Ville-de-Mont-Royal station
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Ville-de-Mont-Royal station stairs to the platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1300 Canora Road[1] Mount Royal, Quebec Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′01″N 73°38′42″W / 45.51694°N 73.64500°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Pulsar (AtkinsRéalis and Alstom) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | STM bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Below-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 20 rack spaces[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | MRL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | ARTM: A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | rem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 11, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 17 November 2025 (REM)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mont-Royal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019[4] | 270,700 Deux-Montagnes 47,900 Mascouche 318,600 Total (Exo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ville-de-Mont-Royal (French pronunciation: [vil d(ə) mɔ̃ ʁwajal]) is a Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station that opened on 17 November 2025.[3] It is located in Mount Royal, Quebec, about 700 metres (2,300 ft) northwest of Canora station.
The REM station replaced a train station named Mont-Royal, a commuter rail station operated by Exo. It was served by the Deux-Montagnes and Mascouche lines until its closure in 2020.
Location
The station is located at the eastern end of the traffic circle created by Graham and Laird boulevards, between and between Lombard Crescent and Dunkirk road. Connaught Park is inside this traffic circle.
Facilities
The REM line, like the commuter train line before it, crosses through the Town of Mount Royal in a below-grade cutting. Ville-de-Mont-Royal station features two enclosed side platforms along the tracks, with platform screen doors. At its south end, a crossover and ticket hall are located at grade, housing the station entrance which faces Cornwall Avenue and Station Square. Two elevators connect the ticket hall and platforms for wheelchair accessibility.
Origin of name
Ville-de-Mont-Royal takes its name from the Town of Mount Royal (French: Ville de Mont-Royal), where the station is located; the town in turn, takes its name from Mount Royal, the mountain that dominates the Island of Montreal. While the REM was being planned, the station name was changed from Mont-Royal to Ville-de-Mont-Royal to avoid confusion with an unrelated metro station named Mont-Royal.[5]
History
Mont-Royal train station was until 1992 a stop for Via Rail passenger trains leaving or approaching Montreal's Central Station on this track. It continued to serve as a commuter train station on the Deux-Montagnes line until its closure. The Mascouche line started service on 1 December 2014.
Beginning in May 2018, due to its 4-year-long process of being converted to light rapid transit, only one of its two platforms was used for travel in both directions; the same was true for its neighbouring station Canora. Both stations were closed on May 20, 2019, and were replaced with a single temporary station called Canora—Mont-Royal.[6] That station was closed and the section of the line shut down on May 11, 2020.[7]
The station was originally scheduled to reopen in 2024 as a light metro station in the second phase of the Réseau express métropolitain, then it was later pushed back to November 2025.[8] The REM station opened for regular service on November 17, 2025.[3]
The historic train station building still exists immediately to the west of the REM station; it currently hosts a restaurant.
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| 16 | Graham | Daily | |
| 119 | Rockland | Daily | |
| 165 | Côte-des-Neiges | Daily | |
| 465 | Express Côte-des-Neiges | Weekdays, peak only | |
References
- ^ "Ville-de-Mont-Royal Station". Réseau express métropolitain. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Ville-de-Mont-Royal Station - By bike and on foot". Réseau express métropolitain. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Ould-Hammou, Hénia (17 November 2025). "REM service for Deux-Montagnes branch begins today". CBC News. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
- ^ "8 REM stations are changing their names". Réseau express métropolitain. 13 February 2020.
- ^ Exo. "Rapport annuel 2019" (PDF). Exo. p. 24. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Exo. "Rapport annuel 2020" (PDF). Exo. p. 26. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Mise en service de l'antenne Deux-Montagnes en novembre 2025". Réseau express métropolitain (in Canadian French). Retrieved 25 September 2025.