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2/16/2024
Societe de transport de Montreal (STM) recently awarded a contract for the Blue Line extension's new train-control system to Ground Transportation Systems Canada Inc.
The contract includes installation, maintenance and certain options for a communications-based train control (CBTC) system. The project is funded primarily by the Quebec government, with some support from STM.
The CBTC system is designed to improve train reliability, frequency and passenger comfort when trains stop and start. It will be installed first on the existing Blue Line and then later on the extension.
The 3.7-mile Blue Line extension — which is under construction — will include five new stations east of Saint-Michel Station. The project office recently issued a final call for tenders for the construction of the tunnel and the excavation of some of the future stations and auxiliary structures.
Meanwhile, Sound Transit has announced that the initial segment of the Link 2 Line will open to passenger service on April 27 in Seattle.
The 6.5-mile segment of the East Link light-rail extension includes eight new stations in Bellevue and Redmond. The initial segment will terminate at the South Bellevue Station at the west end and the Redmond Technology Station on the east.
"With the opening of the 2 Line on the Eastside this spring and our major expansion into Snohomish County this fall, we're bringing the convenience of light rail to hundreds of thousands more people across the region," said Sound Transit Chair Dow Constantine in a news release.
The full 2 Line is expected to open in 2025. The Downtown Redmond Link Extension is also scheduled to open in 2025, with the Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond stations completing the 2 Line.