Since December 31, 2020,  users from the Laval and North Shore are impacted by the complete closure of the Deux-Montagnes line. Mitigation measures were put in place specifically for this area.

Mitigation measures in place

  • May 11, 2020: bus shuttles on reserved lanes between the Bois-Franc station and the Côte-Vertu metro station (users from or going to downtown Montréal)
  • November 2, 2020: implementation of a bus shuttle service to downtown Montréal and the Côte-Vertu metro station
  • Use of bus-bypass shoulders (A-640, A-13, A-15, A-25) and reserved lanes on autoroute 20 in the Turcot interchange
  • Preferential measures for buses (bus priority signals, passing lane to avoid queues)
  • August 23: added and enhances services including preferential measures for buses, addition of shuttles and park-and-ride lot and the installation of temporary structures, (bus terminals and parking spaces) at Sainte-Dorothée and Deux-Montagnes stations

MITIGATION MEASURES

Deux-Montagnes area

Anytime

  1. Shuttle 904 from Grand-Moulin station to Deux-Montagnes station (± 10 min)*
  2. Transfer between different transportation modes (± 5 min)
  3. Shuttle 404 from Deux-Montagnes to the Mansfield terminal in Montréal (1 h to 1 h 15)*

** Shuttle 904 is running Monday through Friday with departures every 30 minutes. On weekends, shuttle 404 runs between the

Grand-Moulin/Deux-Montagnes stations and the Mansfield terminal.

Frequency during peak hours (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes

Frequency weekdays off-peak and sundays

  • Service every 2 hr

Frequency on saturdays

  • Service every hour

To the Côte-Vertu metro

  • Shuttle 499 from Deux-Montagnes station to Côte-Vertu metro

Frequency during peak hours (5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes from Deux-Montagnes station with a transit time of 50  to 60 minutes

Frequency off-peak hours

  • Service every 2 hours at Deux-Montagnes station with a transit time of 40  to 60 minutes

To Montréal West Island

  1. Shuttle 904 from Grand-Moulin station to Deux-Montagnes station (± 10 min)
  2. Transfer between different transportation modes (± 5 min)
  3. Shuttle 496 between Deux-Montagne station and Roxboro-Pierrefonds station via Sunnybrooke station

Frequency during peak hours (6 a.m to 8 a.m. and 4 p. m. to 6 p.m.)

  • The shuttle operates during peak weekday hours with a transit time of 1hr10 to 1hr15 to Roxboro-Pierrefonds and 1hr to 1hr05 to Sunnybrooke station. 

Travel options

  • Line 8 exo from Saint-Eustache to the Montmorency station (±40 min)
    +30 minutes between the Montmorency and Bonaventure stations

OR

  • Shuttle 498 from Saint-Eustache terminal, via Sainte-Dorothée station to Mansfield terminal*

Frequency during peak hours (5 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes at Saint-Eustache terminal with a transit time of 1hr to 1hr20

* Shuttle 498 operates during peak weekday hours.

To downtown Montreal

  • Shuttle 404  from Deux-Montagnes to the Mansfield terminal in Montréal*

Frequency during peak hours (6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

  • Service every 10 minutes with a transit time of 45 to 60 minutes

Frequency weekdays off-peak and sundays

  • Service every 2h with a transit time of 50 minutes

Frequency on saturdays

  • Service every hour with a transit time of 50 minutes

To the Côte-Vertu metro

  • Shuttle 499 from Deux-Montagnes to Côte-Vertu metro station

Frequency during peak hours (5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes at Deux-Montagnes station with a transit time of 50  to 60 minutes

Frequency off-peak hours

  • Service every 2 hours at Deux-Montagnes station with a transit time of 40  to 60 minutes

To Montréal West Island                                        

  • Shuttle 496 from between Deux-Montagnes station and Roxboro-Pierrefonds station via Sunnybrooke station

Frequency during peak hours (6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

  • The shuttle operates during peak weekday hours with a transit time of 55 minutes to 1h to Roxboro-Pierrefonds and 45 to 50 minutes to Sunnybrooke station.  

Travel options

  • Line 8 exo from Saint-Eustache to the Montmorency station (±40 min)
    +30 minutes between the Montmorency and Bonaventure stations

OR

  • Shuttle 498 from Saint-Eustache terminal, via Sainte-Dorothée station to Mansfield terminal*

Frequency during peak hours (5 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes at Saint-Eustache terminal station with a transit time of 1hr to 1hr20

* Shuttle 498 operates during peak weekday hours.

Laval area

Rush hours (weekdays)

  • Shuttle 498 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Mansfield terminal, with a stop at the avenue des Bois park-and-ride lot*

Frequency during peak hours (5 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes at Sainte-Dorothée station with a transit time of 45 to 60 minutes

* The service starts at Saint-Eustache terminal and makes a stop at Sainte-Dorothée station. Shuttle 498 only operates during peak weekday hours.

