A brand new department of Montreal’s REM light-rail system is about to open Might 18, increasing the community within the metropolis’s West Island area.
The Anse-à-l’Orme line is the third to open and may have 4 stations over 14 kilometres, bringing to 23 the full variety of stations in operation over 63 kilometres of observe.
A last department to Montréal Trudeau Worldwide Airport is scheduled to open in 2027 with two extra stations.
The primary 5 stations, connecting downtown Montreal to town’s South Shore, opened in 2023, and a 30-kilometre line to the North Shore started service final fall.
Since November, the REM — Réseau categorical métropolitain — has averaged 75,000 journeys per day, with a peak of 98,000 rides in someday.
In a information launch, REM operator Pulsar says the Might 18 opening date relies on current checks and contingent on “the whole lot going in keeping with plan.”
The 4 new stations — Des Sources; Fairview—Pointe-Claire; Kirkland; and Anse-à-l’Orme — join the cities of Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue on the Island of Montreal.
“This new phase represents an essential milestone for mobility within the West Island: the REM turns into the primary excessive frequency, structurally built-in public transit community to serve the world,” Pulsar mentioned in a press release.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 14, 2026.