Pie-IX station

Pie-IX
Location	2700 and 2705 Pie-IX Boulevard Montreal, Quebec H1V 3P1 Canada
Coordinates	45°33′14″N 73°33′06″W / 45.55389°N 73.55167°W / 45.55389; -73.55167Coordinates: 45°33′14″N 73°33′06″W / 45.55389°N 73.55167°W / 45.55389; -73.55167
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	10.1 metres (33 feet 2 inches), 53rd deepest
Disabled access	No
Architect	Marcel Raby
History
Opened	6 June 1976
Passengers
2020[1][2]	2,087,768  60%
Rank	22 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Joliette toward Angrignon Green Line Viau toward Honoré-Beaugrand

Pie-IX station (French pronunciation: ​[pinœf]) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Overview[]

Citius, Altius, Fortius, a relief by Jordi Bonet.

Designed by architect , it is a normal station built in open cut. The centre of the station is taken up with a vast mezzanine bisected by a long ticket barrier. This space, as well as a secondary access to the Angrignon platform, allows the station to handle very large crowds from the Olympic Stadium. The mezzanine gives direct underground city access to the Stadium. The station has two exits of its own, one incorporated into the stadium's parvis, and another across the street.

The station includes four Olympic-themed works of art: three sculptures by the architect featuring different takes on the Olympic rings, and one long mural in concrete and aluminum by Jordi Bonet entitled Citius, Altius, Fortius ("stronger, higher, faster" - the Olympic motto).

Origin of the name[]

This station is named for Pie-IX Boulevard (pronounced pee neuf). This street was named in 1912 for Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), elected Pope in 1846.

Connecting bus routes[]

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
97 Avenue du Mont-Royal
139 Pie-IX
185 Sherbrooke
355 Pie-IX
364 Sherbrooke/Joseph Renaud
439 Express Pie-IX

Nearby points of interest[]

Pie-IX station from the viewpoint of Olympic Stadium

• Olympic Stadium
• Biodome
• Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
• Régie des installations olympiques (RIO)
• Regroupement Loisirs Québec
• Montreal Botanical Garden
• Château Dufresne - Musée des arts décoratifs de Montréal
• Cégep de Maisonneuve
• See also Viau station
• Olympic Village - Régie du logement
• Saputo Stadium, home of the CF Montréal.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pie-IX (Montreal Metro).

• Pie-IX Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map