Panama station
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Panama | |||||||||||
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 Bus terminus at Panama station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7075 Philippines Street Brossard, Quebec Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°28′03″N 73°28′07″W / 45.46750°N 73.46861°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | CDPQ Infra | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | |||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 304 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 200 rack spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | PAN | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | ARTM: B[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 July 2023 | ||||||||||
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Panama station is a Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station in the city of Brossard, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by CDPQ Infra and serves as a station on the South Shore branch of the REM.[4][5] The station opened on 31 July 2023.[6]
The station replaced the Panama bus terminus and functions as a large transit hub for the cities of Longueuil and Brossard. This station is equipped with a bus terminal as well as a 304-space parking lot.[1]
History
[edit]The bus terminus was inaugurated in 1985. The original building was located at the intersection of Panama Street and Taschereau Boulevard. It was adjacent to both Autoroute 10 and Mail Champlain. The new building is located 70 metres (230 ft) south of the old terminal, situating itself closer to the new Panama station. In 2006, a busway (bus lane) was constructed between the terminus and the Taschereau Interchange of Autoroute 10.
Starting in September 2018, the bus terminus was progressively demolished to make way for the Panama station of the Réseau express métropolitain rapid transit network. A temporary bus terminal was implemented in 2020 in order to make way for additional construction. The new bus terminal opened partially on July 11, 2022, with the waiting area and entrance to the REM closed.[7] The new terminal was named Terminus Panama, instead of Terminus Brossard-Panama, to not confuse it with the new Brossard station.
Artwork
[edit]The station will have a photographic artwork on the internal corridors of the station, by photographer Chih-Chien Wang.[8]
Terminus Panama
[edit]Panama station has a bus terminal called Terminus Panama, with 30 platforms. A total of 37 bus lines serve the station.[9]
| Réseau de transport de Longueuil | |
|---|---|
| No. | Route name |
| 5 | Brossard (Auteuil Avenue) – St-Hubert (Montée St-Hubert–Sector M) |
| 6 | Saint-Lambert (Victoria Street–Riverside Street) – Longueuil terminal |
| 13 | Brossard (Sectors P-V) – Saint-Lambert (Riverside Street) – Longueuil terminal |
| 15 | Greenfield Park (Churchill Boulevard) – Saint-Lambert (Alexandra Street) – Longueuil terminal |
| 30 | Brossard (Sectors P-V) |
| 31 | Brossard (St-Laurent Boulevard) |
| 33 | Brossard (Sectors M-N-O) |
| 34 | Brossard (Sector A) – Greenfield Park (Bellevue sector) |
| 37 | Saint-Lambert (Simard Boulevard – Préville sector) |
| 38 | Brossard (Sector B –Chevrier Boulevard–Quartier DIX30) – Brossard terminal |
| 41 | Brossard (De Rome Boulevard–Milan Boulevard–Lapinière Boulevard) |
| 42 | Brossard (Milan Boulevard) – Saint-Hubert (Gaétan Boucher Boulevard–Parc de la Cité) |
| 43 | Brossard (Lapinière Boulevard–Milan Boulevard–De Rome Boulevard) |
| 44 | Brossard (Sectors M-N-O) |
| 46 | Brossard (Sectors R-S-T) |
| 47 | Brossard (Pelletier Boulevard–Rivard Boulevard–Chemin des Prairies) – Brossard terminal |
| 49 | Brossard (San-Francisco Avenue–Sector R) |
| 50 | Brossard (Bienville Avenue) – St-Hubert (Orchard Street–Prince-Charles Street) |
| 54 | Taschereau Boulevard–Greenfield Park (St-Georges Street–Chemin Tiffin) – Longueuil terminal |
| 59 | Saint-Hubert (Montgomery–Sectors L-P) |
| 60 | Brossard (Milan Boulevard) – Saint-Hubert (Gaétan Boucher Boulevard) – Promenades Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville |
| 77 | Brossard (Parc industriel) |
| 77 | Longueuil (Chemin du Coteau-Rouge–Cégep Édouard-Montpetit) |
| 160 | Brossard (Milan Boulevard) – Saint-Hubert (Gaétan Boucher Boulevard) – Promenades Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville |
| 526 | Greenfield Park (École Centennial) |
| 542 | Saint-Hubert (École Heritage Regional High School) |
| 609 | Saint-Hubert (École) |
| 618 | Saint-Lambert (Champlain College – Private schools) – Longueuil (Private schools) |
| 670 | Brossard (Antoine-Brossard High School) |
| T48 | Brossard (St-Laurent Boulevard) |
| Exo Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan sector | |
| No. | Main destination |
| 453 | La Prairie (Vieux La Prairie) |
| 458 | La Prairie |
| 459 | Candiac |
| 553 | Sainte-Catherine – Delson |
| 650 | Delson – Candiac – La Prairie |
| 651 | Delson – Candiac – La Prairie – Panama – Longueuil |
| Other routes | |
| No. | Operator |
| 96A-96L | Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Getting to Panama station by car". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Getting to Panama station by bicycle and on foot". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Réseau express métropolitain (REM)". Ville de Brossard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "RÉSEAU ÉLECTRIQUE MÉTROPOLITAIN". Ville de Brossard (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Commissioning of the REM". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mise en service progressive du nouveau terminus Panama le 11 juillet". Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain | ARTM (in Canadian French). July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Art in the REM: First three works and their artists are announced | REM". rem.info. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Getting to Panama station by public transit". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
External links
[edit]- "Panama Station". REM. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- "CDPQ Infra | Building sustainable transport infrastructure for communities". CDPQ Infra | Un modèle novateur pour les projets d’infrastructures. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
