Laurier station (Montreal Metro)

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Laurier
LaurierMetro2011.jpg
Location495, Gilford Street
Montreal, Quebec H2J 1N4
Canada
Coordinates45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W / 45.52722°N 73.58667°W / 45.52722; -73.58667Coordinates: 45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W / 45.52722°N 73.58667°W / 45.52722; -73.58667
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest
Disabled accessNo
ArchitectJean P. Pothier
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2020[1][2]2,083,730 Decrease 58.3%
Rank23 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro.svg Montreal Metro Following station
Mont-Royal
toward Côte-Vertu
 Orange Line Rosemont
toward Montmorency

Laurier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located just to the east of the Mile End neighbourhood. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview[]

The station, designed by Jean P. Pothier, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. It has a mezzanine and an entrance at either end, the southern one incorporating an open sided bus shelter, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.

The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.

Origin of the name[]

This station is named for Laurier Avenue, named for Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911).

Connecting bus routes[]

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
Autobusmontréal.svg 14 Atateken
Autobusmontréal.svg 27 Boulevard Saint-Joseph
Autobusmontréal.svg 46 Casgrain
Autobusmontréal.svg 47 Masson
STM Autobus 10Min.svg 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit
STM Autobus Express.svg 427 Express Saint-Joseph (Eastbound)
STM Autobus Navette.svg 711 Parc Du Mont Royal/Oratoire

Nearby points of interest[]

  • École nationale de théâtre
  • École supérieure de la danse du Québec
  • Plaza Laurier
  • Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
  • CLSC Saint-Louis-du-Parc

References[]

  1. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2021-04-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2020 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2021.075.
  2. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  3. ^ Laurier Metro Station

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