Mascouche Line (AMT)
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Outbound train at Mont-Royal Station
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| System | Agence métropolitaine de transport | ||
| Locale | Greater Montreal | ||
| Termini |
Central Station Mascouche |
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| Stations | 13 | ||
| Daily ridership | 5,000 (2014) | ||
| Line number | MA | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | December 1, 2014 | ||
| Operator(s) | CN Montrain Division | ||
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| Line length | 52 km (32 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Mascouche line (also known as Eastern Train line (French: Train de l'Est)) is a commuter rail 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 transportation services across this region.
Commuter service on part of the line was operated by the Canadian National Railway from 1946 until 1968. The AMT resumed passenger service on the line December 1, 2014.
This line was announced in a press conference on March 17, 2006, and follows a major campaign by the residents of eastern Montréal and the north-eastern suburbs to restore commuter rail service.
The 51-kilometre (32 mi) line uses the Mount Royal Tunnel and Canadian National track from Montreal's Central Station to Repentigny. New track was built from Repentigny to Terrebonne along the Quebec Autoroute 640, before turning alongside the former Canadian Pacific (now the Chemins de Fer Québec-Gatineau) line at Mascouche. The journey time between Mascouche and downtown Montreal is 61 minutes.
Originally estimated at $300 million and expected to open in 2008, the line costed $670 million and opened in 2014. It has 13 stops (10 new, three existing) and offers 8 departures in each direction per weekday, mainly during rush-hour.
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