Laurier station (Montreal Metro)
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| Location | 495, Gilford Street, Montreal Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W / 45.52722°N 73.58667°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest | ||||||||||
| Architect | Jean P. Pothier | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 October 1966 | ||||||||||
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| 2023[1][2] | 3,724,158  18.38% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 22 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Laurier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Mile End neighbourhood. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.
Overview
The station, designed by Jean P. Pothier, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. It has a mezzanine and an entrance at either end, the southern one incorporating an open sided bus shelter, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.
The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Laurier Avenue, named for Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911).
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal |
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 14 Amherst
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| 27 Boulevard Saint-Joseph
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| 30 St-Denis/St-Hubert
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| 46 Casgrain
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| 47 Masson
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| 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit
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 361 Saint-Denis
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 427 Express Saint-Joseph
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Nearby points of interest
- École nationale de théâtre
- École supérieure de la danse du Québec
- Plaza Laurier
- Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
- CLSC Saint-Louis-du-Parc
References
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ Laurier Metro Station
External links
- Laurier Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map
