The CP Holiday Train is back!

Category : Special events
November 22, 2022

The CP Holiday Train stops in Montreal West Sunday, November 27, 2022! Get into the holiday spirit with some live music, brightly-decorated rail cars and fun. The goal of the CP Holiday Train is to raise money and awareness for local food banks across Canada. Don’t forget to bring your cash and/or non-perishable food donations.

Schedule

Train arrival: 6:45 p.m.
Show time: 7 to 7:30 p.m., performances by Tenille Townes & Aysanbee

Road closures
The following road closures are necessary to safely accommodate the Holiday Train and its spectators for the duration of the event on November 27. 

  • The level crossing at the intersection of Westminster and Sherbrooke will be completely closed to traffic for a period of 60 minutes between 6:45 p.m and 7:45 p.m. A detour will be possible via the Elmhurst level crossing at all times.
  • Broughton between Westminster and Connaught will be completely closed between 3 p.m and 9 p.m.
  • Both Ballantyne and Brock south between Avon and Broughton will be placed in local circulation only mode between 3 p.m and 9 p.m. Public security and police officers will be restricting access to residents only between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The above street closures are absolutely necessary in order to ensure the safety of the spectators.

The police will be stationed at the intersection of Avon and Westminster in order to conduct traffic throughout the closing of the Westminster level crossing from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. For safety reasons, the police officers will not allow any vehicles to access Westminster northbound, with the exception of emergency vehicles. As a result, residents will not have inbound access to Easton or Ainslie for 60 minutes during the event. However, residents will be able to exit via Ainslie and access Avon at all times during the event. 

Please plan any trips according to the information provided above. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.