{"id":516140,"date":"2026-03-05T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516140\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:47:11","slug":"rem-introduces-two-train-directions-during-testing-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516140\/","title":{"rendered":"REM introduces two train directions during testing phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>REM users will need to pay closer attention before boarding their train starting Friday, as a new phase of testing begins ahead of the planned opening of the Anse-\u00e0-l\u2019Orme branch this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Transit officials say station screens will now display\u00a0two possible directions for trains departing from Brossard:\u00a0Bois-Franc\u00a0or\u00a0A4 \u2013 Deux-Montagnes. Riders are being asked to verify the direction before boarding.<\/p>\n<p>Trains heading to\u00a0Bois-Franc\u00a0will terminate at that station, while passengers travelling to stations between\u00a0Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes\u00a0will need to board trains marked\u00a0A4 \u2013 Deux-Montagnes.<\/p>\n<p>The change is part of ongoing dynamic testing designed to fine-tune the network\u2019s timetable, including train arrival and departure times and service intervals. In the coming weeks, trains are also expected to run as far as\u00a0Anse-\u00e0-l\u2019Orme\u00a0as testing continues.<\/p>\n<p>Transit officials recommend riders check station screens, listen to onboard announcements and consult real-time trip planners before leaving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"REM users will need to pay closer attention before boarding their train starting Friday, as a new phase&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-516140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}