Etiket: REM
Life, the city | Solar Uniquartier in Brossard: urban life thanks to the REM
Our journalist travels around Greater Montreal to talk about people, events or places that make the heart of their neighborhood beat. Posted at 1:23 a.m. Updated at 12:00 p.m. “Yesterday,…
Report of REM antennas | “We are going to go as quickly as we can”
CDPQ Infra assures that its teams will move “as quickly” as possible to minimize the postponement to 2025 of the northern and western branches of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM).…
REM trains will be shorter on weekends and public holidays
Starting Sunday, Réseau express métropolitain (REM) trains that run between Brossard and Central Station in Montreal will be shorter and will have two cars instead of four on weekends and…
From 4 to 2 cars | REM trains will be shorter on weekends and public holidays
Réseau express métropolitain (REM) trains will soon be smaller on weekends and public holidays, going from four to two cars, with the aim of reducing energy consumption and limiting wear…
Transfer between the REM and the metro | The shortcut will be open on Friday
A shortcut that should allow many users to save transfer time between the metro and the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) will finally open its doors this Friday in downtown Montreal.…
Several projects, including the REM station at Montreal-Trudeau airport, are difficult to justify
In Quebec, public transportation projects are undermined by a lack of planning. In addition to being expensive, they do not necessarily meet real travel needs, notes Jacques Roy, professor at…
REM service interrupted
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) service is currently interrupted for an indefinite period. Published at 9:09 a.m. In a brief message on X, the REM simply indicates that the situation…
CDPQ Infra has difficulty explaining the long REM outage during the storm
Following the outage that paralyzed the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) on Wednesday evening, CDPQ Infra cannot explain why the power supply could not be quickly restored. At no time was…
Weather | Strong winds cause breakdowns, REM users stranded
Strong winds cause power outages in several regions of Quebec on Wednesday, a few hours after a new heat record was broken in Montreal. Users of the Réseau express métropolitain…
REM users stuck on the Champlain Bridge for hours
After the mild weather at the start of the week, the weather took a turn for the worse in Quebec, with rain and violent winds causing tens of thousands of…
REM for a fraction of the price
A more expensive vehicle is not necessarily more reliable. Talk to Land Rover buyers… and to users of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM). However, by train as by car, there…
REM: responsibility and monopoly | The Press
In addition to technical glitches which can still be attributed to a running-in period, the REM has two big problems: its monopoly and its responsibility. Posted at 7:00 p.m. The…
REM on the South Shore | CDPQ Infra “can’t do everything at the same time” says Guilbault
(Quebec) At the same time that Quebec has just given her the mandate to review the tramway project, Minister Geneviève Guilbault affirms that CDPQ Infra has too much on its…
CDPQ Infra withdraws from the REM extension project on the South Shore
Busy managing the problems of repeated breakdowns of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) between Brossard and downtown Montreal, CDPQ Infra has decided to withdraw from the project to extend the…
South Shore | CDPQ Infra withdraws from the REM extension on Taschereau Boulevard
The subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CDPQ Infra, is withdrawing from the project to extend the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) on the South Shore, a route…
CDPQ Infra withdraws from the REM extension on the South Shore
The subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CDPQ Infra, is withdrawing from the project to extend the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) on the South Shore, a route…
The REM will have to improve, says Quebec
In the wake of the repeated service shutdowns that occurred last week and the confusion surrounding communications with users, Quebec judges that the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) service must improve.…
Repeated breakdowns | The REM will have to do better quickly, insists Quebec
After four technical incidents in four days, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) must improve quickly, demands the Legault government. The light rail manager concedes that several “problems” must be resolved.…
REM: service interruption for the fourth time in a row
A fourth problem in four days paralyzed the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) on Saturday, between the Panama and Île-des-Sœurs stations. The warming temperature has indeed caused ice to fall on…
Exasperated, REM users throw in the towel and turn to the car
Exasperated by the service interruptions that they consider too frequent – including a major breakdown last Wednesday – and frustrated by repeatedly arriving late for work, many users of the…