Optional route – anytime

  1. Line 26 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency station (±40 min)
    or
  2. Line 903 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency station (±55 min)
  3. Transfer between different transportation modes (±5 min)
  4. Metro from Montmorency station to Bonaventure station (±30 min)

To West Island

  • Line 730 from the Sainte-Dorothée station to the Sunnybrooke and Roxboro-Pierrefonds stations

Frequency during peak hours (6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

  • The shuttle operates during peak weekday hours with a transit time of 40 min to Roxboro-Pierrefonds and 35 minutes to Sunnybrooke station. 

To the Côte-Vertu metro station                                           

  • Line 713 Express Côte-Vertu from Sainte-Dorothée station to the Côte-Vertu metro, with a stop at the avenue des Bois park-and-ride lot

OR

  • Line 744 from Sainte-Dorothée station to the Côte-Vertu metro, with a stop at Bois-Franc station

Frequency during peak hours 

Line 713 (5 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. )

  • Service every 30 minutes at Sainte-Dorothée station with a transit time of 40 to 45 minutes

Line 744 (5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

  • Hourly departure during weekday rush hour with a transit time of 45 to 50 minutes

Frequency off-peak hours 

  • Hourly departure during weekday rush hour with a transit time of 40 to 45 minutes

Travel options

To Côte-Vertu station

  • Line 144 from Sainte-Dorothée to the Côte-Vertu station (±45 min)
  • Line 151 from Sainte-Rose to the Côte-Vertu station (±55 min)
  • Line 902 between the Le Carrefour terminal and the Côte-Vertu station (±40 min)

+25 minutes between the Côte-Vertu and Bonaventure stations

OR

  1. Shared taxibus T27* Laval-sur-le-Lac/Park-and-ride/Sainte-Dorothée station (± 15 min)
  2. Shuttle 498 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Mansfield terminal (± 45 à 60 min)

or

  • line 713 Express Côte-Vertu from Sainte-Dorothée station to the Côte-Vertu metro, with a stop at the avenue des Bois park-and-ride lot (± 40 min)

or

  • line 730 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Sunnybrooke and Roxboro-Pierrefonds stations (± 40 min)

or

  • line 744 from Sainte-Dorothée station to the Côte-Vertu metro (± 45 min)

or

  • shared taxibus T28 , is available on weekdays and by reservation only. It serves users between the parking lots north and south of Sainte-Dorothée station, making it possible to take lines 26, 713, 730 and 744, as well as shuttle 498.

Rush hours (weekdays)

  1. Shared Taxibus T26 from Île-Bigras station to Sainte-Dorothée station (±5 min)
  2. Transfer between different transportation modes (±5 min)
  3. Shuttle 498 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Bonaventure station, with a stop at the avenue des Bois park-and-ride lot (45 to 60 min)*

Frequency during peak hours (5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 minutes at Sainte-Dorothée station with a transit time of 45 to 60 minutes

* Shuttle 498 operates during peak weekday hours.

Optional route – anytime

  1. Shared Taxibus T26 from Île-Bigras station to the intersection of Bord-de-l’Eau and Jolibourg on line 26 (± 5 min)
  2. Line 26 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency station (±30 min) 
  3. Transfer between different transportation modes (±5 min)
  4. Metro from Montmorency station to Bonaventure station (±30 min)

To West Island

  1. Taxibus T26 from the Île-Bigras station to the Sainte-Dorothée station (± 5 min)
  2. Line 730 from the Sainte-Dorothée station to the Sunnybrooke and Roxboro-Pierrefonds stations

Frequency during peak hours (6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

  • The shuttle operates during peak weekday hours with a transit time of 40 minutes to Roxboro-Pierrefonds and 35 minutes to Sunnybrooke station.

To the Côte-Vertu metro station

  1. Taxibus T26 from the Île-Bigras station to the Sainte-Dorothée station (± 5 min)
  2. Transfer between different transportation modes (± 5 min)
  3. Line 713 Express Côte-Vertu from Sainte-Dorothée station to the Côte-Vertu metro, with a stop at the avenue des Bois park-and-ride lot

OR

  • Line 744 from Sainte-Dorothée station to the Côte-Vertu station, with a stop at Bois-Franc station

Frequency during peak hours 

Line 713 (5 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.)

  • Service every 30 min at Sainte-Dorothée station with a transit time of 40 to 45 minutes

Line 744 (5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

  • Hourly departure during weekday rush hour with a transit time of approximately 45 minutes

Frequency off-peak hours 

  • Hourly departure during weekday rush hour with a transit time of 40 to 45 minutes

Travel options

To Montmorency station

  • Line 903 from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency terminal (±50 min)
    +30 min between Montmorency and Bonaventure stations

Service continuity – Off-Peak and weekends

  • Line 26 STL from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency terminal (±30 min)
  • Line 903 STL from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency terminal (±50 min)
  • Taxibus T26 from the Île-Bigras station to the Sainte-Dorothée station + Line 26 STL from Sainte-Dorothée station to Montmorency terminal  (± 35 min)

+30 min between Montmorency and Bonaventure stations