Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)
Template:Infobox Montreal Metro Montmorency 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 Laval-des-Rapides district of Laval, Quebec, Canada.[1] The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007, becoming the northern terminus of the Orange Line. With the addition of the new metro stations, the Montreal Metro system now generates an extra 60,000 daily passengers. As of 2010, 1,050,000 daily passengers use the Montreal metro.[2]
Overview
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It is a normal side platform station. This station has the highest ceilings of any station in the network. The wall panels are decorated with tiling in diagonal stripes of retro shades of cyan, navy, straw yellow and brick red.
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.
Origin of name
The station is located across the street from Cégep Montmorency. The CEGEP got its name from François de Montmorency-Laval (1623–1703), the first bishop of Quebec and New France from 1674 to 1688.
Terminus Montmorency
Terminus Montmorency | |
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AMT Bus Terminus | |
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General information | |
Location | 545, Lucien-Paiement Street, Laval, Quebec[3] |
Coordinates | 45°33′29″N 73°43′16″W / 45.55806°N 73.72111°W |
Owned by | AMT |
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Construction | |
Parking | 1217 park and ride spaces[3] |
Bicycle facilities | 300 place racks[3] |
Other information | |
Website | Terminus Montmorency |
A large bus terminal with 10 platforms and an indoor waiting area adjoins the station. The building, which is owned by the AMT features an AMT ticket counter as well as a convenience store and a coffee shop. In addition, the station has parking for 1342 cars — 644 free outdoor park and ride spaces and 698 paying spaces (54 outdoor, 644 indoor).[3] The indoor spaces cost $6 a day or $80 per month (if a user purchases a monthly parking pass). All bus traffic enters and leaves on Boulevard de l'Avenir.
Connecting bus routes
style="background: #Template:AMT color; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"| STL Regular routes | |||
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No. | Route Description | Route Map (Click on "Route map") |
Schedule (Click on "Complete schedule") |
26 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
33 | Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
39 | Auteuil - Terminus Le Carrefour | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
40 | Chomedey - Metro Montmorency | Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
42 | Saint-François - Terminus Le Carrefour, via Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 1 & no. 3 |
Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
45 | Gare Vimont - Metro Montmorency | Map | North bound schedule |
46 | Laval-Ouest - Metro Montmorency | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
50 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul - Terminus Le Carrefour | Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
56 | Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | West bond schedule East bound schedule |
61 | Sainte-Rose - Metro Montmorency | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
63 | Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Cartier, see note no. 2 & no. 3 | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
65 | Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Montmorency | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
70 | Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier | Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
76 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
903 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | North bound schedule South bound schedule |
style="background: #Template:AMT color; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan=4|STL Night route | |||
No. | Route Description | Route Map | Schedule |
2 | Night route between Henri-Bourassa and Metro Montmorency via Metro Cartier & Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 4 |
Map | West bound schedule East bound schedule |
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Inter municipal buses | |||
Agency | Route No. and Main Destination | Route Map | Schedule |
style="background: #Template:AMT color; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" rowspan="2"| CIT Laurentides | 8 Express to Terminus Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache | West Zone | Schedule |
9 Terminus Saint-Jérôme in Saint-Jérôme | Center Zone | Schedule | |
style="background: #Template:AMT color; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" |CRT Lanaudière | 19A Terminus Terrebonne in Terrebonne | System maps | Schedule |
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