{"id":649009,"date":"2026-05-05T09:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649009\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:04:19","slug":"the-rems-new-line-opens-this-month-heres-how-to-ride-it-for-free-on-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649009\/","title":{"rendered":"The REM&#8217;s new line opens this month. Here&#8217;s how to ride it for free on opening weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>The REM\u2019s newest branch \u2014 connecting the West Island to the rest of the network \u2014 will be free for its opening weekend on May 16 and 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People who want to try the REM can hop on at any of the four new stations: Des Sources, Fairview\u2013Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Anse-\u00e0-l&#8217;Orme and ride the trains for free.<\/p>\n<p>The REM will run on the new line between 6 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. both days \u2014 but it will only be free between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome enjoy the view from one of the longest elevated structures in Canada and get your REM passport stamped!\u201d says a media release on the REM\u2019s website. \u201cBe sure to stop by the refreshing lemonade stand located just outside Anse-\u00e0-l&#8217;Orme station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Access to the other stations on the Deux\u2011Montagnes and South Shore branches will be subject to regular fares.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bikes and pets won\u2019t be allowed on the REM during opening weekend \u201cdue to the anticipated high level of ridership.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For information about getting to each station, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/rem.info\/en\/travelling\/stations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">REM\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The REM website says to plan for about one and a half hours if you want to visit all four new stations on the Anse-\u00e0-l\u2019Orme line and return to your destination. There also may be lineups on opening weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WATCH | What the REM will look like at Montreal&#8217;s airport:<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777971859_747_default.jpg\"  alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Inside the Montreal airport\u2019s REM station, and what it will look like when it opens next year<\/p>\n<p>Travellers will have to wait until the end of 2027 to be able to go between Montreal and Trudeau airport via the REM light-rail network. How far has the construction of the site come? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-649009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649009","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=649009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}