Last updated: December 2, 2025

To find out about the status of the service and the measures in place in case of a REM breakdown in Laval:

visit the REM website.

Here are the alternatives offered by the STL in case of a REM outage on the Deux-Montagnes branch (line A4), depending on the situation.

 

IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS PERPETUATES BEYOND 20 MINUTES:

• Complete shutdown of the REM network between Gare CentraleStation and Deux-Montagnes
• Closure of the Mont-Royal Tunnel
• Outage between Bois-Franc and Deux-Montagnes
• Outage between Sainte-Dorothée and Deux-Montagnes

The STL has implemented measures to allow you to travel between operational stations.

The diagrams below illustrate the service offered in each case. Detailed explanations are provided further down.

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ALERNATIVES IN PLACE

Please note that routes 713, 730, and 744 do not operate on weekends or holidays.

This information will be updated in anticipation of the schedule change scheduled for January 3 across the entire STL network.

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ROUTE 713 runs continuously between REM Sainte-Dorothée and Bois-Franc stations and Côte-Vertu metro station, with a stop near Île-Bigras.

• Formerly known as the "713 shuttle," this route now operates on a regular schedule, regardless of whether the REM is running.
• Among other stops, it serves the Bord-de-l’Eau/Dupont stop located on the other side of the Île-Bigras bridge, 450 meters from the Île-Bigras REM station (approximately a 6-minute walk).
• No stop at the parking lot on Avenue des Bois which is now closed.
• At the REM Bois-Franc station: disembark in the West loop and board in the East loop at platform 8 (East loop located on the other side of Boulevard Marcel-Laurin about 300 meters from the REM station, or about a 4-minute walk – take the pedestrian bridge that passes over the boulevard). View the Bois-Franc terminus map

713 destination Côte-Vertu  See the schedule for 713S

713 destination Sainte-Dorothée  See the schdule for 713N

 

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SHUTTLE 730 WILL BE DICONTINUED AS OF JANUARY 2026

• Until January, this shuttle will operate on a regular schedule, whether the REM is running or not.

730 destination Montréal See the schedule for 730S

730 destination Sainte-Dorothée See the schedule for 730N

 

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SHUTTLE 744 WILL BE DICONTINUED AS OF JANUARY 2026

• Until January, this shuttle will operates on a regular schedule, whether the REM is running or not.
• Among other stops, it serves the Bord-de-l’Eau/Dupont stop located on the other side of the Île-Bigras bridge, 450 meters from the Île-Bigras REM station (approximately a 6-minute walk).
• At the REM Bois-Franc station: disembark in the West loop 7 and board in the East loop at platform 2 (East loop located on the other side of Boulevard Marcel-Laurin about 300 meters from the REM station, or about 4 minutes walk - take the pedestrian bridge that passes over the boulevard). View the Bois-Franc terminus map

744 destination Côte-Vertu See the schedule for 744E

744 destination Sainte-Dorothée See the schedule for 744O