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. The station opened on 31 July 2023.
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.
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 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 metro 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. 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. This work was unveiled in October 2024.
Terminus Panama
Panama station has a bus terminal called Terminus Panama, with 30 platforms. A total of 37 bus lines serve the station.
No. Route Connects to Service times / notes Terminus wing and gate Auteuil / Montée Saint-Hubert / Maisonneuve DailyC21 Victoria DailyC27Riverside / Secteurs P-V BrossardDailyC26Riverside / Alexandra / ChurchillDailyC26 Secteurs P-V Brossard Weekdays, peak onlyB17 Secteurs M-N-O-R Brossard Daily B17 Secteur A Brossard / Bellevue Weekdays, peak onlyB16 Simard / du Béarn Weekdays, peak onlyB18 Chevrier / Secteur B Brossard DailyB18 Gaétan-Boucher / Parc de la Cité DailyC20 Secteurs M-N-O Brossard DailyC24 Secteurs R-S-T Brossard DailyC28 Bienville / Orchard / Prince-Charles DailyC23 Montgomery / Gareau Weekdays, peak onlyB16 Milan / Gaétan-Boucher / Promenades Saint-Bruno Weekdays onlyC20 Taschereau / Coteau-Rouge / Cégep É.-Montpetit DailyA22 A25 Station Brossard / de Rome / St-Laurent Daily Milan / Gaétan-Boucher / Centre-Ville Saint-Bruno Seigneurial park and ride DailyC20Interstation Rive-SudUsed in case of a service disruption on the REM between Île-des-Soeurs station, Panama station, Du Quartier station & Brossard stationA3 A4Panama – Terminus Longueuil / Métro Longueuil-Université-de-SherbrookeUsed in case of a service disruption on the REMLigne métropolitaine TaschereauARTM bus line operated by the RTL DailyA2 A7RTL Transport adaptéS31 No. Route Connects to Service times / notes Terminus wing and gate La Prairie (Vieux La Prairie) – Terminus Panama Weekdays, peak onlyB10 Candiac – Terminus Panama Terminus Montcalm-Candiac Weekdays, peak onlyB12 Sainte-Catherine – Delson – Terminus Panama Weekdays, peak onlyB15 No. Route Connects to Service times / notesTerminus wing and gate Exo Transport adapté S31 No. Route Connects to Service times / notes Terminus wing and gate Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu DailyB14
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