Panama station

Panama station is a Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station in the city of Brossard, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by CDPQ Infra and serves as a station on the South Shore branch of the REM.^[4][5] The station opened on 31 July 2023.^[6]

Panama
Bus terminus at Panama station.
General information
Location	7075 Philippines Street Brossard, Quebec Canada
Coordinates	45°28′03″N 73°28′07″W
Operated by	CDPQ Infra
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Réseau de transport de Longueuil   Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	304 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	200 rack spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	PAN
Fare zone	ARTM: B[3]
History
Opened	31 July 2023; 14 months ago (2023-07-31)
Services
Preceding station REM Following station Île-des-Soeurs toward Central Station Réseau express métropolitain Du Quartier toward Brossard

The station replaced the Panama bus terminus and functions as a large transit hub for the cities of Longueuil and Brossard. This station is equipped with a bus terminal as well as a 304-space parking lot.^[1]

History

The bus terminus was inaugurated in 1985. The original building was located at the intersection of Panama Street and Taschereau Boulevard. It was adjacent to both Autoroute 10 and Mail Champlain. The new building is located 70 metres (230 ft) south of the old terminal, situating itself closer to the new Panama station. In 2006, a busway (bus lane) was constructed between the terminus and the Taschereau Interchange of Autoroute 10.

Starting in September 2018, the bus terminus was progressively demolished to make way for the Panama station of the Réseau express métropolitain rapid transit network. A temporary bus terminal was implemented in 2020 in order to make way for additional construction. The new bus terminal opened partially on July 11, 2022, with the waiting area and entrance to the REM closed.^[7] The new terminal was named Terminus Panama, instead of Terminus Brossard-Panama, to not confuse it with the new Brossard station.

Artwork

A photographic artwork titled Un voyage sans fin au-delà du présent by photographer Chih-Chien Wang is located in the access tunnel to the station.^[8][9] This work was unveiled in October 2024.^[9]

Terminus Panama

Panama station has a bus terminal called Terminus Panama, with 30 platforms. A total of 37 bus lines serve the station.^[10]

Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No.	Route name
5	Brossard (Auteuil Avenue) – St-Hubert (Montée St-Hubert–Sector M)
6	Saint-Lambert (Victoria Street–Riverside Street) – Longueuil terminal
13	Brossard (Sectors P-V) – Saint-Lambert (Riverside Street) – Longueuil terminal
15	Greenfield Park (Churchill Boulevard) – Saint-Lambert (Alexandra Street) – Longueuil terminal
30	Brossard (Sectors P-V)
31	Brossard (St-Laurent Boulevard)
33	Brossard (Sectors M-N-O)
34	Brossard (Sector A) – Greenfield Park (Bellevue sector)
37	Saint-Lambert (Simard Boulevard – Préville sector)
38	Brossard (Sector B –Chevrier Boulevard–Quartier DIX30) – Brossard terminal
41	Brossard (De Rome Boulevard–Milan Boulevard–Lapinière Boulevard)
42	Brossard (Milan Boulevard) – Saint-Hubert (Gaétan Boucher Boulevard–Parc de la Cité)
43	Brossard (Lapinière Boulevard–Milan Boulevard–De Rome Boulevard)
44	Brossard (Sectors M-N-O)
46	Brossard (Sectors R-S-T)
47	Brossard (Pelletier Boulevard–Rivard Boulevard–Chemin des Prairies) – Brossard terminal
49	Brossard (San-Francisco Avenue–Sector R)
50	Brossard (Bienville Avenue) – St-Hubert (Orchard Street–Prince-Charles Street)
54	Taschereau Boulevard–Greenfield Park (St-Georges Street–Chemin Tiffin) – Longueuil terminal
59	Saint-Hubert (Montgomery–Sectors L-P)
60	Brossard (Milan Boulevard) – Saint-Hubert (Gaétan Boucher Boulevard) – Promenades Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
77	Brossard (Parc industriel)
77	Longueuil (Chemin du Coteau-Rouge–Cégep Édouard-Montpetit)
160	Brossard (Milan Boulevard) – Saint-Hubert (Gaétan Boucher Boulevard) – Promenades Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
526	Greenfield Park (École Centennial)
542	Saint-Hubert (École Heritage Regional High School)
609	Saint-Hubert (École)
618	Saint-Lambert (Champlain College – Private schools) – Longueuil (Private schools)
670	Brossard (Antoine-Brossard High School)
T48	Brossard (St-Laurent Boulevard)
Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector
No.	Main destination
453	La Prairie (Vieux La Prairie)
458	La Prairie
459	Candiac
553	Sainte-Catherine – Delson
650	Delson – Candiac – La Prairie
651	Delson – Candiac – La Prairie – Panama – Longueuil
Other routes
No.	Operator
96A-96L	Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

References

1. "Getting to Panama station by car". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
2. "Getting to Panama station by bicycle and on foot". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
3. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
4. "Réseau express métropolitain (REM)". Ville de Brossard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
5. "RÉSEAU ÉLECTRIQUE MÉTROPOLITAIN". Ville de Brossard (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017.
6. "Commissioning of the REM". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
7. "Mise en service progressive du nouveau terminus Panama le 11 juillet". Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain | ARTM (in Canadian French). July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
8. "Un voyage sans fin au-delà du présent". REM (in French). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
9. "Deux œuvres d'art à admirer dès maintenant aux stations Brossard et Panama". rem.info (in French). October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
10. "Getting to Panama station by public transit". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 31, 2023.

External links

• "Panama Station". REM. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
• "CDPQ Infra | Building sustainable transport infrastructure for communities". CDPQ Infra | Un modèle novateur pour les projets d’infrastructures. Retrieved June 24, 2021.