Laurier station (Montreal Metro)

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.

Laurier
Location495, Gilford Street, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest
ArchitectJean P. Pothier
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2019[1][2]4,996,694  7.4%
Rank21 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange Line
toward Montmorency

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
Route
14 Atateken
27 Boulevard Saint-Joseph
30 St-Denis/St-Hubert
46 Casgrain
47 Masson
51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit
361 Saint-Denis
427 Express Saint-Joseph
711 Parc Du Mont Royal/Oratoire

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
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2019-08-08). Achalandage du métro mensuel, station par station (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2019.197.
  3. Laurier Metro Station
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