Lien ferroviaire Centre ville - P.E.T. 500++ M$

[p_xavier]

Jusqu'à maintenant je dois dire que je suis franchement indécis.

Je tiens mordicus à ce que le projet soit l'occasion de mettre ne place une sorte de RER pour le west island.

 

En effet, pour ça que c'est Lucien L'allier pour moi. Le rapport des consultants ont choisi cette gare aussi.

[MTLskyline]

Here is what Central Station was originally supposed to resemble (from 1938):

 

http://www.archiguides.com/jcmerrett/central/

[jesseps]

Here is what Central Station was originally supposed to resemble (from 1938):

 

http://www.archiguides.com/jcmerrett/central/

 

eek... it looks like a mini hospital.

[ChrisDVD]

La Presse Canadienne

 

MONTRÉAL - La gare Centrale de Montréal a été choisie pour servir de terminus pour la navette ferroviaire reliant le centre-ville et l'aéroport Montréal-Trudeau.

 

 

Le maire de Montréal, Gérald Tremblay, en a fait l'annonce jeudi en ajoutant que le choix de la gare Centrale avait fait l'objet d'un large consensus. Il a souligné que cette gare possédait de nets avantages, étant reliée directement au métro, aux lignes de trains de banlieue, au réseau piétonnier intérieur (RESO), tout en étant située au coeur économique du centre-ville.

 

 

Le maire Tremblay a également dit faire confiance à l'expertise d'Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) pour que la navette ferroviaire se réalise dans les meilleurs délais. Il a rappelé que la mise en service de cette navette s'inscrivait dans un plan visant à réduire la dépendance à l'automobile, en offrant une alternative en transport collectif efficace, confortable et de qualité.

 

 

Lors de son dernier budget, le gouvernement du Québec a prévu 200 millions $ pour la réalisation de cette navette ferroviaire.

 

http://qc.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100617/nationales/navette_a_roport

[Malek]

Bon finalement, embrayez là!!

[WestAust]

La STM et la chambre de commerce se sont également rangé aux cotés d'ADM et de la ville dans le choix de la gare centrale.

 

Seule l'AMT veut Lucien l'allier

[saturnus85]

L'article est trompeur. Le choix n'est pas encore fait. La Ville a seulement annoncé qu'elle appuyait une option.

 

Honnêtement, je ne suis pas convaincu de l'avantage d'avoir le terminus à la Gare Centrale. On parle d'une différence d'environs 500 mètres, et les deux gares sont à distances égales de la station Bonaventure. A mon avis, c'est le coût du projet qui devrait être déterminant.

[jesseps]

Finally some good news

[jesseps]

The Quebec government wants the parties at odds in the airport train shuttle saga to work things out, and says it isn't ready to choose between two proposed routes despite some heavyweights yesterday coming out strongly in favour of one.

 

Mayor Gerald Tremblay, the Societe de transport de Montreal and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal all support a $600-million plan by Aeroports de Montreal, the operator of Trudeau airport, to provide a non-stop train service on new tracks to be built linking the airport to Central Station downtown.

 

Their support comes despite a 311-page PricewaterhouseCoopers study commissioned by the project's main stakeholders that says a plan by commuter train operator Agence metropolitaine de transport, for $786 million, would probably provide more transit options for West Island commuters and link the airport with Lucien L'Allier train/ metro station, a few blocks west of Central Station.

 

"We hope all the parties make one final choice," said Jolyane Pronovost, spokesperson for Quebec Transport Minister Julie Boulet. The Quebec government has put aside $200 million toward a shuttle. "We hope that the final plan recognizes the transit needs of commuters" on the West Island, Pronovost added.

 

The major stakeholders who will eventually decide which project to go with include the city, the provincial government, the federal government, the AMT and the ADM. The Quebec government wants a consensus before a decision is made.

 

Under the AMT's plan, a rail link from downtown would go to the airport, then on to Ste. Anne de Bellevue, making many stops in the West Island along the way.

 

However, Christiane Beaulieu, a spokesperson for the airport, insisted yesterday that the ADM's plan would also eventually include commuter train service to Ste. Anne, which would cost $215 million.

 

"Both plans come out to roughly $1 billion" when infrastructure costs are added, Beaulieu said.

 

The big plus for Central Station is that it would serve airport users better with its superior access to offices, hotels and other trains, she added.

 

Martine Rouette, spokesperson for the AMT, said yesterday that its plan "takes into account the needs of commuters on the West Island. We want to improve the service for them."

 

Tremblay called his choice of the Central Station option "the result of a large consensus -by commuters, partners of the Montreal Metropolitan Community, the business community and the tourism industry."

 

Michel Leblanc, president of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, said: "It's important to make a decision now so we can quickly obtain the support of the federal government on this project, which is a priority."

 

Michel Labrecque, chairman of the board of the Societe de transport de Montreal, said the Central Station option is superior because it "allows better integration of various modes of public transit. ... The station has direct access to the Orange and Green lines of the metro and about 10 bus routes."

 

The federal government wasn't choosing sides yesterday.

 

"It's too early to say which option we prefer," said Jacques Fauteux, spokesperson for federal Transport and Infrastructures Minister John Baird.

 

But while major players were drawing lines in the sand, commuters who would use an airport train shuttle said they didn't see much difference yesterday between the Central Station and Lucien L'Allier options.

 

Currently, the quickest and cheapest way to get to the airport is the 747 Express, a $7 STM service. The ride takes about 25 minutes from the bus stop at Rene Levesque Blvd. and Mansfield St., which is across the street from Central Station. People with monthly or weekly transit passes can use the service at no extra charge.

 

Adam Rostis, who came to Montreal from Halifax for a meeting, took the 747 bus downtown yesterday. He said a train would be easier and more spacious than a bus.

 

"It was kind of smelly and wet because it was raining. It was bumpy and crowded and there was a big lineup at the airport to get on," Rostis said.

 

Matthew Albanese, who was in Montreal from New York for a conference, said a train could provide faster service to and from the airport. But it shouldn't just cater to visitors, he advised.

 

"It would have to be viable for locals as well to use. There should be additional stops that are convenient for people who live and work in this area. It shouldn't just be for silly tourists or people who are here for business," Albanese said.

 

Robert Fisher, from San Diego, said the bus ride from the airport was quick and stopped in the heart of downtown, near his hotel. He said both suggested downtown locations for the train line would accommodate tourists.

 

(Courtesy of The Montreal Gazette)

[musicsoul]

L'article est trompeur. Le choix n'est pas encore fait. La Ville a seulement annoncé qu'elle appuyait une option.

 

Honnêtement, je ne suis pas convaincu de l'avantage d'avoir le terminus à la Gare Centrale. On parle d'une différence d'environs 500 mètres, et les deux gares sont à distances égales de la station Bonaventure. A mon avis, c'est le coût du projet qui devrait être déterminant.

 

Il n'y a pas une date précise pour la décision?