Montpellier station (RTM)

Montpellier was a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Montpellier
Location465 boul. de la Côte-Vertu,[1]
Montreal, Quebec
Coordinates45°31′29″N 73°40′19″W
Operated byRéseau de transport métropolitain
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
ParkingNone[1]
Bicycle facilities14 spaces[1]
Other information
Fare zone1
WebsiteMontpellier station (RTM)
History
Opened1918
Electrified25 kV AC 60 Hz catenary
Previous namesVertu
Traffic
Passengers (2019[2])590,400 (Exo)
Services
Preceding station REM Following station
Du Ruisseau
toward Deux-Montagnes, L'Anse-à-l'Orme or Airport
 Réseau express métropolitain
Opens 2022
 Côte-de-Liesse
toward Brossard
Former services
Preceding station Exo Following station
Du Ruisseau
toward Deux-Montagnes
 Deux-Montagnes Mont-Royal
toward Central Station

It was served by the Deux-Montagnes line until 2020 and will be served by Réseau express métropolitain beginning in 2022.

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. The name of the street probably refers to Montpellier in France. The station was also supposed to be renamed to Saint-Laurent but wasn't, in order to avoid confusion with the Saint-Laurent 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
No.[1] and Route Name Service Times Route Map Schedule
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu All-Day Map Schedule
128 Ville-Saint-Laurent All-Day Map Schedule
171 Henri-Bourassa All-Day Map Schedule
378 Sauvé/Côte Vertu/Mtl-Trudeau Overnight Map Schedule
380 Henri-Bourassa Overnight Map Schedule

References
  1. Montpellier (RTM)
  2. Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.


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