Lucien-L'Allier station is a commuter rail terminal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the terminal for Exo's Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, and Candiac lines. Lucien-L'Allier is in ARTM fare zone A.[2] It is one of the two downtown terminals for Montreal commuter trains, the other being Montreal Central Station.
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| Location | 1290 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2S2[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°29′43″N 73°34′11″W / 45.49528°N 73.56972°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Exo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bus operators | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Orange Line at Lucien-L'Allier | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | None[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Forbidden[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 18, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019[3] | 2,072,400 Vaudreuil-Hudson 751,300 Saint-Jérôme 598,800 Candiac 3,422,500 Total (Exo) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Origin of name
editLucien L'Allier station takes its name from the nearby Lucien L'Allier Montreal Metro station. This station is in turn named for rue Lucien-L'Allier, the original name of which, rue de l'Aqueduc, was changed in order to commemorate Lucien L'Allier, chief engineer for the initial network of the Montreal Metro and for the construction of Saint Helen's Island and Île Notre-Dame for Expo 67.
Originally, the terminus of the commuter rail line was the monumental Windsor Station (Gare Windsor), which was also the headquarters of Canadian Pacific Railway until it moved to Calgary in 1996. This station was separated from the rails by the construction of the Molson Centre (now Bell Centre), which integrated a new commuter railway terminal. Originally called Terminus Windsor, this new terminal was renamed Gare Lucien-L'Allier to reduce confusion with the original Windsor Station, which still exists but is no longer a railway station.
Station Closure and Repairs
editOn 12 February 2024, Exo announced that this station will be closed starting 1 April 2024 for repair works to bring it up to modern standards.[4] It will repair the existing platforms and add canopies above them. Following the closure, the Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, and Candiac lines will be affected. The Vaudreuil-Hudson and Candiac lines will shorten service to Vendôme Station, whereas service on the Saint-Jérôme line will be shortened to Parc Station, although some trains will continue go on to Montréal-Ouest Station.
Service for Lucien L'Allier Station is expected to resume in fall 2024 for the Vaudreuil-Hudson line, and spring 2025 for the Saint-Jérôme and Candiac lines.
Location
editThe station is located at 1290 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal (the street was formerly called Rue de la Gauchetière), near the historic Windsor Station, and is connected by an enclosed walkway to Lucien-L'Allier Metro station.
Terminus Lucien-L'Allier is the eastern end of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Westmount Subdivision.
Connections
editSTM bus routes
editFor STM bus routes see Lucien-L'Allier (Montreal Metro)[1]
Metro stations
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Gare Lucien-L'Allier
- ^ a b "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
- ^ "Exo". exo.quebec. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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