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Originally Posted by SkahHigh
It won't cohabit with commuter rail though. The Mascouche Line will stop at the A40 with an REM transfer, the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line will keep running as it doesn't cover the same population axis, and the Deux-Montagnes Line will be converted. The tracks will only be used by the REM so it'll be grade-separated.
This is more light rapid transit project than bonified commuter rail. Similar to Docklands Light Railway like Mark said.
The non-full lines on the map are commuter rail:
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Those answers raise more red flags:
(1) Transfer penalties are much more significant with commuter rail than other modes, and get even more significant the further from the core you are. How would the transfer be managed? Even more importantly, has there been any consideration whatsoever to any sort of solution that doesn't negatively affect the Mascouche Line's ridership? The media articles seem to ignore this as an issue altogether.
(2) If not via the Victoria Bridge, how on earth do you intend to cross the St. Lawrence?
So far, this looks to me like a heavily greenwashed proposal rather than something that actually
positively affects Montréal.