Rigaud station

Rigaud
Location 15 rue Charlebois, Rigaud
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°28′52″N 74°18′00″W / 45.48111°N 74.30000°W / 45.48111; -74.30000Coordinates: 45°28′52″N 74°18′00″W / 45.48111°N 74.30000°W / 45.48111; -74.30000
Line(s) formerly Dorion-Rigaud Line
Other information
Fare zone 5
History
Opened September 21, 1891
Closed June 30, 2010
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 8,800
Services
  Former services  
Preceding station   Exo   Following station
TerminusVaudreuil–Hudson

Rigaud station was a commuter rail station in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada. The station originally opened in 1891, and was eventually served by the AMT Dorion-Rigaud commuter line, with one round trip train per day. In 2010, AMT ended service after Rigaud was unable to pay the annual fee.

Discontinuation of service to Rigaud

Train service was cut to Hudson as of July 1, 2010, as the town of Rigaud was unable to pay the $300,000 annual fee to the AMT to allow service to continue to the town. Rigaud paid higher rates to the AMT and received less service than other stations, as it is not part of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. Up until that date, the Rigaud station had continuous railroad service since the original Canadian Pacific station opened in 1891.[1][2]

Following the closure of Rigaud station, the line was renamed the Vaudreuil-Hudson Line.

References

  1. ↑ "All aboard for the last train to Rigaud". Montreal Gazette. April 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ AMT (April 23, 2010). "Fin du service de trains à la gare Rigaud à compter du 30 juin" (in French).


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