Réseau express métropolitain

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Réseau express métropolitain
Overview
OwnerCDPQ Infra
LocaleGreater Montreal
Transit typeLight metro
Number of lines1 (3 branches)
Number of stations5 (first phase)
26 (full route)
Daily ridership190,000 (projected)[1]
Websiterem.info/en
Operation
Operation will startQ3 2023 (2023) (first phase)
Operator(s)SNC-Lavalin–Alstom
Number of vehicles212 Alstom Metropolis[2]
Train length2 cars (4 during rush hour)
Technical
System length16.6 km (10.3 mi) (first phase)[3]
67 km (42 mi)[4]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 1,500 V DC
Average speed51 km/h (32 mph)
Top speed100 km/h (62 mph)

The Réseau express métropolitain (REM; English: Metropolitan Express Network) is a light metro rapid transit system under construction in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The system will link several Montreal suburbs and Montréal–Trudeau International Airport with Downtown Montreal and will open in stages between 2023 and 2027.[5] A portion of the route was taken over from the Deux-Montagnes line and converted to light metro standards.

The 67-kilometre (42 mi) light metro rail system is projected to cost $6.9 billion.[6] It will be independent of—but connect to—the existing Montreal Metro, operated by the STM. Trains on the network will be fully automated and driverless, and it will become the fifth-longest automated transportation system in the world, after the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit, Kuala Lumpur Rapid KL, Vancouver SkyTrain, and Dubai Metro.[7]

The first section between Brossard and Central Station is expected to open by mid-August 2023.[8]

History

On 13 January 2015, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Michael Sabia, CEO of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), agreed to a partnership in which the Crown corporation could assume financing for major transportation projects in the province, with $7.4 billion planned to be spent on infrastructure from 2014 to 2024.[9] Two of these projects were the South Shore Line and the Train de l'Ouest toward the West Island, which eventually merged to become the core of the REM project.[10]

On 22 April 2016, Sabia and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre unveiled the project, then known as the Réseau électrique métropolitain, to the media. The estimated completion date for the first portion of the system was December 2020. On 22 June 2016, CDPQ Infra published two requests for qualification: one for the engineering, procurement and construction contract and the other for the rolling stock, systems, operation, and maintenance. The estimated value of the two contracts are $4 billion and $1.5 billion respectively.[11]

On 25 November 2016, CDPQ Infra announced the addition of three new stations to the project. These new stations—Central Station, McGill, and Édouard-Montpetit—would improve downtown Montreal service by integrating the REM with the Metro system through connections to the Orange, Green and Blue Lines. Included with news of the 3 new stations was an increased price tag of $5.9 billion for the entire project.[12][13]

On 15 June 2017, the Government of Canada pledged $1.28 billion to finance the project,[14] completing the financing of the project. Construction on the project was announced as starting at the end of 2017.

On 1 December 2017, the CDPQ extended the tender process on the project to the end of January 2018, citing a need for additional discussions with the bidders.[15]

Procurement

On 28 June 2016, CDPQ Infra launched two public tenders in parallel: one for "Engineering, Procurement and Construction" (EPC, or "Ingénierie, Approvisionnement et Construction des infrastructures" (IAC) in French), and a second, for "Rolling Stock, Systems and Operation and Maintenance Services" (RSSOM, or "Fourniture du Matériel Roulant, de Systèmes de conduite automatique et de Services d'Exploitation et de Maintenance" (MRSEM) in French).[16][17] Following a prequalification phase, the Caisse's subsidiary announced, on 10 November 2016, the qualified candidates that would be allowed to submit a bid:

According to LaPresse, final bids were submitted to CDPQ Infra on 27 October 2017.[20] On 10 November 2017, the date of the planned announcement of the selected contractors, the procurement process was "postponed indefinitely" to provide more time for analysis and evaluation of the bids received.[21] On 8 February 2018, CDPQ Infra finally announced its selection: Groupe NouvLR consortium for the EPC contract (SNC-Lavalin Grands Projets, Dragados, Aecon, Pomerleau, EBC and AECOM) and the Groupe des Partenaires pour la Mobilité des Montréalais for the RSSOM contract (Alstom and SNC-Lavalin O&M).[19][22] The contracts' value is estimated to be around $6.3 billion, of which approximately 80% is for the EPC contract.[23]

