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Exo commuter rail
| Exo commuter rail service | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Commuter train network logo | |||
 An outbound train on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Exo | ||
| Area served | Greater Montreal | ||
| Locale | Greater Montreal | ||
| Transit type | Commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 5[1] | ||
| Line number | |||
| Number of stations | 52[1] | ||
| Annual ridership | 6,147,995 (2023)[1] | ||
| Website | exo | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation |
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| Operator(s) | Alstom | ||
| Reporting marks | EXO | ||
| Infrastructure manager(s) |
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| Number of vehicles |
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| Technical | |||
| System length | 225.7 kilometres (140.2 mi)[1] | ||
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Exo commuter rail (reporting marks EXO) is a network of five radial commuter train lines serving the Greater Montreal area, operated by Alstom, using trackage owned by Exo as well as by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.[2][3]
Exo's commuter trains are its highest-profile division. It uses diesel-electric push-pull trains. The Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Mascouche lines run on Canadian National trackage and operate out of Central Station, while the Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, and Candiac lines run on Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) trackage and operate out of Lucien L'Allier terminus, beside the historic Windsor Station. The Saint-Jérôme line also runs on CPKC trackage and on Exo's own trackage between Sainte-Thérèse and Saint-Jérôme.[4]
Operation of all commuter rail was provided by contract to CN and CP (on their respective rail networks) until June 30, 2017. Operations were taken over by Alstom (then Bombardier Transportation) beginning July 1, 2017, on an 8-year contract.[5]
The train lines are part of Greater Montreal's integrated public transit network including bus, regional rail (REM) and Metro, coordinated by the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM).[6] Many train stations serve local bus terminals, and a few provide connections to Metro, REM and Via Rail and Amtrak national rail services.
- ^ a b c d e "Rapport annuel 2023" [2023 Annual Report] (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Bombardier aux commandes des trains de banlieue du Réseau de transport métropolitain" [Bombarider in the driver's cab of the Réseau de transport métropolitain's commuter trains] (in French). Réseau de transport métropolitan. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "The challenge of coordinating train traffic in winter". Exo. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "The challenge of coordinating train traffic in winter". Exo. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Agence QMI (2017-07-03). "Retour à la normale sur le réseau de trains de banlieue" [Back to normal on the commuter train network] (in French). TVA Nouvelles. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ "À propos" [About us] (in French). Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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