Vaudreuil-Hudson line
| Vaudreuil–Hudson Line | |||
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An inbound train at Vendôme Station.
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| System | Agence métropolitaine de transport | ||
| Locale | Greater Montreal | ||
| Termini |
Lucien-L'Allier Station Vaudreuil, Hudson |
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| Stations | 18 | ||
| Daily ridership | 17,000 (2016) | ||
| Ridership | 3,794,000 (2016) | ||
| Line number | VH | ||
| Website | AMT - Vaudreuil-Hudson line | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1887 | ||
| Operator(s) | Canadian Pacific Railway | ||
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| Line length | 64.2 km (39.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Vaudreuil–Hudson line (formerly the Dorion–Rigaud 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 Vaudreuil–Hudson Line was originally established in 1887 as a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) passenger service. It was transferred to Société de transport de Montréal (STCUM) on October 1, 1982. It was refurbished between 1982 and 1990. On January 1, 1996, it was transferred to the AMT.
There are 13 inbound and 14 outbound departures each weekday.
This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Hudson to the west of the Island of Montreal. With the completion of a new Intermodal station in Vaudreuil, all trains that used to end in Dorion, now end in Vaudreuil.
The line offers frequent peak-hour service (roughly every 15-20 minutes) to or from Vaudreuil. Outside of rush hours and on weekends, service is approximately every two to five hours. There is only one weekday round trip from the Hudson terminus. This is the only line in Montreal to offer semi-express service; reverse peak trains do not stop at certain smaller stations.
The trains are owned and managed by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, and operated by Canadian Pacific.
Service on this line started in 1887. Service began with local stops between Montreal and Rigaud being added to trains running between Montreal and Ottawa. Over time, as the population of the western part of the Island of Montreal increased, Canadian Pacific established a dedicated commuter service with several stops on the Island of Montreal and off the western tip of the Island. Over the past 50 years, service patterns on the line have not changed all that much. The average number of weekday round trips has hovered around 12, with weekend and holiday service averaging 3 or 4 trips depending on whether the day is Saturday or Sunday.
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