Lucien-L'Allier (AMT)

  • Railway Montreal -Hudson
  • Railway Montreal -Saint- Jérôme
  • Railway Montreal - Candiac

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The Gare Lucien- L'Allier is behind the Gare Centrale is the second most important railway station of Montreal. It was opened as a replacement for the neighboring Gare Windsor, after it was cut off in 1993 due to the construction of the ice hockey stadium Centre Bell of the rail network. From the train station provides commuter trains exclusively the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT).

History

→ See also: Gare Windsor # History

By 1993, the trains ran from Gare Windsor, the former main railway station of the Canadian Pacific Railway. After the passenger transport sectors of the CPR and the Canadian National Railway competitive society by the state railway company VIA Rail had been taken over, this led gradually all train together at the Gare Centrale CN Central Station. Was shut down permanently the Gare Windsor in 1993, when they started on the track field with the construction of the ice hockey stadium Centre Bell. As a replacement was then, affiliated to the Centre Bell, started the construction of a new station head. Originally, the name of the new station Terminus Windsor should read, but because of the risk of confusion has with the old train station, although it has no train connections, but about access to the subway, the Underground City, the Bell Centre and also to the new station, was placed in line with the adjacent road determines the name Gare Lucien- L'Allier. L' Allier was the chief engineer of the Montreal Metro. 1996 was the station go with the line to Hudson in operation, the trains to Saint- Jérôme and Candiac then followed in 1999 and 2001. Followed in 2008 by a refurbishment of the entrance hall.

Traffic

From the station, only local trains run according to the AMT Hudson, Saint- Jérôme and Candiac. Until Montréal Ouest train station they operate bundled. The station is part of a device connected to the underground city transport hub, which also includes the Metro Station and the bus terminal Terminus Centre-ville. In addition, direct communication paths exist to the main station and metro station Bonaventure.

Future

  • It is checked instead of Lucien- L'Allier to move the AMT trains from Saint- Jérôme to Gare Centrale, to speed up the travel time. So far, the track umkurvte ago Mont Royal from the north, the new trains would be led by the Mont -Royal tunnel.
  • The AMT plans to connect to the Airport Pierre- Elliott Trudeau to be implemented between 2013 and 2015. However, it is not clear yet whether the trains will move to the Gare Centrale or Gare Lucien- L'Allier.
Central Station (Montreal) Windsor Station (Montreal) Candiac, Quebec Terminus Centre-Ville (AMT) Bonaventure (Montreal Metro) Mount Royal
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