Saint-Martin was a

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on the

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at 800, boul. Saint-Martin Ouest (corner of boulevard Industriel) in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The station was one of the original four stations of the temporary Blainville line opened in 1997 to serve commuters during the construction on the

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. The station was closed in April 2007 with the opening of the

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in Laval, due to its proximity to the De La Concorde station, south. The station was located at Boulevard Saint Martin. This station had 190 parking spaces.

History

Saint-Martin Junction, a former

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station, was located further north at the point where the CP lines, now QGR lines, to Ottawa and Quebec City separated. This station was used by

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until January 1990.

References

Former Exo commuter rail stations Railway stations in Canada opened in 1997 Railway stations in Canada closed in 2007 1997 establishments in Quebec 2007 disestablishments in Quebec Disused railway stations in Canada Railway stations in Laval, Quebec {{Quebec-railstation-stub