Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line
CN Operation	1859–1988
AMT Operating Since	2000
Length	34.9 kilometres
Number of Stations	7
Ridership (2007)	6,600
Weekday Departures	7 Round Trips
Operated by	CN's Montrain Montrain Montrain is a Canadian National Railway subsidiary responsible for the operation of the Agence métropolitaine de transport's Montreal/Deux-Montagnes and Montreal/Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter train lines using CN trackage....  Division

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The Mont-Saint-Hilaire line is a commuter rail

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...

 line operated in the Greater Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

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, Canada

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 area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport

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...

, or AMT, (in English

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, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization

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 that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport

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ation services across this region.

Overview

This line links the Gare Centrale station in downtown Montreal with Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Mont-Saint-Hilaire (AMT)

Mont-Saint-Hilaire Station is a railway station located in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is the final stop on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. It is also the eastern terminal of the AMT.-External links:*...

, on Montreal's South Shore

South Shore (Montreal)

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.

The line offers five departures every weekday morning towards Montreal and five returns to Saint-Hilaire every weekday evening. It is also the only commuter train line not to have any train stations on the island of Montreal

Montreal

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 outside of Downtown Montreal

Downtown Montreal

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. All the other train lines have at least 4 stops before leaving the island.

The trains are owned and managed by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, and operated by Canadian National's Montrain

Montrain

Montrain is a Canadian National Railway subsidiary responsible for the operation of the Agence métropolitaine de transport's Montreal/Deux-Montagnes and Montreal/Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter train lines using CN trackage....

 division.

Today, over 6000 people ride this train daily.

History

Historically this commuter route was operated by CN. Equipment in the late 1960s and early 1970s, operated once daily each direction, was a hodgepodge of ca 1930 coaches and an equally eclectic mix of yard switchers, freight and passenger diesel electric engines.

List of stations

The following stations are on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line:

Station	Location	Connections
Gare Centrale Gare Centrale (Montreal) Central Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 18 million rail passengers use the station every year....	Montreal Ville-Marie (borough) Ville-Marie is the name of a borough in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.-Location:The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, Old Montreal and the Old Port, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.It is bordered by the city of...	Via Rail VIA Rail Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec.... , Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... , Downtown Terminus Terminus Centre-Ville (AMT) Terminus Centre-Ville is a bus terminus located within 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal. It is multimodal with the Bonaventure metro station on the Orange Line, the Central Station, the Lucien-L'Allier train station as well as the Lucien-L'Allier metro station...  (Terminus RTL Réseau de transport de Longueuil Réseau de transport de Longueuil is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal... ). Bonaventure metro station Bonaventure (Montreal Metro) Bonaventure is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Ville-Marie in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.... , Société de transport de Montréal (STM) Société de transport de Montréal The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...  150, 358, 410, 430, 515, 535, 935 (within walking distance along René Lévesque René Lévesque René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...  Boulevard), 61, 75, 168, 420 (On University Street), 74, 75 (On rue de la Gauchetière).
Saint Lambert	Saint-Lambert Saint-Lambert, Quebec Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Saint-Lambert was named for either the early French Canadian hunter Lambert Closse or for Roman Catholic Bishop Lambert of Maastricht...	Via Rail VIA Rail Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec.... , Amtrak Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union... , RTL Réseau de transport de Longueuil Réseau de transport de Longueuil is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal... : 1, 6, 55, 106
Saint-Hubert Saint-Hubert (AMT) Saint-Hubert Station is a railway station located in Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil), Quebec, Canada.It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is part of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.-AMT:-External links:*...	Saint-Hubert Saint-Hubert, Quebec Saint-Hubert is a borough in the city of Longueuil, located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It had been a separate city prior to January 1, 2002, when it along with several other neighbouring south shore municipalities were merged into Longueuil. According to the Quebec Statistics...	RTL Réseau de transport de Longueuil Réseau de transport de Longueuil is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal... : 8, 88
Saint-Bruno Saint-Bruno (AMT) Saint-Bruno Station is a railway station located in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada. It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is part of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.-AMT:-External links:*...	Saint-Bruno Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River just east of Montreal. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one the Monteregian Hills. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 24,388...	RTL Réseau de transport de Longueuil Réseau de transport de Longueuil is a public transit carrier in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada and nearby communities on the South Shore of Montreal... : 91, 92, 93, 99
Saint-Basile-le-Grand Saint-Basile-le-Grand (AMT) Saint-Basile-le-Grand Station is a railway station located in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec, Canada. It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is part of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.-External links:*...	Saint-Basile-le-Grand Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec Saint-Basile-le-Grand is a city located in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 15,605.-Population:Population trend-Language:...	CIT Vallée de Richelieu: 24, 200, 300
McMasterville McMasterville (AMT) McMasterville Station is a railway station located in McMasterville, Quebec, Canada. It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is part of the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line.-External links:*...	McMasterville McMasterville, Quebec McMasterville is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,234. It is within the Administrative Region of Montérégie....	CIT Vallée de Richelieu: 20, 23, 200, 300
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Mont-Saint-Hilaire (AMT) Mont-Saint-Hilaire Station is a railway station located in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. It is served by commuter trains from the Agence métropolitaine de transport. It is the final stop on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. It is also the eastern terminal of the AMT.-External links:*...	Mont-Saint-Hilaire Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec Mont-Saint-Hilaire is an off-island suburb of Montréal in southeastern Québec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu...	CIT Vallée de Richelieu: 11, 21, 22, 25

The commuter line operates over the following Canadian National subdivision:

• Saint-Hyacinthe Subdivision (between St-Hilaire [54.2] and Montreal [74.1])

External links

• Official AMT website (In French
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