Dorion-Rigaud Line (AMT)

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Dorion-Rigaud Line
Operating Since 1887 as a CP Service
Transfered to STCUM 1982
Refurbished 1982 – 1990
Transfered to AMT 1996
Length 64.4 kilometres
Number of Stations 19
Ridership (2004, Weekdays) 14230
Daily Departures 12 Inbound, 13 Outbound
Operated by CP

The Dorion-Rigaud line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region.

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[edit] Overview

This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Rigaud to the west of the Island of Montreal. With the completion of a new Intermodal station in Vaudreuil, all trains that used to end in Dorion, now end in Vaudreuil. The name of the line is unchanged.

The line offers frequent service during rush hours (roughly every 30 minutes). Outside rush hours and on weekends service is every two to four hours. There is only one departure from Rigaud on the weekday mornings and one departure to Rigaud every weekday evening.[1]

The trains are owned and managed by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, and operated by Canadian Pacific. Because it is operated by CPR, station names are given in both French and English. This is unique in Montreal.

Today, over 14,000 people ride this train daily.

[edit] History

Service on this line started in 1887. Service began with local stops between Montreal and Rigaud being added to trains running between Montreal and Ottawa. Over time, as the population of the western part of the Island of Montreal increased, Canadian Pacific established a dedicated commuter service with several stops on the Island of Montreal and off the western tip of the Island. Over the past 50 years, service patterns on the line have not changed all that much. The average number of weekday round trips has hovered around 12, with weekend and holiday service averaging about 2-6 trips depending on whether the day is Saturday or Sunday.

The commuter line was owned and operated by Canadian Pacific until October 1, 1982. On that date, management and ownership of the commuter trains was transferred to the publicly owned Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission (MUCTC). The MUCTC set fares and schedules, and assumed ownership of the equipment (passenger cars and locomotives) that Canadian Pacific had used to operate the service. Canadian Pacific continued to provide the tracks, stations, storage, maintenance, and train crews needed to keep the line running. For Montreal commuters, the transfer of ownership was positive because the trains were integrated into the bus and metro system. Over time, the commuter line was upgraded with the purchase of new equipment and renovated stations.

[edit] List of stations

The following stations are on the Dorion-Rigaud line:

Station Location Connections
Lucien-L'Allier Montreal Lucien-L'Allier metro station, Downtown Terminus (Terminus RTL), Société de transport de Montréal (STM) 36 (On rue Saint-Antoine),150, 358, 410, 430, 535 (On boul.René Lévesque), 935 Trainbus Blainville / Centreville (one block away at the corner of René Lévesque Boulevard and Peel Street).
Vendôme Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (connection to Vendôme metro station) STM 17 (north bound at the corner of boul. Décarie and boul. de Maisonneuve, south bound at the corner of rue Girouard and chemin Upper Lachine),37, 90, 102, 104, 105, 124, 371 (same corners as 17) & 24, 63, 356 (these last three one block north on rue Sherbrooke ouest [2][3]).
Montréal-Ouest Montreal West STM 51, 90 (250 metres south on rue Saint-Jacques),105 ,123, 162, 356.
Lachine Lachine STM 195 (400 metres south on Sherbrooke Street).
Dorval Dorval VIA Rail, PET Airport, STM 173(Metro Bus),191, 195, 202, 203, 204(To and from PET Airport), 209, 211, 221(MB), 356, 460.
Pine Beach STM 204, 211, 221(MB), 356.
Valois PointeClaire STM 203, 204, 356.
Pointe-Claire STM 203, 211, 221(MB), 356.
Cedar Park STM 201 (North only), 202, 211, 221(MB), 356.
Beaconsfield Beaconsfield STM 200, 201, 211 (500 metres south on Beaconsfield Blvd.),217, 221(MB), 261(Train Bus), 356.
Beaurepaire STM 221(MB), 356.
Baie-d'Urfé Baie-D'Urfé STM 219 (300 metres north on Avenue Clark Graham),221(MB), 356.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue STM 251, 290(Collective Taxi),291(CT), 356.
Île-Perrot L'Île-Perrot
Pincourt Pincourt / Terrasse-Vaudreuil
Dorion Vaudreuil-Dorion CIT La Presqu'île[4]: 2, 3
Vaudreuil CIT La Presqu'île: 1, 4
Hudson Hudson CIT La Presqu'île: Service started February 5, 2007.[5]
Rigaud Rigaud CIT La Presqu'île: Service not yet implemented.

The commuter line operates over the following Canadian Pacific Railway subdivisions:

  • Westmount Subdivision (between Lucien L'Allier [0.1] and Montreal West [4.6]
  • Vaudreuil Subdivision (between Montreal-West [0.0] and Dorion [18.9]
  • M&O Subdivision (between Dorion [0.0] and Rigaud [16.5]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Horaire Montreal/Dorion-Rigaud. AMT (2006). Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
  2. ^ Plan du Reseau STM 2006. STM (2006). Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
  3. ^ Plan du Reseau de Nuit STM 2006. STM (2006). Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
  4. ^ CIT La Presqu'île. CIT La Presqu'île (2006). Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
  5. ^ Shuttle buses should ease Hudson residents' travel woes. Montreal Gazette (2007). Retrieved on January 25, 2007.

[edit] External link

 v • d • e AMT Commuter Rail: Dorion-Rigaud Line

Lucien-L'Allier | Vendôme | Montréal-Ouest | Lachine | Dorval | Pine Beach | Valois | Pointe-Claire | Cedar Park | Beaconsfield
Beaurepaire | Baie-d'Urfé | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | Île-Perrot | Pincourt | Dorion | Vaudreuil | Hudson | Rigaud
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