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Originally Posted by ardecila
The REM is a light metro but the tram is something different, looks like it will run east from the city along the waterfront out to Pointe aux Trembles with a branch to Anjou.
So strange that they would not just extend the metro Line 1 rather than building a whole new tramway to downtown.
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Extending the metro would be MUCH more expensive for one. The system is fully underground and must remain so since it isn't weather proof. You can build a lot of surface rail for the same cost to lengthen an underground metro with 500ft, 152m long platforms. But even if the money was available, it wouldn't even be as good of service since it would be a slower trip to/from suburban areas because of the number of stops and likely a lower top speed.