Construction

Preparatory work began in late March 2018.[24] On 12 April 2018, the project broke ground officially.[25]

In December 2019, CDPQ revised the capital cost of the project to $6.5 billion, an increase of $230 million.[26][27]

In November 2020, a disruption from an "unexpected" explosion during the renovation of the Mont Royal Tunnel, likely caused by century-old explosives, delayed the opening of the central section of the REM from 2022 to 2023.[28]

In June 2021, CDPQ updated the project costs to $6.9 billion, an increase of $350 million, citing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal.[29][6] In June 2022, CDPQ Infra acknowledged that construction issues with the Mount Royal Tunnel,[30] labour shortages and material supply issues would postpone the opening of most REM stations to 2024. The delay had also resulted in higher costs for the project overall, exceeding the last projected budget estimate of $6.9 billion.[31] No new estimate of the project cost was provided.

Route

The primary route follows the Mount Royal Tunnel, where new underground stations are being built to connect with the existing McGill and Édouard-Montpetit Metro stations. A new connection to the Mascouche commuter rail line is being built near the A-40 at the Côte-de-Liesse station to allow this line that previously used the tunnel to have access to downtown.

Southeast from Central Station, the line follows existing rail lines until Marc-Cantin Street, where it transitions to an elevated guideway and crosses to Nuns' Island, and then uses a rail deck constructed on the new Champlain Bridge to cross the St. Lawrence River. Three stations in Brossard on the South Shore have been built: Panama, connecting to the existing bus terminal; Du Quartier, directly connected to the DIX30 commercial district; and Brossard, a future bus terminus.

The northwest branch will be a direct conversion of the existing Deux-Montagnes line, with a doubling of the tracks beyond Bois-Franc station. On the West Island, a new airport branch will separate near the A-13, with a stop in Technoparc Saint-Laurent before terminating at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. The other branch will follow an existing freight rail spur through Pointe-Claire, then follow the Quebec A-40 alignment just east of St-Jean Boulevard and continue through Kirkland before ending in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

In the city centre, three stations are being built to connect with existing Metro lines: McGill will connect with the Green Line,[13] Édouard-Montpetit will connect with the Blue Line,[13] and Bonaventure Gare Centrale will connect with the Orange Line.

REM system and stations with their originally proposed names

Rolling stock

Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent[32]
ManufacturerAlstom
AssemblySri City, Andhra Pradesh, India
Family nameMetropolis
Constructed2019–2021
Number built212 carriages (106 units)
Formation2-car units, 1–2 units per train
Capacity64 seated / 390 maximum (2-car unit)
DepotsCentre de remisage et de maintenance de Brossard
Specifications
Train length38.1 m (125 ft 0 in) per unit
Car length19.05 m (62 ft 6 in) over coupler faces
Width2.94 m (9 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Height3.9 m (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) (excluding pantograph)
Doors3 per side per car
Wheelbase
  • Bogie: 2,300 mm (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
  • 14,910 mm (48 ft 11 in) (between outer axles)
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Weight232 t (228 long tons; 256 short tons), 2 units
Axle load14.5 t (14.3 long tons; 16.0 short tons)
Traction motors4 × 185 kW (248 hp) each
Power output
  • 740 kW (990 hp) per car
  • 1,480 kW (1,980 hp) per unit
Electric system(s)Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ (one unit)
Braking system(s)Air
Safety system(s)Fully automated (GoA4)
Coupling systemDellner
SeatingLongitudinal
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
[33]

The Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent is a type of light metro train built by Alstom for the Réseau express métropolitain. Part of the Alstom Metropolis family, 106 two-car trains were built in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh in India. Trains will run as a single two-car train at quieter times, running as a four-car trainsets at rush hour.[34] The trains are fully automated (Grade of Automation 4), with no driver or attendant on board the train.[34]

Each two-car train seats 64, with standing capacity around 300. A four-car trainset can carry a maximum of 780 people at rush hour.[34][35] The external livery is white, grey, and bright green, matching the REM logo.[34]

