Saint-Lambert station

Saint-Lambert station in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada, serves Exo commuter rail, Via Rail and Amtrak intercity rail, and RTL buses. It is located at 329 Avenue Saint-Denis at the corner of Avenue Victoria.

Saint-Lambert
Via Rail platform at Saint-Lambert station
General information
Location	329 Avenue Saint-Denis Saint-Lambert, Quebec Canada
Coordinates	45°29′57″N 73°30′26″W
Owned by	Via Rail
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Réseau de transport de Longueuil
Construction
Parking	368 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	23 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	Amtrak: SLQ Via Rail: SLAM
IATA code	XLM
Fare zone	ARTM: B[2]
History
Opened	29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)
Passengers
2019[3]	452,900 (Exo)
FY 2023	391[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Montreal Terminus Ocean Saint-Hyacinthe toward Halifax Montreal toward Ottawa Ottawa–Québec City Saint-Hyacinthe toward Quebec City Preceding station Amtrak Following station Montreal Terminus Adirondack Rouses Point toward New York Preceding station Exo Following station Central Station Terminus Line 13 - Mont-Saint-Hilaire Longueuil–Saint-Hubert toward Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Montreal Terminus Montrealer St. Albans toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station Via Rail Following station Montreal Terminus Atlantic Saint-Hyacinthe toward Halifax Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Services in 1948 Montreal Terminus Central Vermont Route St. Johns toward East Alburgh Bridge Street toward Montreal Montreal – Victoriaville Longueuil toward Victoriaville Montreal – Fort Covington Brosseau toward Fort Covington Montreal – Portland St. Hubert toward Portland St. Johns services Brosseau toward Waterloo or Rouses Point

The station is served by two Via Rail lines: the Ocean and Ottawa-Quebec City Corridor service, and one Amtrak train, the Adirondack, which links to New York City. It is also used by Exo for commuter rail service on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line. There are four local buses routes^[1] stopping at this station. The station was staffed by VIA Rail ticket agents until 25 October 2012. Since then, it has been unstaffed, but the station building is open before and after train arrival and departure times, to serve as a shelter for waiting passengers. It is not wheelchair-accessible. It is in ARTM fare zone B,^[2] and has 320 parking spaces. Prior to the reform of the ARTM's fare system in July 2022, it was in zone 3.^[1]

The station serves as the Via Rail station for nearby Longueuil, which does not have an intercity rail station of its own.

In 2012, plans were announced for the Adirondack to bypass the station entirely in the near future, following the opening of a new U.S. Customs preclearance facility at Montreal's Central Station. Under this scenario, Saint-Lambert would be dropped from the Adirondack route to expedite scheduling.^[5][6] As of March 2017, the United States Congress had passed the necessary legislation and the Parliament of Canada was considering it.^[7]

Bus connections

Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No.	Route Name	Service times
1	Grande-Allée and Pine – Terminus Longueuil	Regular
6	Terminus Panama – Terminus Longueuil	Regular
55	Bolton and Riverside – Terminus Centre-ville	Rush hour only
106	Broadway and Milan – Terminus Longueuil	Rush hour only

References

1. Gare Saint-Lambert (RTM)
2. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
3. Exo (17 June 2020). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
4. "St-Lambert, QC (SLQ)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
5. Bowen, Douglas John (11 May 2012). "Customs relief in sight for Amtrak's Adirondack". RailwayAge.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
6. Bowen, Douglas John (16 March 2015). "Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer". Railway Age.
7. Anderson, Eric (19 March 2017). "Amtrak's Adirondack on track to benefit from customs legislation". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

External links

• Via Rail station page for Saint-Lambert station
• RTM station page
• St-Lambert, QC – Amtrak
• St-Lambert, QC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Saint Lambert VIA & Amtrak Station (Train Web)