Saint-Lambert station in

Saint-Lambert, Quebec Saint-Lambert () is a city (french: ville) in southwestern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Montreal. It is part of the Urban agglomeration of Longueuil of the Montérégie administrative region. It ...

, Canada, serves

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and

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, and RTL buses. It is located at 329 Saint-Denis Ave. at the corner of Victoria Ave. The station is served by two

lines: the ''

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'' and Ottawa-Quebec City ''Corridor'' service, and one

train, the '' Adirondack'', which links to

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. It is also used by Exo for

service on the

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. There are four local buses routes stopping at this station. The station was staffed by VIA Rail ticket agents until October 25, 2012. Since then, it has been unstaffed, but the station building is open before and after train arrival and departure times, to serve as a shelter for waiting passengers. It is not

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-accessible. It is in ARTM fare zone B, and has 320 parking spaces. Prior to the reform of the ARTM's fare system in July 2022, it was in zone 3. The station serves as the Via Rail station for nearby

Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...

, which does not have an intercity rail station of its own. In 2012, plans were announced for the ''Adirondack'' to bypass the station entirely in the near future, following the opening of a new

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preclearance facility at Montreal's

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. Under this scenario, Saint-Lambert would be dropped from the ''Adirondack'' route to expedite scheduling. As of March 2017, the

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had passed the necessary legislation and the

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was considering it.

Bus connections

References

External links

RTM station page

{{Urban agglomeration of Longueuil Exo commuter rail stations Via Rail stations in Quebec Amtrak stations in Canada Transport in Saint-Lambert, Quebec Buildings and structures in Saint-Lambert, Quebec Railway stations in Montérégie Railway stations in Canada opened in 2000