The train has a large front window, allowing passengers to view from the front.[32] A dedicated space for wheelchair users is available, and the train will feature WiFi, air conditioning and heated floors.[32] CDPQ Infra is "confident that the trains ... will be able to withstand ... winter conditions", with trains featuring double glazing, ice scraping pantographs and heated automatic couplings.[36]

Compared to the Azur trains used on the Montreal Metro, the trains use steel wheels (rather than rubber tires), they are 17% wider, they are faster (with a top speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) on the Champlain Bridge) and fully automated.[35][32] However, the REM trains are shorter and can carry fewer passengers per trainset - noting that the REM has the ability to increase capacity to meet demand.[35][32] The REM trains are also exposed to the weather, unlike the fully underground Metro.

History

In April 2018, CDPQ Infra awarded a $2.8 billion contract to Alstom and SNC-Lavalin to deliver a driverless light metro including rolling stock and automatic signalling, as well as operation and maintenance for the line.[37] This contract included 212 Alstom Metropolis cars, forming 106 two-car trains.[37] Later that year, a consultation took place regarding the external design of the trains - with the Saint-Laurent design chosen, with front lights inspired by the Champlain Bridge.[34] The final design was unveiled in April 2019.[38]

Built at Alstom's Sri City plant in India, the trains were delivered to Montreal by boat, arriving in October 2020.[39] They were first unveiled by the in November 2020.[40][41] By November 2021, 37 of the 106 trains had been delivered and trains were undergoing testing.[42]

Stations

The REM will consist of 26 stations on three branches. Twelve of these stations are on the former suburban Deux-Montagnes line and will become part of the REM after being converted to rapid transit standards. Several have received new names since the project's inception.[43]

South Shore and Central section (all branches)

All stations on the main branch of the Réseau express métropolitain are projected to have a train frequency of 2.5 minutes during rush hour and every 5 minutes otherwise, both towards Brossard station and towards the three different branches.

Station Opening for REM[44] Opened Parking spots[43] Bike racks Connections
Brossard Q3 2023 2,950 50 RTL, Exo; 22 bus platforms
Du Quartier — 74 RTL; street stops only
Panama 700 200 Terminus Brossard-Panama; RTL and Exo; 31 bus platforms
Île-des-Soeurs — 20 STM; 4 bus platforms
Griffintown–Bernard-Landry TBD — — STM; street stops only
Central Station Q3 2023 1943 — —
McGill Q4 2024 1966 — — McGill, STM
Several other nearby connections via the RÉSO underground city.
Édouard-Montpetit 1988 — 30 Édouard-Montpetit, STM
Canora 1918 — 100 STM; street stops only
Ville-de-Mont-Royal 1918 — 60 STM; street stops only
Côte-de-Liesse Q4 2024 — 35 Mascouche line; STM; street stops only
Montpellier Q4 2024 1918 — 60 STM; street stops only
Du Ruisseau 1994 1,060 45 STM, STL; street stops only. In the future, 1 bus platform and street stops
Bois-Franc 1994 740 120 STM, STL; street stops only. In the future, 6 bus platforms and street stops

Deux-Montagnes branch

Stations on the Deux-Montagnes branch are projected to run every five minutes during rush hour, and every fifteen minutes otherwise.

Station Opening for REM[44] Opened Parking spots Bike racks Connections
Sunnybrooke Q4 2024 1994 400 40 STM; street stops only
Pierrefonds-Roxboro 1944 1,140 80 STM; 6 bus platforms and street stops
Île-Bigras 1995 45 20 STL (taxibus T26 only),[46]
Sainte-Dorothée 1995 975 45 STL; 6 bus platforms
Grand-Moulin 1925[47] 304[48] 44 Exo; street stops only
Deux-Montagnes 1995 1,256[49] 247 Exo; 6 bus platforms and street stops

Anse-à-l'Orme branch

The Anse-à-l'Orme (formerly Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue) branch of the Réseau express métropolitain is projected to run every ten minutes during rush hour, and every fifteen minutes otherwise.

