Delson-Candiac Line (AMT)

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The Delson-Candiac line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region.

Overview

This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Candiac, on Montreal's South Shore.

The line offers four departures every weekday morning towards Montreal and four return trips to Candiac every weekday evening. The name of the line has been changed to Delson-Candiac or simply Delson even though all trains now start or end in Candiac. cite web | url=http://www.amt.qc.ca/tc/train/horaires/index.asp?ligne=21 | publisher=AMT | title=Horaire Montreal/Delson-Candiac | date=2006 | accessdate=2006-12-26]

Over 2,500 people ride this train daily.

History

Service started on September 4, 2001 with 2 round trips every day. One trainset was used for both departures. In September 2003, service was increased to the current 4 round trips per day and a second trainset was used. Service was extended to Candiac in 2005

Service on the Delson-Candiac Line was suspended from February 17, 2006 to March 9, 2006 after the derailment of 6 Canadian Pacific freight cars on February 17. The freight cars derailed on a bridge used by the train service. This was one of the longest disruptions in train service for the AMT.

List of stations

The following stations are on the Delson-Candiac line:

Station	Location	Connections
Lucien-L'Allier	Montreal	Downtown Terminus (Terminus RTL), Lucien-L'Allier metro station, Société de transport de Montréal (STM) 36 (On rue Saint-Antoine),150,358,410,430,535 (On René Lévesque Boulevard), 935 Trainbus Blainville / Centreville (one block away at the corner of René Lévesque Boulevard and Peel Street.cite web | url=http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2007.pdf | publisher=STM | title=Plan du Reseau STM 2007 | date=2007 | accessdate=2007-05-15]
Vendôme	Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	(connection to Vendôme metro station) STM 17 (north bound at the corner of Decarie Boulevard and De Maisonneuve Boulevard, south bound at the corner of rue Girouard and chemin Upper Lachine),37,90,102,104,105,124,371 (same corners as 17) & 24,63,356 (these last three one block north on Sherbrooke Street westcite web | url=http://www.stm.info/info/nuit2006.pdf | publisher=STM | title=Plan du Reseau de Nuit STM 2006 | date=2006 | accessdate=2006-12-26] ).
Montréal-Ouest	Montreal West	STM 51,90 (250 metres south on rue Saint-Jacques),105,123,162,356.
LaSalle	LaSalle	STM 110.
Sainte-Catherine	Sainte-Catherine	CIT Roussilloncite web | url=http://www.citroussillon.com | publisher=CIT Roussillon | title=CIT Roussillon | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-15] : 33
Saint-Constant	Saint-Constant	CIT Roussillon: 30, 35
Delson	Delson	CIT Roussillon: 36
Candiac	Candiac	CIT Le Richelaincite web | url=http://www.citrichelain.com | publisher=CIT Le Richelain | title=CIT Le Richelain | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-01-05] : 1, 10, 31

The commuter line operates over the following Canadian Pacific Railway subdivisions:

* Westmount Subdivision (between Lucien L'Allier [0.1] and Montreal West [4.6]
* South Jct Lead (between Montreal West [0.0] and South Jct* [2.0]
* Adirondack Subdivision (between South Jct [43.9] and Candiac [??.?]

South Jct is not a passenger stop.

ee also

* Deux-Montagnes Line
* Dorion-Rigaud Line
* Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line
* Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line
* Repentigny-Mascouche Line
* List of Agence métropolitaine de transport park and ride lots

References

External links

* [http://www.amt.qc.ca/tc/train/plans/delson.asp Official AMT website] (In French)
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2007.pdf STM 2007 system map]