Viau station

Viau
Viau
Location	2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin; Montreal, Quebec H1V 3V4; Canada
Coordinates	45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W / 45.56111°N 73.54722°WCoordinates: 45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W / 45.56111°N 73.54722°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Irving Sager
History
Opened	6 June 1976
Passengers
2020	1,207,772 57.8%
Rank	46 of 68
Services

Viau station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.^[3] 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[]

Designed by architect , it is a normal side platform station built in a shallow open cut. The eastern end of the station is surmounted by the large station pavilion, which includes the . There is no transept; stairs lead directly from the platforms to street level.

The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.

The station is undergoing modernization work along with the expansion of the underground workshop near the station. Elevators are installed on November 30, 2021, and the remaining work will be completed by the end of 2021.^[4]

Origin of the name[]

This station is named for rue Viau, named for local industrialist , who purchased nearby tracts of land and developed them as a neighbourhood later named Viauville.