Station Planned opening[44] Parking spots Bike racks Connections
Des Sources Q4 2024 500 20 STM; 1 bus platform and street stops
Fairview–Pointe-Claire 700 50 STM; 17 bus platforms
Kirkland 2,500 30 STM; 6 bus platforms
Anse-à-l'Orme 200 20 STM, Exo; 11 bus platforms

Airport branch

The Airport branch of the Réseau express métropolitain is projected to run every ten minutes during rush hour and every fifteen minutes otherwise.

Station Planned opening[44][50] Parking spots Bike racks Connections
Marie-Curie 2027[51] — 20 STM; street stops only
YUL–Montréal–Trudeau Airport — — Connection to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

Controversies

In a report prepared by the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) and released on 20 January 2017, the project was criticized for failing to provide crucial information on the project's financial model, environmental impact, as well as the impact on ridership levels throughout the public transit network across Montreal. Without such information, the BAPE declared that it was "premature to authorize the approval of this project".[52] The BAPE also stated that CDPQ Infra had not met its obligations for transparency, as it had failed to provide information in a timely fashion on the ridership levels of the REM's three branches.[52] The CDPQ Infra was also reproached for not studying the impact of the REM on existing public transit authorities.[52] CDPQ Infra was criticized for not being able to answer questions like how much tickets would cost, whether municipalities on the REM would themselves have to pay for the necessary infrastructure for access to it, and whether municipalities would also have to contribute to the REM's operation.[52]

A lawsuit filed by Coalition Climat further alleged that the REM project violated federalism for a lack of federal assessment of the potential harm to citizens' environmental rights by its potential contribution to noise pollution and urban heat islands. The lawsuit was dismissed by the Quebec Superior Court on 13 December 2017.[53]

Another controversy occurred in November 2019, when Montreal mayor Valerie Plante proposed naming Griffintown's REM station after controversial politician Bernard Landry, sparking a backlash from the city's Irish community.[54] As a compromise, the station was named Griffintown–Bernard-Landry, which still proved controversial.[55]

Proposed lines, stations, and extensions

On 20 May 2019, the Quebec government announced that it had requested CDPQi to study two REM extensions. One route would be nearly 20 km (12 mi) north to Carrefour Laval and the other nearly 30 km (19 mi) south to Chambly and St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.[56] The government also made a request to determine the best electrified transit system to be put in place for the East Island, with the possibility of it being a new REM line.[56] The proposal became the REM de l'Est Project.

Dorval station

The federal government requested the Canadian Infrastructure Bank study a possible extension of the REM to Dorval Exo train station and to Dorval Via Rail station to connect with Exo and Via Rail trains.[57] This station would be about a 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) extension from the Airport station. The STM bus station is located south of the CP, CN tracks and west of the Via Rail station.

Bridge-Bonaventure station

The city of Montreal requested two stations, instead of one station, at Bassin Peel.[58] The second station would be added between Île-des-Soeurs and Griffintown–Bernard-Landry stations.[59]

REM de l'Est

The "REM de l'Est" was a planned second REM line which would have been 32 km (20 mi) long. Announced in 2020,[60][61] it would have used the existing REM technology but not be connected directly to the first section of the network.

Beginning a few blocks east of Boulevard Robert-Bourassa (and therefore from Central Station), the line would have run east on an elevated guideway along Boulevard René-Lévesque and Rue Notre-Dame until Rue St-Clément, where it would have turned north and split into two branches:

The REM de l'Est would have added 23 new stations.

In May 2022, the project was abandoned[62] and, as of mid-2023, still nothing is known about its eventual replacement, which is under study, except that it is to be named Projet structurant de l’Est (PSE) instead of REM.[63]

South Shore "REM 2.0" branch

In partnership with the City of Longueuil and the Municipality of Brossard, the Quebec government announced an extension of the REM through the South Shore of Montreal. This branch has been referred to as "REM 2.0" and is planned to connect the existing REM line at Terminus Panama to the Montreal metro at Terminus Longueuil.[64] The REM 2.0 would follow the axis of Taschereau Boulevard for much of its length, superseding earlier proposals for an electric tramway, the "East–West Electric Line" (Lien électrique est–ouest or LÉEO),[65] to connect these transit hubs. The Quebec government suggested that this REM line could ultimately continue in either direction to the municipalities of Châteauguay and Boucherville respectively.[66]

See also

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