Commuting patterns . According to the 2006 Census, about 39,485 city residents (17.2% of the total population) commute to work in Montreal on a daily basis, while only 38,090 residents (16.6%) work in the city itself. A further 6,915 residents (3.0%) work in Boucherville every day, 4,775 (2.1%) work in Brossard, 2,795 (1.2%) in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and 1,815 (0.8%) work in Saint-Lambert, the four other constituent cities of the Longueuil agglomeration. By contrast only 8,845 people commute from Montreal to work in Longueuil every day, while 4,080 people commute from Brossard to work in Longueuil, 2,940 people commute from Boucherville, 2,090 from Sainte-Julie, 1,825 from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, 1,815 from Chambly, and 1,810 from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Roads The
Saint Lawrence River between the
Island of Montreal and the south shore is traversed by only five automobile crossings. Two of these are in Longueuil, the
Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel (part of
Autoroute 25) and the
Jacques Cartier Bridge (part of
Route 134).
Autoroute 20 is an important highway in Longueuil, bordering the Saint Lawrence River in the
Le Vieux-Longueuil borough, where it co-exists with Autoroute René-Lévesque (Route 132), and finally heading eastward toward
Boucherville.
Autoroute 30 crosses the
Saint-Hubert borough in the southern part of the city, between the cities of
Brossard and
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.
Route 116 is another major highway, with its western terminus located in
LeMoyne, heading east through the borough of Saint-Hubert toward Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.
Route 112 co-exists with Route 116 from LeMoyne to Cousineau Boulevard in Saint-Hubert, where it heads southeast toward
Carignan.
Route 134 is a major artery, perhaps better known by its more common names: the Jacques Cartier Bridge on the portion crossing the Saint-Lawrence River, and
Taschereau Boulevard which connects the bridge to all three boroughs of Longueuil, and southward toward the city of Brossard.
Public transportation bus. The
Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) provides
bus service in Longueuil. There are 80 bus routes and 12
shared taxi routes, with a ridership of approximately 18 million passengers in 2022. Ridership prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was approximately 30 million passengers. Almost all bus lines of the RTL terminate at the
Longueuil Bus Terminus, or the
Panama REM station in nearby
Brossard. Prior to the opening of the REM South Shore branch, many buses normally terminating at Panama station crossed the
Champlain Bridge during peak hours to arrive at the
Terminus Centre-Ville in downtown Montreal (under the
1000 de la Gauchetière office tower, at
Bonaventure Metro). The city is also served by the
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke Metro station, adjacent to the Longueuil bus terminus. The station connects to downtown
Montreal via the
Yellow Line of the Metro. The
Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) runs the
Mont-Saint-Hilaire commuter train line also serves the south shore. The only commuter train station in the city of Longueuil is
Longueuil–Saint-Hubert station. Until the mid-1950s, Longueuil was served by interurban streetcars operated by the
Montreal and Southern Counties Railway. Longueuil also has a small airport,
Saint-Hubert Airport. It is one of Canada's most important
general aviation airports, ranked
12th busiest airport by aircraft movements. A small
marina, the
Réal-Bouvier Marina is located on the
Saint Lawrence River in the borough of
Le Vieux-Longueuil. The
Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry is a seasonal
ferry service links the Réal-Bouvier Marina to the Jacques Cartier Pier in the
Old Port of Montreal.
Hospitals The city is served by two hospitals. The
Charles-LeMoyne Hospital is a
Université de Sherbrooke affiliated hospital in the borough of
Greenfield Park. It is the main hospital for Longueuil, as well as the neighbouring cities of
Saint-Lambert and
Brossard. The
Pierre-Boucher Hospital is a smaller hospital in the borough of
Le Vieux-Longueuil which serves Le Vieux-Longueuil,
Boucherville,
Varennes,
Sainte-Julie,
Saint-Amable,
Verchères,
Calixa-Lavallée and
Contrecœur. ==Education==