Montréal’s REM is transforming the way we get around
The expanding electric light rail network is making Montréal even more connected and accessible.
Getting around Montréal has always been easy, whether on foot, by bike, via the city’s extensive Métro and bus network or through its famous underground pedestrian network. Now, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is adding an entirely new dimension to public transit across Greater Montréal.
The fully automated, electric light rail network currently has 23 stations in service, connecting downtown Montréal with the South Shore, North Shore and West Island. And soon, most notably, between downtown and YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport.
There’s so much more to come.
Connecting more of Greater Montréal
The REM first welcomed passengers between Brossard and Gare Centrale in July 2023. In November 2025, the network expanded dramatically with the opening of 14 stations between downtown Montréal and Deux-Montagnes, including major new downtown stations at McGill and Édouard-Montpetit.
The Anse-à-l’Orme branch followed in May 2026, adding Des Sources, Fairview–Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Anse-à-l’Orme stations and bringing fast, high-frequency rail service into the West Island.
For meeting and convention attendees, the downtown connections are particularly convenient: Gare Centrale is just steps from major hotels and within easy reach of the Palais des congrès de Montréal, while McGill station provides direct access to the heart of downtown.
Next stop: YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
One of the REM's most anticipated additions is still to come: a direct connection to YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport.
The airport branch, which will include Marie-Curie and YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau stations, is scheduled to enter service in 2027. Once operational, the trip between Gare Centrale and the airport is expected to take approximately 26 minutes, giving business travellers another convenient link between YUL and downtown Montréal.
Progress is well underway: trains reached the airport segment for the first time in early 2026, followed by further testing as work continues toward commissioning.
The REM by the numbers
Here are a few fast facts about Montréal’s newest public transit network:
- 23 stations currently in service
- 67 km of track when the network is completed
- 100% electric
- Fully automated
- Approximately 26 minutes between Gare Centrale and YUL once the airport branch opens
- Accessible stations with elevators to platforms
- Airport branch scheduled to open in 2027
And the network is continuing to evolve. In June 2026, planning began for the Griffintown-Bernard-Landry station and another new station planned for the Bridge-Wellington area, which would improve public transit access on both sides of the Lachine Canal.
For visitors, meeting planners and Montrealers alike, the REM is making an already easy-to-navigate city even better connected. See you around!