Villa-Maria (Montreal Metro)
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 Montreal Metro Station |
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| Villa-Maria | |
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| Inaugurated | 7 September 1981 |
| Line | Orange Line |
| Architect | André Léonard |
| Platform Depth | 19.8 metres |
| Rank | 14th deepest |
| Traffic | 2,711,559 entrances in 2002 |
| Rank | 33rd busiest |
| Interstation Distance |
884.41 metres to Snowdon 1407.32 metres to Vendôme |
| Address of Entrances |
4331, Decarie Boulevard |
| Nearby Main Intersections |
Decarie Boulevard / Monkland Avenue Monkland Avenue / Girouard Street [1] |
Villa-Maria is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [2].
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[edit] Overview
The station is a normal side platform station, and has an entrance at its south end. The entrance is located in a bus loop.
The station was designed by André Léonard and contains mural sculptures by the architect.
[edit] Origin of name
Villa-Maria station takes its name from the nearby Villa Maria school, which in turn takes its name from the Latin House of Mary.
The surrounding lands were once owned by the Decarie family. The land was sold in 1795 to Sir James Monk and the Monk residence built in 1804. This is the central section of the present-day Villa Maria school. In 1844, the building was leased to the Crown as a residence for the Governors-Generals of Canada. (Lord Metcalfe, Earl Cathcart, and Lord Elgin all resided on the Monklands.)
The property became a country hotel for five years, after which time it was purchased by the nuns of Congregation-de-Notre-Dame in 1854, who turned it into a private girls school which they named Villa Maria. The metro station was built at the foot of the Villa Maria property.
[edit] Connecting bus routes
[edit] Société de transport de Montréal (STM)
| Regular STM routes | |||
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| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 17 | Décarie (one block west on rue Girouard) | Map | Schedule |
| 24 | Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke Street, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, McGill University, McCord Museum, Lafontaine Park) |
Map | Schedule |
| 102 | Somerled (one block west on rue Girouard) | Map | Schedule |
| 103 | Monkland (Monkland Village, Cavendish Mall) | Map | Schedule |
| 162 | Westminster (Monkland Village, Concordia University's Loyola Campus, Loyola High School, Montreal-West train station) |
Map | Schedule |
| STM night routes | |||
| Route Name | Route Map | Schedule | |
| 371 | Décarie (one block west on rue Girouard) | Map | Schedule |
[edit] Nearby points of interest
- Marianopolis College
- Villa Maria Girls School
- Marymount Academy
- The Monkland Village
- Mackay Centre for Disabled Children
- Centennial Academy
[edit] References
- ^ "Villa-Maria Station Neighbourhood Map" (PDF). Société de transport de Montréal. January 2007. http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Villa-Maria.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "Villa-Maria Metro Station". Société de transport de Montréal. http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m48.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
[edit] External links
- Villa-Maria Station, official web page
- Villa-Maria metro station geo location
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- 2008 STM System Map
- Metro Map
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Coordinates: 45°28′46″N 73°37′11″W / 45.47944°N 73.61972°W
