Ruisseau
toward Deux-Montagnes
 Deux-Montagnes Mont-Royal
toward Central Station

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. Another option for a station name was Saint-Laurent, but this was not chosen in order to avoid confusion with the existing Saint-Laurent Montreal metro 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
Route
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu
128 Saint-Laurent
171 Henri-Bourassa
378 Sauvé/YUL Aéroport
380 Henri-Bourassa

References
  1. Montpellier (RTM)
  2. "Montpellier Station". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. 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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