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 Saint-Denis Ave. at the corner of Victoria Ave.

Saint-Lambert
Via Rail platform at Saint-Lambert station
Location	329 av. Saint-Denis, Saint-Lambert, Quebec[1] 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]
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Via Rail: SLAM Amtrak: SLQ IATA: XLM
Fare zone	3 (RTM)
History
Opened	May 29, 2000 (RTM)
Passengers
2012	1,582 (Amtrak)[2] 452,900 (Exo 2019[3])
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 Mont-Saint-Hilaire Longueuil–Saint-Hubert toward Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station St. Albans toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer Montreal Terminus

The station is served by two Via Rail lines: the Ocean and the Montreal–Matapédia train, 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 October 25, 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 AMT fare zone 3, and has 320 parking spaces.[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.[4][5] As of March 2017, the United States Congress had passed the necessary legislation and the Parliament of Canada was considering it.[6]

Bus connections

Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No.	Route Name	Service Times	Schedule with Map
1	Grande-Allée and Pine – Terminus Longueuil	Regular	Schedule
6	Terminus Panama – Terminus Longueuil		Schedule
55	Bolton and Riverside – Terminus Centre-ville	Rush Hour Only	Schedule
106	Broadway and Milan – Terminus Longueuil		Schedule

References

1. Gare Saint-Lambert (RTM)
2. "Saint-Lambert, QC (SLQ)". GreatAmericanStations.com. 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
3. Exo (2020-06-17). Réponse à votre demande d'accès à l'information (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 2020-25.
4. Bowen, Douglas John (2012-05-11). "Customs relief in sight for Amtrak's Adirondack". RailwayAge.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2012.
5. Bowen, Douglas John (March 16, 2015). "Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer". Railway Age.
6. Anderson, Eric (2017-03-19). "Amtrak's Adirondack on track to benefit from customs legislation". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

External links

• Via Rail station page for Saint-Lambert station
• RTM station page
• Saint Lambert VIA & Amtrak Station (Train Web)