LaSalle (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro Station
Borough	Verdun
City	Montreal
Opened	3 September 1978
Line	Green Line
Architect	Didier, Gillon et Larouche
Artist	Peter Gnass, Michèle Tremblay-Gillon
Platform Depth	9.8 metres
Rank	53rd deepest
Traffic	1,407,182 entrances in 2006
Rank	53rd busiest
Interstation Distance	812.30 metres to De L'Église 707.25 metres to Charlevoix
Address of Entrances	301, Caisse Avenue
Nearby Main Intersections	Caisse Avenue / Rushbrooke Street Caisse Avenue / Lasalle Boulevard

LaSalle is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the borough of Verdun, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon.

Architecture and art

Designed by Didier, Gillon et Larouche, it is a normal side platform station with one ticket hall and access. The platform and mezzanine walls are enlivened by large, irregular concrete planes painted in bright colours, designed by Michèle Tremblay-Gillon, while a stainless-steel mural by Peter Gnass above the ticket hall reflects sunlight and passengers' movements.

Origin of the name

This station is named for nearby LaSalle Boulevard, named for explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687), who founded the town of Lachine and claimed Louisiana for France.

Since the station is not located in the neighbouring borough of LaSalle, alternative names have been proposed, including Paul-Grégoire and Curé-Caisse; the latter name was approved by the Montreal Urban Community in 1984, but for unknown reasons the name change was not carried out.

Connecting bus routes

Main articles: Société de transport de Montréal and List of Montreal bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
12 Île-des-Soeurs	All-day	Map	Schedule
21 Place du Commerce	Rush hour	Map	Schedule
58 Wellington	All-day	Map	Schedule
71 Du Centre	All-day	Map	Schedule
108 Bannantyne	All-day	Map	Schedule
350 Verdun/LaSalle	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Champlain Bridge
• Maison Saint-Gabriel
• Île des Soeurs

External links

• Lasalle Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2008 STM System Map