Candiac Line (AMT)
| Candiac Line | |||
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A train at Lucien-L'Allier Station.
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| System | Agence métropolitaine de transport | ||
| Locale | Greater Montreal | ||
| Termini |
Lucien-L'Allier Station Candiac |
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| Stations |
8 (1 under construction) |
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| Daily ridership | 4,600 (2014) | ||
| Ridership | 1,077,300 (2014) | ||
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| Opened | 1887 | ||
| Operator(s) | Canadian Pacific Railway | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 25.6 km (15.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
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The Candiac line is a commuter railway line in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport services across this region.
The Candiac Line was originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between 1887 and 1980. The AMT resumed passenger service on this line in 2001.
There are 9 inbound and 9 outbound trains each weekday.
This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Candiac, on Montreal's South Shore.
The line offers nine departures every weekday towards Montreal and nine return trips to Candiac every weekday. Most departures are during rush hour, but three are offered during off-peak hours in each direction.
Service started on September 4, 2001 with 2 round trips every day. One trainset was used for both departures. In September 2003, service was increased to 4 round trips per day and a second trainset was used. Service was extended to Candiac in 2005. In 2009, two additional departures were added in each direction with leased trainsets being used until new locomotives and rolling stock is received.
Service on the line was suspended from February 17, 2006 to March 9, 2006 after the derailment of 6 Canadian Pacific freight cars on February 17. The freight cars derailed on the Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge used by the train service. This was one of the longest disruptions in train service for the AMT. High winds were a factor in that derailment. In September 2013 CP banned AMT's multilevel coaches from the bridge during high wind conditions (85 km/h or more), deeming them potentially unstable in such conditions. Since then AMT has used only its single-level 700 series coaches on this line.
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