Édouard-Montpetit REM station is closed
The REM was slowed down Wednesday morning, and service at its Édouard‑Montpetit station is suspended, although this very brief item doesn’t say why. CBC says it’s elevator problems.
La Presse says REM service has been disrupted more than one day in two, this January.
As of 4 pm news, the REM and its elevators are now working properly.
Uatu 12:04 on 2026-01-28 Permalink
Yesterday afternoon the delay had a crowd 10 people deep at central station waiting for the train. I had to wait for 3 trains to pass before I got on. This morning there was a 40min delay and the platform at Panama was completely full of people waiting. They had to reverse the train from downtown to Panama because of the backlog. What was really annoying was being crammed Tokyo subway style into the train and then looking at the bridge which had no traffic on it at all. The REM really wants me to drive again.
jaddle 12:14 on 2026-01-28 Permalink
Looks like the elevators are broken. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rem-elevators-edouard-montpetit-9.7064756
Kate 18:35 on 2026-01-28 Permalink
Thanks jaddle. I spotted the link and added it, then saw you’d done the same.
Nicholas 20:07 on 2026-01-28 Permalink
Maybe La Presse is reading this blog. The article DeWolf mentions there notes that people understood a shutdown on the first day of the metro sixty years ago, and people will understand the same for the REM, but if it keeps going on month after month that’ll be a problem. Well.