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

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

A photographic artwork titled Un voyage sans fin au-delà du présent by photographer Chih-Chien Wang is located in the access tunnel to the station.[8][9] This work was unveiled in October 2024.[9]

Terminus Panama

Panama station has a bus terminal called Terminus Panama, with 30 platforms. A total of 37 bus lines serve the station.[10]

Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No. Route
5 Auteuil / Montée Saint-Hubert / Maisonneuve
6 Victoria
13 Riverside / Secteurs P-V Brossard
15 Riverside / Alexandra / Churchill
30 Secteurs P-V Brossard
31 Secteurs R-S-T Brossard / Saint-Laurent
33 Secteurs M-N-O Brossard
34 Secteur A Brossard / Bellevue
37 Simard / du Béarn
38 Chevrier / Secteur B Brossard
41 Rome / Milan
42 Gaétan-Boucher / Parc de la Cité
43 Milan / Rome
44 Seteurs M-N-O Brossard
46 Secteurs R-S-T Brossard
47 Secteurs R-S-T Brossard
49 Secteurs R-S Brossard
50 Bienvulle / Orchard / Prince-Charles
54 Tiffin / Saint-Georges / Taschereau
59 Montgomery / Gareau
60 Milan / Gaétan-Boucher / Promenades Saint-Bruno
77 Taschereau / Coteau-Rouge / Cégep É.-Montpetit
160 Milan / Gaétan-Boucher / Centre-Ville Saint-Bruno
526 École Centennial Regional High School
542 École Heritage Regional High School
609 École de l'Agora
618 Écoles Privées / Collège Champlain
670 École Antoine-Brossard
Exo bus services
No. Route
453 La Prairie (Vieux La Prairie) – Terminus Panama
458 La Prairie – Terminus Panama
459 Candiac – Terminus Panama
553 Sainte-Catherine – Delson – Terminus Panama
650 Delson – Candiac – La Prairie – Terminus Panama
651 Delson – Candiac – La Prairie – Term. Panama – Longueuil
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
No. Route
96A-96L Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

References

  1. ^ a b "Getting to Panama station by car". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Getting to Panama station by bicycle and on foot". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Réseau express métropolitain (REM)". Ville de Brossard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "RÉSEAU ÉLECTRIQUE MÉTROPOLITAIN". Ville de Brossard (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Commissioning of the REM". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Un voyage sans fin au-delà du présent". REM (in French). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Deux œuvres d'art à admirer dès maintenant aux stations Brossard et Panama". rem.info (in French). October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Getting to Panama station by public transit". Réseau express métropolitain (REM). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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