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Saint-Jérôme (also designated exo2, formerly known as Blainville–Saint-Jérôme) is a commuter railway line in
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,
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,
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. It is operated by
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, the organization that operates
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services across this region. The Saint-Jérôme line was operated by the
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(CPR) between 1882 and 1981. The line was not active until Exo's predecessor agency, the Agence Métropolitaine de transport (AMT), resumed passenger service in 1997. There are 14 inbound and 14 outbound departures each weekday. There are six departures on Saturday and Sunday, although these trains terminate at
De La Concorde station De la Concorde station is an intermodal transit station in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It serves the Montreal Metro's Orange Line (Montreal Metro), Orange Line and connects to Exo (public transit), Exo's Saint-Jérôme line, Saint-Jérôme commuter rai ...
with connection to De La Concorde Metro station, instead of continuing to Parc or Lucien-L'Allier Station.


Overview

This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in
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with
Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the Montreal of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the ...
, on Montreal's North Shore. More than 2000
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spaces are available for commuters. The line offers 14 inbound and outbound trains per day on weekdays and 6 inbound and outbound trains per day on weekends and civic holidays. The frequency of service is 25–45 minutes during rush hour and every one to two hours outside of rush hour. , all weekday trains terminate at or originate from Lucien-L'Allier station, except for three inbound and three outbound trains daily which terminate or originate at Parc station. On weekends, all trains terminate and originate at
De La Concorde station De la Concorde station is an intermodal transit station in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It serves the Montreal Metro's Orange Line (Montreal Metro), Orange Line and connects to Exo (public transit), Exo's Saint-Jérôme line, Saint-Jérôme commuter rai ...
. Today, more than 14,000 people ride the line daily.


History


CP Service

The line between Montreal and Saint-Jérôme was built in 1876 by the
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(QMOO), which was owned by the Government of Quebec. In 1881, it was sold to Canadian Pacific along with the line on the north shore of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, between Quebec City and Ottawa. CP operated Le petit train du nord, the Ottawa train via Lachute, the Quebec train via Trois-Rivières as well as the Sainte-Thérèse RDC train along this route between 1882 and 1979. P'tit Train du Nord formerly extended northwards beyond Saint-Jerome, into the ski hills of the Laurentians, once extending to Mont-Laurier


AMT Service

The Montreal–Blainville line was originally opened in July 1997 and was supposed to serve commuters during the construction on the Marius Dufresne Bridge. In its early stages of life, the AMT Blainville train was composed of a GP9 locomotive and four Canadian Vickers Gallery Coaches. Although it offered only three departures per day (two peak, one reverse peak), it instantly became very successful. In 1997, there were only four stations: Blainville, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Martin, and
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(now Parc). The stations were merely wooden platforms with gravel parking lots; not too much money was spent because the line was not supposed to become permanent. Service increased in September 1997 to six departures per day (four peak, two reverse peak) and stations were added at Sainte-Rose and Henri-Bourassa (now Bois-de-Boulogne), the line had become permanent. The
Rosemère station Rosemère station is a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Rosemère, Quebec, Canada. It is served by the Saint-Jérôme line Saint-Jérôme (also designated exo2, formerly known as Blainville–Saint-Jérôme) is a commuter railway li ...
at
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was built in 1998. To make the operation successful, buses were used to carry passengers from areas around the stations in Blainville and Sainte-Thérèse. These buses came from the CIT des Basses-Laurentides (now
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). In
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, STCUM (now STM) buses were used from the Jean-Talon Station to downtown Montreal ( Guy-Concordia) metro station (The 935 Trainbus Blainville / Centreville). In 1999, the STCUM had problems with a number of buses in their
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LFS fleet, pulling them off the roads completely. To cope with the situation the AMT decided to extend the service from Parc metro directly downtown to
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(now Lucien-L'Allier Terminus). A little later, a stop was added at the currently-existing Vendôme station. In late 2003, a stop was added at Montréal-Ouest. Trains previously passed through the station without stopping. Following the collapse of the De la Concorde overpass in Laval in October 2006, the AMT opened the temporary station Vimont on Bellerose Boulevard in anticipation of increased ridership. The AMT also leased eight bilevel coaches and one F59PH
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from
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to allow for additional trains in the short term. In November the highway was re-opened, and the leased train set was returned to GO Transit, but the Vimont station became a permanent stop on the line. On January 8, 2007, the line was extended from Blainville to
Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the Montreal of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the ...
, the new Chabanel station was also opened, and a new schedule was released. As a result, only 10 round trips are made per day, instead of 11. On April 28, 2007, along with the opening of the metro to Laval, the
De La Concorde station De la Concorde station is an intermodal transit station in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It serves the Montreal Metro's Orange Line (Montreal Metro), Orange Line and connects to Exo (public transit), Exo's Saint-Jérôme line, Saint-Jérôme commuter rai ...
was opened. The Saint-Martin station was closed because of its proximity to De La Concorde. In 2013, work was completed to double the track between
Sainte-Rose station Sainte-Rose station is a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It is served by the Saint-Jérôme line Saint-Jérôme (also designated exo2, formerly known as Blainville–Saint-Jérôme) is a commuter railway line ...
and Saint-Martin Junction and install
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(ATC) between Parc station and the end of the line in Saint-Jérôme. Various upgrading at different stations is ongoing and will be complete by November 2013. The $50-million project allowed for the addition of six weekday departures on August 5, 2013.


RTM service

On June 1, 2017, the AMT was dissolved and replaced by two new governing bodies, the
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(ARTM) and the
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(RTM). The RTM took over all former AMT services, including this line, and changed its name to Exo in May 2018. Construction on a new station, Mirabel, began in 2019. Initially scheduled for completion in 2020, it was opened on January 4, 2021. This station is lodged between Blainville and Saint-Jérôme, and was built in order to better serve residents of the area.


Future projects

The ARTM is currently considering the following future projects:Programme triennal d'immobilisations
(in French only) * The ARTM is planning a station in
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at the current site of the Outremont Yards. The
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purchased the land and plans to convert the rail yards into a new campus in Montréal. The project is currently under study by the City of Montréal and the ARTM. No timeline has been given. * The ARTM is studying improving access to its Blainville and Sainte-Thérèse train stations as well as doubling the railway between Sainte-Rose and Sainte-Thérèse, which includes work to double the track over a bridge.


Stations

There are 14 stations on the Saint-Jérôme Line:


Notes

The Saint-Jérôme Line operates over the following
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subdivisions: * Saint-Luc Jct and Outremont are not passenger stops.
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owns the track from Sainte-Thérèse to
Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the Montreal of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the ...
.


References


External links


RTM - Saint-Jérôme line
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Jerome line Exo commuter rail lines Railway lines opened in 1997 Transport in Laval, Quebec Transport in Laurentides Transport in Montreal 1997 establishments in Quebec