Sherbrooke station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke Metro.jpg
Location3580 and 3585, rue Berri
Montreal, Quebec H2L 4T8
Canada
Coordinates45°31′08″N 73°34′08″W / 45.51889°N 73.56889°W / 45.51889; -73.56889Coordinates: 45°31′08″N 73°34′08″W / 45.51889°N 73.56889°W / 45.51889; -73.56889
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth10.4 metres (34 feet 1 inch), 51st deepest
Disabled accessNo
ArchitectJean Dumontier
Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2020[1][2]1,954,790 Decrease 57.4%
Rank25 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro.svg Montreal Metro Following station
Berri-UQAM
toward Côte-Vertu
 Orange Line Mont-Royal
toward Montmorency

Sherbrooke 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. This station, near downtown, opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview[]

Sherbrooke Metro station platform.

The station, designed by Jean Dumontier and Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron, is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut due to the difficulty of construction under Berri Street near the Sherbrooke Street overpass. It has a single mezzanine giving access to two entrances, one on either side of Berri Street, both integrated into buildings. The walls are decorated in straw-yellow brick, purple ceiling louvres and bulkhead walls, and orange highlights.

Architecture and art[]

The station's main artwork is a mosaic, the only one in the Metro, on the Côte-Vertu platform. Designed by and , it depicts the achievements of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, whose headquarters are nearby. There are also two mural works by in the accesses.

Origin of the name[]

This station is named for Sherbrooke Street. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764–1830) served as governor general of British North America 1816–1818. The street was named for him in 1817.

Connecting bus routes[]

Main article: List of Montreal Bus Routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
STM Autobus 10Min.svg 24 Sherbrooke
Autobusmontréal.svg 30 St-Denis/St-Hubert
Autobusmontréal.svg 144 Av. des Pins
STM Autobus Nuit.svg 356 Lachine/YUL Aéroport Montréal Trudeau/Des Sources
STM Autobus Nuit.svg 360 Av. des Pins
STM Autobus Nuit.svg 361 Saint-Denis
STM Autobus Express.svg 427 Express St Joseph

Nearby points of interest[]

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. ^ Sherbrooke Metro Station

External links[]

Retrieved from ""