- 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 theAgence métropolitaine de transport , or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), theumbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinatespublic transport ation 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 6Canadian 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:
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]
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