Canora (AMT)
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Canora is a commuter rail
station on the AMT
's Deux-Montagnes Line located in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
area. Canora is also one of the three existing stations to be part of the new Montreal-Mascouche line
, set to begin operation in 2010.
The station takes its name from Canora Road, which in turn takes its name from the first operator of this line, the CAnadian NOrthern RAilway
, which built the line and operated it for a short time before it was merged into Canadian National Railway
.
From the opening of the Deux-Montagnes Line in 1918 until the modernisation of the line, which took place between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Portal Heights because of its location at the northwest end of the Mount Royal Tunnel
.
Commuter rail in North America
Commuter rail services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis primarily for short-distance travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and...
station on the AMT
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
's Deux-Montagnes Line located in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
area. Canora is also one of the three existing stations to be part of the new Montreal-Mascouche line
Repentigny-Mascouche Line (AMT)
The Repentigny-Mascouche Line. is a commuter rail line, proposed to be operated in the Greater Montreal Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT , the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this...
, set to begin operation in 2010.
History
The station is located at 7300, Canora Road, immediately west of Jean-Talon Street.The station takes its name from Canora Road, which in turn takes its name from the first operator of this line, the CAnadian NOrthern RAilway
Canadian Northern Railway
The Canadian Northern Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its demise in 1923, when it was merged into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.-Manitoba beginnings:CNoR had its start in...
, which built the line and operated it for a short time before it was merged into Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
.
From the opening of the Deux-Montagnes Line in 1918 until the modernisation of the line, which took place between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Portal Heights because of its location at the northwest end of the Mount Royal Tunnel
Mount Royal Tunnel
The Mount Royal Tunnel is a railway tunnel located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It connects the city's Gare Centrale/Central Station, located downtown, with the north side of the Island of Montreal and Laval, passing through Mount Royal. Since 1995, the only trains using the tunnel are commuter...
.
Société de transport de Montréal
| STM regular routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 92 | Jean-Talon Ouest | Map | Schedule |
| 160 | Barclay (short walk) | Map | Schedule |
| STM night routes | |||
| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 372 | Jean-Talon | Map | Schedule |