Montpellier station (REM)

Montpellier station is a future Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station, expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. It is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Until May 2020, the station was a commuter rail station operated by Exo on the Deux-Montagnes line.

Montpellier
Montpellier station platform before reconstruction
General information
Location	465 Boulevard de la Côte Vertu^[1] Montreal, Quebec Canada
Coordinates	45°31′29″N 73°40′19″W / 45.52472°N 73.67194°W / 45.52472; -73.67194
Operated by	CDPQ Infra
Line(s)	REM main line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	60 rack spaces^[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
Website	rem.info/en/stations/montpellier
History
Opened	1918 (1918)
Closed	May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
Rebuilt	Q4 2024 (REM)
Previous names	Vertu
Passengers
2019^[3]	590,400 (Exo)
Future services
Preceding station REM Following station Du Ruisseau toward Deux-Montagnes, Anse-à-l'Orme or Airport Réseau express métropolitain Côte-de-Liesse toward Brossard
Former services Preceding station Exo Following station Du Ruisseau toward Deux-Montagnes Deux-Montagnes Mont-Royal toward Central Station

Origin of name

Prior to the modernization of the Deux-Montagnes line, between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Vertu because of its location on Côte-Vertu Boulevard. One of the reasons the name was changed was to avoid confusion with the Côte-Vertu metro station, which opened in 1986. The current name, Montpellier, comes from the name of a nearby street and shopping mall. Another option for a station name was Saint-Laurent, but this was not chosen in order to avoid confusion with the existing Saint-Laurent Montreal metro station.

Location

The station is located at 465 Côte-Vertu Boulevard in Saint-Laurent between the intersections of Côte-Vertu/Jules-Poitras Boul. and of Côte-Vertu/Muir St.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu
128 Saint-Laurent
171 Henri-Bourassa
378 Sauvé/YUL Aéroport
380 Henri-Bourassa

References

1. Montpellier (RTM)
2. "Montpellier Station". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
3. Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare Montpellier.

• Montpellier Commuter Train Station Information (RTM)
• Montpellier Commuter Train Station Schedule (RTM)