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
Location329 av. Saint-Denis,
Saint-Lambert, Quebec[1]
Canada
Coordinates45°29′57″N 73°30′26″W
Owned byVia Rail
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  Réseau de transport de Longueuil
Construction
Parking 368 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities23 spaces[1]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeVia Rail: SLAM
Amtrak: SLQ
IATA: XLM
Fare zone3 (RTM)
History
OpenedMay 29, 2000 (RTM)
Traffic
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.
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