The first section of the driverless, electric train system known as the Réseau express métropolitain, or REM, is free to ride this weekend ahead of its official launch on Monday
More than 20,000 people took advantage of the offer on Saturday, the network reported on social media. It said it stopped accepting new passengers just before 1 p.m. to ensure those who had already embarked would be able to return to their points of departure.
The opening of the REM was a particularly monumental occasion for Jean-Pierre Nadeau, who said he remembers taking part in the inauguration of the metro system in 1967 when he was 15 years old. Renato Rocha, who lives in Brossard and came to try the REM ahead of his once-a-week trek to downtown Montreal for work, said he’s already excited about the arrival of a new transit offering.
Aleksey Zaitsev, who was at central station Saturday with his children, said he’s thrilled to have a station near his home on Nun’s Island, a part of Montreal that previously lacked a rail link to the rest of the city.
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