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Train de l’Ouest Project September 2010 Changing needs + 74,000 Pierrefonds more inhabitants added to the current population of 370,000 CUSM over the next 15 years Vaudreuil-Soulanges September 2010 2 Changing needs Roadwork + 27% commutes by train since 1998 Road traffic + 36% commutbtes by pu blitblic transit since 1998 September 2010 3 Transport issues Ridership increase 3,565,000 for commuter train services since 2005 3,076,000 An average o f 26% Progressive saturation of commuters have to stand on the of commuter train services trains during morning rush hour September 2010 4 Transport issues Sharing infrastructure with CP Priority given to freight trains Limited capacity Constraints on outbound service of rail infrastructure (westbound) and outside peak hours September 2010 5 Impact of roadwork • Highway 40 : Much roadwork to come in the next few years The only major east -west axis that crosses Montreal region 175,000 cars daily Serves many industrial parks and highly populated areas • Dorval Circle: Work up until 2013 Major role in the strategic road system in terms of transporting passengers and goods September 2010 6 Impact of road work • Décar ie ItInterc hange: First phase of the redevelopment project completed in 2013 280,000 users daily • Turcot Complex: Work starting in 2010, to continue until 2016 More than 290, 000 cars da ily Important artery linking highways 20, 720 and 15 Relocating rail tracks northward Many stakeholders (including the City of Montreal) determined to reduce capacity Resu lt: The road work paral yzes road t raffi c Challenge: Measures must be taken during roadwork to keep traffic flowing September 2010 7 Vaudreuil-Hudson line • The current network serving the West Island: 18 stations 51. 17 kftkkm of track More than 3,565,000 commutes annually Second most popular commuter train line Lucien-L’Allier station 1 hour 26 departures per weekday . 13 toward Montreal • 9 during morning peak hours • 2tidkh2 outside peak hours . 13 toward Hudson • 2 during morning peak hours Vendôme station • 3 outside peak hours 14 departures during the weekend Dorval station Lachine station Montréal-Ouest station VdVaudreu il September 2010 8 Lucien-L’Allier station Lucien-L’Allier station Terminal station at downtown Linked to two metro stations and Montreal’s Underground City Possible transfer with 11 bus lines and 3 commuter train lines allowing intermodality September 2010 9 Increase of service Number of departures Currently After project 43 Peak hours 21 (including 12 express and9d 9 m inu tes less) Outside peak hours 5 43 Weekend 14 26 Total per week 144 456 Annual ridership Currently After project Metropolitan service 3,6M 9,2M Estimated cost: $676M* (construction cost only , of which $77M already invested) *cost of 2008 September 2010 10 Combined process by ADM and AMT September 2010 11 Three proposals Airport shuttle without stops No. 1 (()no train to the west) Airport shuttle and metropolitan shuttle separated No. 2 + (two networks called “hybrid”) No. 3 Shared airport and metropolitan shuttle (CP3) (one network) September 2010 12 Proposal No.1 (airport only) Airppport shuttle without stops Service every 20 minutes Transit time: 21 minutes Central Station No public transit service to the west Cost: $600M Pointe-Saint-Charles Montréal-Trudeau station CN CP September 2010 13 Proposal No.1 (airport only) • Dedicated shuttle service, without intermediate stops or public transit service toward west • Announced cost: $600M $200M in the provincial budget (April 2010) • Annual operating cost $24.4M • Bfit/ttilth1Benefit/cost ratio less than 1 • Predicted ridership: 3.4 million passengers per year (rate: $8) High market share (28%) in comparison with other airports (Reagan 12%, Vancouver 5%, Portland 6%, Minneapolis 5%) September 2010 14 Proposal No.2 (hybrid) Airport shuttle without stops Metropolitan shuttle Service: every 20 minutes Service: 12 minutes during peak hours Central Station Transit time: 21 minutes 30 minutes outside peak hours Luc ien L’Allier s ta tion Cost: 1.3 billion* Vendôme station Pointe-Saint-Charles CP CN Montréal-Trudeau station Montréal-Ouest Station Lachine station To Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue *cost of 2008 September 2010 15 Proposal No.2 (hybrid) • Two networks needed: Sharing the infrastructure of CN freight trains • Airport shuttle only to Central Station: CN rejected the proposal of metropolitan service to Central Station • Longer route: Three more minutes • Higher electrification cost: 23 km of additional track and higher complexity September 2010 16 Proposal No.2 (hybrid) • HitHeritage issues: Authorization required from the federal Environment Department for necessary modifications to Central Station Authorizations required from Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada • Expropriation and acquisition issues: Land reconveyance to CN September 2010 17 Proposal No.3 (CP3) Airport shuttle Metropolitan shuttle Centrale Station Service: every 20 minutes Service: 12 minutes during peak hours Transit time: 18 minutes 30 minutes outside peak hours LiLucien-L’Allier s ta tion Cost: $874M* Vendôme station (of which $77M already invested in rail infrastructure) Pointe-Saint-Charles CP CN Montréal-Trudeau station Montréal-Ouest station Lachine station To Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue *cost of 2008 September 2010 18 Proposal No.3 (CP3) • One network (easier and more reliable) • Shared infrastructure for passenger services (ADM and AMT) • Shorter transit time (- three minutes) • Total cost of $874M* , including $77M already invested by the AMT • Lower cost of electrification (- 23 km of track) *cost of 2008 September 2010 19 Proposal No.3 (CP3) “The CP route is the most efficient, from the financial as well as the benefit/cost aspect. ” ((gaccording to the PricewaterhouseCoo pp,p)pers report, p. 14) September 2010 20 The advantages of AMT's route • Use of a single network (easier and more reliable) • Shared infrastructure for ppgassenger services ( ADM and AMT) • Shorter transit (-3.9 miles, -6 minutes) • Dedicated shuttles (airport shuttle and metropolitan shuttle are separated) • Total cost of $874M* • Lower cost of electrification • Additional service for local population *cost of 2008 September 2010 21 Summary Proposal 1. Train de 2. Airport only 3. Airport/metropolitan 4. Airport/metropolitan shared l’Ouest AMT separated (CP3) Supported by + + Route Transit time 18 minutes 21 minutes 21 minutes 18 minutes (airport) Cost $676M* $600M $1.3B* $874M* ($77M already ($200M announced in ($77M already invested by the AMT) ($77M already invested by the AMT) invested by the AMT) 2010 provincial budget) Benefit/cost 2282.28 <1 151.5 181.8 Passengers/ 9.2M 3.4M 13M 12M year *cost of 2008 September 2010 22 Major findings • YES to increased public transit services in the West Island • YES to an integrated project with shared infrastructure by ADM and AMT $240M (CP scenario) more than the airport shuttle alone, $77M already invested by the AMT on CP (2010) 9.2 million passengers annually (additional 5 million new passengers compared to the airport shuttle alone, which will serve 3.4 million passengers annually) • The metropolitan service generates most benefits: 75% of total benefits The airport shuttle alone has a ratio of less than 1 The metropolitan service has a ratio of 2 September 2010 23 Question period September 2010 24.