1. Latest Update of REM:

Time line of REM:

Phase 1- April 2016: The REM is presented for the first time

April 22, 2016: CDPQ Infra presented the REM to the public, for the very first time. A look back at 5 years of change and progress in a project that is coming to fruition.

Phase 2- November 2016: Downtown stations confirmed.

On November 25, 2016, a commitment from Caisse Desjardins, the Quebec Government and Ville de Montréal allowed confirmation of the construction of three stations: Édouard-Montpetit, McGill and previously called Bassin Peel station, in Griffintown.

Phase 3 – 2018 – Confirmation of selected consortia and groundbreaking

In February 2018, as the two consortia (NouvLR and GPMM) that will build and operate the project were confirmed, the REM logo was presented to the public for the first time.

On April 12, 2018, construction was launched with a groundbreaking ceremony. Construction began on the South Shore, on the Deux-Montagne’s branch and at Édouard-Montpetit.

2019: Work gets underway

First stations started at South shore.

Phase 4- 2020: Station names confirmed.

In February 2020, the station toponymy became official. Eight stations would change their names:

• Rive-Sud Station became the Brossard Station
• Mont-Royal Station became the Ville-de-Mont-Royal Station
• Correspondance A40 Station became the Côte-de-Liesse Station
• Technoparc Station became the Marie-Curie Station
• Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau Station became the YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau Station
• Roxboro-Pierrefonds Station became the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Station
• Pointe-Claire Station became the Fairview-Pointe-Claire Station
• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Station became the Anse-à-l’Orme Station

Phase 5: 2020: Griffintown-Bernard-Landry Station unveiled.

In the summer of 2020, the Bassin Peel Station was renamed the Griffintown Bernard-Landry Station, and its location was made official. The following map became the final map for the REM project:

1 year anniversary of REM grand opening to the public- July 31st, 2023!

On July 31, 2023, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) opened five stations and welcomed its first passengers on board.

The five REM stations from Brossard station to Gare Centrale station (excluding Griffintown-Bernard-Landry station) are in service.

Dynamic testing for the REM arrives in Montréal

A new segment has been added to the dynamic testing zone on the North Shore. Starting on August 7, 2024, REM cars will gradually run along the tracks between Sainte-Dorothée station in Laval and Du Ruisseau station at the boundary of the Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville boroughs.

2. The other city projects:

Comming soon…