Lucien-L'Allier station (Exo)

Railway station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

45°29′43″N 73°34′11″W / 45.49528°N 73.56972°W / 45.49528; -73.56972Operated byExoPlatforms4 island platformsTracks8Bus operators Société de transport de MontréalConnections Orange Line at Lucien-L'AllierConstructionParkingNone^[1]Bicycle facilitiesForbidden^[1]Other informationFare zoneARTM: A^[2]HistoryOpenedJanuary 18, 1997Passengers2019^[3]2,072,400 Vaudreuil-Hudson
751,300 Saint-Jérôme
598,800 Candiac
3,422,500 Total (Exo) Services

Preceding station		Following station
Vendôme toward Hudson	Vaudreuil–Hudson	Terminus
Vendôme toward Saint-Jérôme	Saint-Jérôme
Vendôme toward Candiac	Candiac

Lucien-L'Allier station is a commuter rail terminal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the terminal for Exo's Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, and Candiac lines. Lucien-L'Allier is in ARTM fare zone A.^[2] It is one of the two downtown terminals for Montreal commuter trains, the other being Montreal Central Station.

Origin of name

Lucien L'Allier station takes its name from the nearby Lucien L'Allier Montreal Metro station. This station is in turn named for rue Lucien-L'Allier, the original name of which, rue de l'Aqueduc, was changed in order to commemorate Lucien L'Allier, chief engineer for the initial network of the Montreal Metro and for the construction of Saint Helen's Island and Île Notre-Dame for Expo 67.

Originally, the terminus of the commuter rail line was the monumental Windsor Station (Gare Windsor), which was also the headquarters of Canadian Pacific Railway until it moved to Calgary in 1996. This station was separated from the rails by the construction of the Molson Centre (now Bell Centre), which integrated a new commuter train terminal. Originally called Terminus Windsor, this new terminal was renamed Gare Lucien-L'Allier to reduce confusion with the original Windsor Station, which still exists but is no longer a train station.

Station Closure and Repairs

On 12 February 2024, Exo announced that this station will be closed starting 1 April 2024 for repair works to bring it up to modern standards.^[4] It will repair the existing platforms and add canopies above them. Following the closure, the Vaudreuil-Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, and Candiac lines will be affected. The Vaudreuil-Hudson and Candiac lines will shorten service to Vendôme Station, whereas service on the Saint-Jérôme line will be shortened to Parc Station, although some trains will continue go on to Montréal-Ouest Station.

Service for Lucien L'Allier Station is expected to resume in fall 2024 for the Vaudreuil-Hudson line, and spring 2025 for the Saint-Jérôme and Candiac lines.

Location

The station is located at 1290 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal (the street was formerly called Rue de la Gauchetière), near the historic Windsor Station, and is connected by an enclosed walkway to Lucien-L'Allier Metro station.

Terminus Lucien-L'Allier is the eastern end of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Westmount Subdivision.

Connections

STM bus routes

For STM bus routes see Lucien-L'Allier (Montreal Metro)^[1]

Metro stations

Lucien-L'Allier (Orange Line)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gare Lucien-L'Allier
^ ^a ^b "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
^ "Exo". exo.quebec. Retrieved 2024-02-21.