Pie-IX (Montreal Metro)

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Montreal Metro Station

Station's Platform
Borough	Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
City	Montreal
Opened	6 June 1976
Line	Green Line
Architect	Marcel Raby
Artist	Jordi Bonet, Marcel Raby
Platform Depth	10.1 metres
Rank	53rd deepest
Traffic	4,600,629 entrances in 2006
Rank	15th of 68
Interstation Distance	766.88 metres to Joliette 621.85 metres to Viau
Address of Entrances	2 entrances: 2700, boul. Pie-IX 2705, boul. Pie-IX
Nearby Main Intersections	boul. Pie-IX / av. Pierre-de Coubertin^[1]

Pie-IX 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 in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[2] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Overview

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

Designed by architect Marcel Raby, it is a normal station built in open cut. The centre of the station is taken up with a vast mezzanine bisected by an extremely 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).

[edit] Origin of the name

This station is named for Pie-IX Boulevard (pronounced pea neuf). This street was named in 1912 for Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), elected Pope in 1846. English speakers often humorously refer to either the street or Metro station as "Pie Nine".

[edit] Connecting bus routes

Pie-IX station from the viewpoint of Olympic Stadium

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

Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
Société de transport de Montréal
97 Mont-Royal	All-day	Map	Schedule
139 Pie-IX	All-day	Map	Schedule
439 Express Pie-IX	Rush Hour	Map	Schedule
355 Pie-IX	Overnight	Map	Schedule