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Québec City tramway: the route, the areas affected and what it changes for your property
TramCité, Québec City's tramway, will link Le Gendre to Charlesbourg over 19 km, with 29 stations and 5 transit hubs, with service planned to begin in 2033. Its route will include Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois, Boulevard Laurier, Boulevard René-Lévesque, a tunnel under Parliament Hill, Rue de la Couronne and 1re Avenue.
By Étienne Rheault, residential real estate broker · Updated September 29, 2026
The project at a glance
TramCité is led by the Québec government, as project owner, with CDPQ Infra as prime contractor; the City of Québec is a partner. The cost of the project was set at $7.6 billion when it was confirmed in December 2024. The year 2026 is the most intense for construction, with work from one end of the route to the other.
The five transit hubs, where the tramway meets the main bus corridors, are at Le Gendre, Sainte-Foy, Université Laval, Saint-Roch and Charlesbourg.
The route, sector by sector
The project is divided into seven sectors. For each one, here are the stations and streets directly concerned, from Le Gendre to Charlesbourg.
01 Le Gendre and Quatre-Bourgeois western Sainte-Foy, Chaudière sector
The western terminus, near the junction of the Félix-Leclerc and Duplessis highways. A residential and office sector that gains direct access to downtown with no transfer.
Stations
- Pôle Le Gendre
- Chaudière
- McCartney
- Pie-XII
- Bégon
- Duchesneau
Streets and corridors
- Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois (tramway corridor)
- rue Mendel
- avenue Le Gendre
- avenue Blaise-Pascal
- boulevard de la Chaudière
- avenue McCartney
- avenue Pie-XII
02 Roland-Beaudin and Laurier the commercial heart of Sainte-Foy
A transit hub, the CHUL hospital and the shopping centres of Boulevard Laurier: one of the major crossroads of the line.
Stations
- Roland-Beaudin
- Pôle de Sainte-Foy
- CHUL
- Place Sainte-Foy
Streets and corridors
- Avenue Roland-Beaudin (tramway corridor)
- Boulevard Laurier (tramway corridor)
- chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois
03 Université Laval the campus
A transit hub on campus. For owners of plexes and rental units on neighbouring streets, direct access to downtown and to Sainte-Foy widens the pool of tenants.
Stations
- Pôle de l'Université Laval
- Desjardins
Streets and corridors
- boulevard Laurier
- boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
04 René-Lévesque Ouest Sillery, Saint-Sacrement and Montcalm
The most residential stretch of the line, with closely spaced stations at each major cross avenue. Single-family homes and condos on the cross streets are within walking distance of a station.
Stations
- Myrand
- Maguire
- Holland
- Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier
- Belvédère
- Brown
- Cartier
Streets and corridors
- Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest (tramway corridor)
- avenue Myrand
- avenue Maguire
- avenue Holland
- avenue Belvédère
- avenue Brown
- avenue Cartier
- avenue De Salaberry
05 Parliament Hill Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Old Québec
Two underground stations. The tunnel avoids transforming the sector's streets, while putting Upper Town a few minutes from Saint-Roch and Sainte-Foy.
Stations
- Colline parlementaire
- D'Youville
Streets and corridors
- tunnel of about 2 km under Parliament Hill
06 Saint-Roch Lower Town
A transit hub in the centre of Lower Town, in a neighbourhood where condos and income properties dominate.
Stations
- Jean-Paul-L'Allier
- Pôle de Saint-Roch
Streets and corridors
- Rue de la Couronne (tramway corridor)
- rue Dorchester
- rue du Prince-Édouard
07 1re Avenue and Charlesbourg Vieux-Limoilou, Lairet and Charlesbourg
The Charlesbourg terminus, at the corner of 1re Avenue and 41e Rue, with a transit hub. The whole 1re Avenue corridor, lined with plexes in Limoilou and single-family homes further north, gains a direct link to Saint-Roch, Parliament Hill and Université Laval.
Stations
- 9e Rue
- Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise
- 18e Rue
- 24e Rue
- Peupliers
- Pôle de Charlesbourg
Streets and corridors
- 1re Avenue, from the Drouin bridge to 41e Rue (tramway corridor)
- 9e Rue
- 10e Rue
- 18e Rue
- 24e Rue
- 41e Rue
The seven sectors are those of the project; the grouping of stations by sector is ours. Station names as published for the confirmed route; some may still change before service begins.
What research says about property values
A literature review produced at Université Laval (CRAD, 2020) identifies three findings that recur from one city to another:
- The effect begins before the first tram runs. Proximity premiums appear as soon as a project is announced, in anticipation.
- Construction weighs temporarily. The construction period generates nuisances and more pronounced proximity discounts.
- After service begins, the effect consolidates, especially for properties within walking distance of a station, then it is fully built into prices after six or seven years of operation.
Québec City already has its own measurements, for the Métrobus. A study by the Fédération des chambres immobilières du Québec (2016) estimated that a single-family home within one kilometre of a Métrobus station sold on average 8.7% higher than a comparable property outside that area. Professor Jean Dubé (Université Laval) measured premiums of 3% to 11.7% within 150 metres depending on the line (and no significant effect on one of them), and estimated that the effect of a tramway could be almost double that of a bus.
These figures describe average trends, not the value of your home. The actual walking distance to the station, the noise of passing trams and the type of property change everything.
What it changes if you are selling or buying
If you sell during construction, the buyer sees the work site before seeing the station. The marketing therefore has to show what is coming: travel time to downtown or Université Laval, the station within walking distance, the timeline for the start of service.
If you are buying, your time horizon matters more than anything. Staying beyond 2033 means benefiting from the start of service; reselling before then means selling in the middle of construction. And for an income property, a direct link to Université Laval or Saint-Roch widens the pool of tenants.
In both cases, the useful question is not “am I near the tramway?” but “how many minutes on foot from which station?”
Frequently asked questions
When will Québec City's tramway be in service?
Service is planned to begin in 2033. Work intensifies starting in 2026 along the entire route, from Le Gendre to 1re Avenue.
Does living near a station increase the value of a home?
Research generally observes a proximity premium around rapid transit stations, which can appear as soon as the project is announced and consolidate after service begins. It varies with distance, type of property and area. In Québec City, studies on the Métrobus have measured premiums of a few percent at short distances from stops.
Will the construction lower the value of neighbouring properties?
Research notes negative effects during the construction period: noise, detours, more difficult access to shops. They are temporary. If you sell during construction, the marketing has to present the coming benefit as much as the present inconvenience.
Is it better to sell before or after the tramway construction?
Both can be advantageous; the ideal is to avoid selling in the middle of construction. So it all depends on your time horizon. If you absolutely plan to sell within five years, waiting for the end of the work, planned for 2033, could limit your plans. If you are able to buy without having to sell, you can bet on the start of service. One element remains uncertain, however: the market. We are currently in a seller's market, but a certain slowdown is being felt (in the Québec City region, active listings rose by 27% in August 2026, according to the APCIQ). If it persists, the favourable conditions of recent years could fade.
Should you buy now near the future tramway?
It all depends on your time horizon. A buyer who plans to stay beyond 2033 benefits from the start of service; a buyer who plans to resell before then has to take the construction years into account. We analyse with you the actual distance to the station and recent sales in the area.
Sources: tramcite.info (route, stations, sectors, 2033); Ville de Québec, TramCité; Mon Quartier, January 26, 2026 (2026 work sites); CRAD, Université Laval, review of the effects of transport infrastructure on property values (2020); APCIQ, August 2026 statistics; Le Soleil, March 20, 2018 (FCIQ 2016 and Jean Dubé studies).
