Repentigny-Mascouche Line (AMT)
| Mascouche Line | |||
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Outbound train at Mont-Royal Station
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| System | Réseau de transport métropolitain | ||
| Locale | Greater Montreal | ||
| Termini |
Central Station Mascouche |
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| Stations | 13 | ||
| Daily ridership | 7,400 (2016) | ||
| Ridership | 1,650,300 (2016) | ||
| Line number | MA | ||
| Website | RTM - Mascouche line | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | December 1, 2014 | ||
| Operator(s) | Bombardier | ||
| Technical | |||
| 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 is a commuter railway line in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM), the umbrella organization that integrates and coordinates public transport services across this region.
Commissioned on December 1st, 2014 by he RTM's predecessor agency, the Agence Métropolitaine de transport (AMT), the Montréal Region's 6th commuter train line required the construction of 10 new train stations, several civil engineering structures and 13 km of new railway track.
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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