REM will introduce 'short' trains during weekends and holidays
The changes will go into effect Sunday, April 21; the frequency of train service will remain unchanged.
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Saying it wants to conserve energy and reduce the wear and tear on its rolling stock, the Réseau Express Métropolitain announced this week that it will begin running two-car trains during weekends and public holidays.
Since the REM was inaugurated last August, four-car trains have been used.
The changes will go into effect Sunday, April 21. Signage at stations along the train’s route between Brossard and Central Station in Montreal will indicate where passengers can board the shorter trains.
The decision to introduce two-car trains on weekends and holidays is based on network ridership figures. Francis Labbé, a spokesperson for CDPQ Infra, which oversees the commuter train service, said the frequency of train service will remain unchanged.
Labbé said that eventually two-car trains will be introduced for service outside high-traffic hours during weekdays, although those schedules have yet to be announced.
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