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The '''Réseau express métropolitain''' ('''REM'''; {{lit|Metropolitan Express Network}}) is a [[Medium-capacity rail system|light metro]] rapid transit system in [[Greater Montreal]], Quebec, Canada. It consists of five stations and connects [[Downtown Montreal]] with the suburb of [[Brossard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-s-new-light-rail-line-launches-at-the-end-of-the-month-1.6470831 |title=Montreal's new light-rail line launches at the end of the month |date=7 July 2023 |website=CTV News Montreal|access-date=9 July 2023}}</ref> Extensions to the western [[suburbs of Montreal|Montreal suburbs]] and [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport]] are under construction and will open in two stages in 2025 and 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Work Schedule 2024|url=https://rem.info/en/work-schedule |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=REM |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Summer2025" /> A portion of the route was taken over from the [[Exo (public transit)|Exo]] [[commuter rail]] [[Deux-Montagnes line]] and
The {{convert|67|km|adj=on}} light metro rail system is projected to cost {{CAD|7.95{{nbsp}}billion|link=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nerestant |first=Antoni |date=13 September 2023 |title=Montreal's REM cost rises 26% to $7.95B |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rem-reliability-update-service-south-shore-brossard-1.6965566 |url-status=live |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013045300/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rem-reliability-update-service-south-shore-brossard-1.6965566 |archive-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> It is independent of, but connects to and hence complements, the existing [[Montreal Metro]], operated by the [[Société de transport de Montréal|STM]]. Trains on the network are [[Automatic train operation|fully automated]] and [[List of driverless trains|driverless]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdpqinfra.com/en/projects/rem |title=Réseau électrique métropolitain |work=cdpqinfra.com |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=2 May 2021 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502165903/https://www.cdpqinfra.com/en/projects/rem |url-status=live}}</ref> and the stations are completely enclosed and climate controlled, featuring [[platform screen doors]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rem.info/en/travelling/travel-faq | title=Travel FAQ }}</ref>
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== Route ==
[[File:The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light metro rapid transit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada 06.jpg|thumb|A train travels between Du Quartier and Brossard]]
The primary route follows the [[Mount Royal Tunnel]], where new underground stations
Southeast from [[Montreal Central Station|Central Station]], the line follows existing rail lines until Marc-Cantin Street, where it transitions to an elevated guideway and crosses to [[Nuns' Island]], and then uses a [[deck (bridge)#Railway bridge decks|rail deck]] constructed on the [[Champlain Bridge (Montreal, 2019–present)|new Champlain Bridge]] to cross the [[St. Lawrence River]]. Three stations in [[Brossard]] on the South Shore have been built: Panama, connecting to the existing bus terminal; [[Du Quartier station|Du Quartier]], directly connected to the [[Quartier DIX30|DIX30]] commercial district; and [[Brossard station|Brossard]], the site of a bus terminal built along with the station, along with the line's maintenance depot.
The northwest branch
In the city centre, Central Station connects with the [[Orange Line (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line]] at {{stms|Bonaventure}}, and two more stations will also connect with existing Metro lines: McGill
== Stations ==
[[File:Stations REM.png|alt=REM route map|thumb|Map of the proposed REM network]]
[[File:The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light metro rapid transit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada 03.jpg|thumb|Passengers prepare to board at Brossard Station]]
The REM will consist of 26 stations on three branches. Twelve of these stations are on the former suburban [[Deux-Montagnes line]] and
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