An outbound train on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line
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Overview | |||
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Locale | Greater Montreal | ||
Transit type |
Commuter rail Express bus service |
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Number of lines | 6 | ||
Number of stations | 61 rail (2 planned) 19 bus |
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Daily ridership | 89,600 (all modes) - 83,100 (train) - 6,500 (bus) |
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Annual ridership | 21,109,600 (2016) | ||
Chief executive | Marieke Tremblay | ||
Headquarters | 700 rue de la Gauchetière, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Website | rtm.quebec | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | June 1, 2017 | ||
Operator(s) | Bombardier Transportation | ||
Reporting marks | RTM | ||
Host railroads |
Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Réseau de transport métropolitain |
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Number of vehicles | 50 locomotives 206 coaches |
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The Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM; English: Metropolitan Transportation Network) (reporting mark RTM) is a public transit system in the Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River. It was created on June 1, 2017 by the Loi 76 (English: Bill 76) and took over from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. The RTM operates Montreal's commuter rail and metropolitan bus services, and is the second busiest such system in Canada after Toronto's GO Transit.
RTM's territory spans 63 municipalities and one native reserve, 13 regional county municipalities, and 3 transit authorities. It serves a population of approximately 4.1 million people who make more than 750,000 trips daily in the 4,258.97 km2 (1,644.40 sq mi) area radiating from Montreal.
RTM's mandate includes the operation of Montreal's commuter rail service, which links the downtown core with communities as far west as Hudson, as far east as Mont-Saint-Hilaire, and as far north as Saint-Jérôme and metropolitan buses formerly operated by local operators.