Saint-Lambert station
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.
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Location | 329 Avenue Saint-Denis Saint-Lambert, Quebec Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°29′57″N 73°30′26″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 368 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 23 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: SLQ
Via Rail: SLAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IATA code | XLM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | ARTM: B[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 29 May 2000 (RTM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2019[3] | 452,900 (Exo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[4][5] As of March 2017, the United States Congress had passed the necessary legislation and the Parliament of Canada was considering it.[6]
Bus connections
Réseau de transport de Longueuil | ||
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No. | Route Name | Service times |
1 | Grande-Allée and Pine – Terminus Longueuil | Regular |
6 | Terminus Panama – Terminus Longueuil | Regular |
55 | Bolton and Riverside – Terminus Centre-ville | Rush hour only |
106 | Broadway and Milan – Terminus Longueuil | Rush hour only |
References
- Gare Saint-Lambert (RTM)
- "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- Exo (17 June 2020). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
- Bowen, Douglas John (11 May 2012). "Customs relief in sight for Amtrak's Adirondack". RailwayAge.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- Bowen, Douglas John (16 March 2015). "Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer". Railway Age.
- Anderson, Eric (19 March 2017). "Amtrak's Adirondack on track to benefit from customs legislation". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
- Via Rail station page for Saint-Lambert station
- RTM station page
- St-Lambert, QC – Amtrak
- St-Lambert, QC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Saint Lambert VIA & Amtrak Station (Train Web)