Plan your trip: REM planned service disruptions in 2025
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We pass a number of milestones in 2025, on the way to commissioning the next network service. Here we present the main construction stages coming up, their effects on REM service between Brossard Station and Gare Centrale, and the bus shuttles in service during service interruptions.
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2025 service interruption schedule
January 2025: Finalization of systems installation and connection work at Mount Royal Tunnel
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Early network closure Last train leaves Gare Centrale at 11:30 p.m. |
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Late network opening First train in both directions at 1:45 p.m. |
Effects :
- Friday: network closes at around 11:00 p.m. (last train from Gare Centrale at 11:30 p.m./last train from Brossard Station at 11:10 p.m.)
- Saturday:
— Network opens at 1:45 p.m.
— Network closes at around 11:00 p.m. (last train from Gare Centrale at 11:30 p.m./last train from Brossard Station at 11:10 p.m.) - Sunday: network opens at 1:45 p.m.
February to the end of March 2025: transfer of all systems to the Brossard control centre
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Entire network closed |
Effects:
- Saturday and Sunday: entire network closed.
Spring 2025: network testing period
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Entire network closed |
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Early network closure Last train leaves Gare Centrale at 8:40 p.m. |
Effects:
Network opening hours during weekdays are not affected.
- Weekdays: network closes at around 8:30 p.m. (last train from Gare Centrale at 8:40 p.m./last train from Brossard at 8:20 p.m.).
- Saturday and Sunday: entire network closed.
Bus shuttles and their frequencies will be confirmed at a later date.
To deal with expected higher traffic for the Grand Prix du Canada, the REM will be on its regular schedule on June 13, 14 and 15.
The above schedule depends on project progress and are subject to change.
Summer 2025: network-wide testing period
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Entire network closure |
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Early network closure Last train leaves Gare Centrale at 8:40 p.m. Last train leaves Brossard Station at 8:20 p.m. |
Depending on how the tests go, the entire network will be closed for 4 to 6 weeks this summer. The schedule above is subject to change depending on how the project progresses. It will be confirmed before the system closure.
Effects:
- Entire network closed for 4–8 weeks
Bus shuttles and their frequencies will be confirmed at a later date.
Fall 2025: Dry runs and commissioning
No effect expected
The last testing phase is for dry runs. The REM is run as if it were in service at the same frequency as in the regular schedule, but without passengers. Dry runs are an opportunity to test that control and safety systems are working properly and serve as a kind of dress rehearsal for rider support teams before the line is in service.
Dry runs will not affect the section of the network between Brossard Station and Gare Centrale. Passengers coming from Brossard will have to get off at Gare Centrale and the train will continue on and join the testing. When the section of the network doing dry runs is ready for commissioning, we can open the next stations.