Parts of the REM Network Briefly Out Service

REM users fuming over recent service interruptions, Alstom promises improvements

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Parts of the REM network briefly out service

Two days after the West Island branch of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) opened to the public, a portion of the new section experienced its first breakdown.

REM West Island Extension Opens, Expanding Montreal Automated Rail Network

The expansion adds four stations and extends Montreal’s automated REM network deeper into the region with a new all-electric transit service.

New branch of Montreal’s REM now open

The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) reached another major milestone this Monday, May 18, with the commissioning of the Anse-à-l’Orme branch, marking the arrival of the REM in Montréal’s West Island. The Anse-à-l’Orme branch, which extends the REM by 14 kilometres and adds four new stations, located in the cities of Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue,  becomes the first high-frequency, high-capacity transit system to serve thi…

REM West Island branch opens

The REM West Island Branch is officially open. The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) offered free rides May 16 and 17 ahead of the official opening of the Anse-à-l’Orme branch on May 18, giving residents across the West Island an opportunity…

New REM branch faces first outage

The new branch of the REM experienced its first outage Wednesday. It lasted 45 minutes. The metro’s green line was also down for more than an hour around the same time. I took the Anse-à-l’Orme line eastward Wednesday, and have to say it’s clearly meeting a need. The parking lot at Anse was full, and the train, while not jammed to the doors, was standing room only all the way to Édouard‑Montpetit.