YUL–Aéroport-Montréal–Trudeau station

YUL–Aéroport-Montréal–Trudeau station is an under-construction Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station in the city of Dorval, Quebec, Canada, on the grounds of Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL).

YUL–Aéroport-Montréal–Trudeau
General information
Location	Montréal–Trudeau International Airport Dorval, Quebec Canada
Coordinates	45.4577°N 73.7495°W / 45.4577; -73.7495 (approx.)
Owned by	Aéroports de Montréal
Operated by	CDPQ Infra
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	35 metres (115 ft)[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	2027 (2027)[2]
Future services
Preceding station REM Following station Terminus Réseau express métropolitain (opens 2027) Marie-Curie toward Brossard

Plans for a station at the airport stretch back decades. When the airport was expanded in 2009, adding Pier C and a Marriott Hotel, a concrete structure was built under the hotel tower to accommodate a future train station.^[3][4] However, during the planning for the REM, CDPQ Infra decided not to use the station box because accessing it from the north would require risky drilling under the foundation of the airport's air traffic control tower.^[5]

To reach the airport, trains will begin to head underground just north of Marie-Curie station located along Boulevard Alfred Nobel in the Technoparc Montreal area. From there, trains will travel 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) under the Éco-Campus Hubert Reeves wetlands, runway 6L/24R, before reaching a station site located 35 metres (115 ft) below the airport's parking garage.^[6]

The station is being built by Aéroports de Montréal. It is planned to be operated by CDPQ Infra and to serve as a terminal station on the Airport branch of the REM.^[7] The station is scheduled to open in 2027.^[8][9]

References

1. "YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau Station". REM. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
2. "Montréal-Trudeau Airport".
3. Cauchy, Clairandrée (29 July 2006). "Aéroport Dorval-Trudeau - Le train n'est pas pour demain". Le Devoir (in Canadian French). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
4. King-Abadi, Sara (22 April 2016). "Réseau électrique métropolitain: Long awaited train coming to Dorval airport". Métro (in Canadian French). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. Larocque, Sylvain (5 May 2017). "Vers une nouvelle aérogare à Montréal-Trudeau". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 6 May 2017.
6. Cambron-Goulet, Dominique (30 April 2018). "2,5G$ investis à l'Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau". Métro (in Canadian French). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
7. "Réseau express métropolitain". 10 October 2019.
8. Frédéric Tomesco (20 May 2021). "Opening of REM's airport section delayed until at least 2025". montrealgazette. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
9. "Montréal-Trudeau Airport".