{"id":591196,"date":"2026-04-08T22:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/591196\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:50:11","slug":"rems-trudeau-airport-station-is-80-per-cent-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/591196\/","title":{"rendered":"REM’s Trudeau airport station is 80 per cent completed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems hard to believe, but the R\u00e9seau express m\u00e9tropolitain\u2019s<\/a> Trudeau airport station is nearly completed and will be ready to see its first trains starting next year. <\/p>\n

The airport authority gave reporters a sneak preview of the station on Wednesday. Architects take pride in its design, specifically a long shaft with a skylight at the top, which is designed to evoke an iceberg. Standing on the platform, commuters will be bathed in natural light coming from the skylight 40 metres up, and will be able to see a glazed walkway that will carry passengers to the airport terminal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere we\u2019re standing, it will feel like you\u2019re in the ocean, looking through an iceberg from the bottom,\u201d Steeve Bouffard, the project director for the REM station, said Wednesday. Standing where trains will be running 20 hours a day, Bouffard explained the station will make the experience of getting to the airport much easier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be no queue for parking, no queue for taxis; you get in and you\u2019re there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"PeopleStanding on the platform of the REM\u2019s Trudeau airport station, commuters will be bathed in natural light coming from a skylight 40 metres up, and will be able to see a glazed walkway that will carry passengers to the airport terminal. John Mahoney \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere we are standing, we\u2019re just 100 metres from the check-in counters,\u201d Bouffard said. \u201cCommuters from the REM will use the same entrance as the drop-off area for the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouffard said the station is 80 per cent done and still on schedule to enter into service by the end of 2027, which will include a months-long phase of testing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re at the finish line now,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we still have a lot to do. Time is precious, but space is precious as well. We\u2019ll have to plan with every trade what needs to be done in a limited amount of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ASteeve Bouffard, project director of the REM\u2019s Trudeau airport station, says the station is still on schedule to enter into service by the end of 2027, which will include a months-long phase of testing. John Mahoney \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n

The REM station abuts the airport\u2019s multi-level parking garage<\/a>, which is in the process of being demolished and rebuilt in a project expected to be completed in 2031. The road network around the airport will also be rebuilt and expanded over that period.<\/p>\n

Much like the \u00c9douard-Montpetit station<\/a>, the airport station will be accessed by high-speed elevators. It will be the second-deepest in the network (after \u00c9douard-Montpetit), roughly the equivalent of a 12-storey building. Commuters will be brought between the surface and the train platforms via 10 elevators that will hold up to 20 people each.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very proud to be part of this project,\u201d Bouffard said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of stations, but I think this one is the best. I\u2019m very proud of what we can achieve in Quebec. We have good engineers, good architects and great construction workers. That\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AnThe REM\u2019s Trudeau airport station abuts a multi-level parking garage that is in the process of being demolished and rebuilt. John Mahoney \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n

When completed, the $600-million station will serve as the terminus of its branch of the\u00a0REM. At that time, the automated light-rail network will span 26 stations and cover 67 kilometres.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected the airport station will help alleviate chronic congestion, especially during the busiest times of year, like summer vacation. Last summer, traffic was often backlogged all the way to Highway 20 and the 520 expressway, with waiting times to approach the airport lasting longer than an hour during peak periods.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to take a lot of pressure off the road network, which is already over capacity,\u201d said Anne-Sophie Hamel,\u00a0the director of media relations for A\u00e9roports de Montr\u00e9al.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a game-changer for people going downtown: 24 minutes from here to McGill station. We\u2019re pretty excited to be able to offer this to Montrealers and tourists visiting downtown Montreal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamel said the station will also be a boon for the thousands of people who work at the airport every day. The airport also hopes the REM\u2019s Des Sources station in Pointe-Claire will help alleviate some pressure, as it plans to offer a shuttle bus service when that station opens, likely this spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking at different temporary solutions until the (airport) station opens in 2027,\u201d she said. \u201cThe shuttle is just one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ConstructionConstruction workers in the tunnel of the REM station at Trudeau airport in Montreal on Wednesday April 8, 2026. John Mahoney \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n

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