www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\nIt was almost a generation in the making but the Train de l\u2019Est<\/i> is getting set to roll into town. <\/p>\n
The Agence m\u00e9tropolitaine de transport<\/i> (AMT) inaugurated a long awaited train stop last week.<\/p>\n
Local MNAs and mayors showed up to cut the ribbon at the St. L\u00e9onard-Montr\u00e9al Nord station straddling those boroughs, and tout the benefits the long-awaited\u2014and increasingly expensive\u2014train will bring to their communities. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe service will greatly improve the quality of life for citizens of Jeanne Mance\u2013Viger\u201d said MNA Filomena Rotiroti, \u201cby enabling them to dramatically reduce travel time to downtown Montreal. <\/p>\n
The first passengers will step foot on the train Dec. 1, and the trip from St. L\u00e9onard\u2019s northern limit to downtown Montreal is expected to take 25 minutes, a dramatic reduction from the grueling morning rush hour commute from the East-End borough. <\/p>\n
The launch of the St. L\u00e9onard-Montr\u00e9al Nord station brings the Mascouche-to-downtown line\u2019s work to 91 percent completion. The line will see eight peak and eight off-peak departures daily from its northeastern terminus, with stops in Terrebonne and Repentigny before hitting the island of Montreal. <\/p>\n
The station, just north of Grandes Prairies, offers a drop-off site, 14 bicycle racks and parking for 175 cars. Five STM buses service the station, one of 10 new stations joining Canora in Mount Royal and Central Station downtown.<\/p>\n
Montreal Nord borough Mayor Gilles Deguire said the new station represents more than just a quick new way to get downtown. \u201cWe hope to revitalize industry by the arrival of new businesses and light manufacturing. Better public transportation is one more tool we have to make to woo these new industries and attract new employees.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Train de l\u2019Est<\/i> is expected to carry 5,500 passengers over its 52 km line each rush hour, almost a third of who\u2014according to AMT studies\u2014currently use their cars. The train\u2019s cost is pegged at $671.4 million\u2014plus a $90 million reserve\u2014up significantly from its 2006 price tag of $435 million when it finally got the go-ahead from the province, which will pick up three-quarters of the tab.
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