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South Shore Line (Montreal)

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Type
  
Rapid transit

Stations
  
9

Locale
  
Montreal, Quebec

Opened
  
2020 (projected)

System
  
Société de transport de Montréal

Termini
  
Brossard Downtown Montreal

The South Shore Line is a proposed rapid transit line for the Société de transport de Montréal network in Montreal, Quebec. The line would link the South Shore suburb of Brossard to Downtown Montreal by crossing the St. Lawrence River on the new Champlain Bridge, set to be completed in 2018.

The 15-kilometre-long (9.3 mi) line would be built along Autoroute 10 at an estimated cost of $2.9 billion. The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is expected to assume financing for the new line.

History

On January 13, 2015, Quebec prime minister Philippe Couillard and Michael Sabia, CEO of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec agreed to a partnership in which the crown corporation would assume financing for major transportation projects in the province, with $7.4 billion planned to be spent on infrastructure from 2014 to 2024. The Caisse has said it would prioritize two new rail transit lines, the other one being the Train de l'Ouest toward the West Island.

References

South Shore Line (Montreal) Wikipedia