Viau station
Viau station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.[3] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Location | 2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin, Montreal Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
Connections | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Depth | 4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest | ||||||||||
Architect | Irving Sager | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 6 June 1976 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2019[1][2] | 2,862,620 2.1% | ||||||||||
Rank | 43 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Overview
Designed by architect Irving Sager, it is a normal side platform station built in a shallow open cut. The eastern end of the station is surmounted by the large station pavilion, which includes the ticket hall. There is no transept; stairs lead directly from the platforms to street level.
The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.
Origin of the name
This station is named for rue Viau, named for local industrialist Charles-Théodore Viau, who purchased nearby tracts of land and developed them as a neighbourhood later named Viauville.
Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal |
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Route |
34 Sainte-Catherine |
125 Ontario |
136 Viau |
258 Navette Or - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve |
353 Lacordaire/Maurice-Duplessis |
Nearby points of interest
- Olympic Stadium - Montreal Tower, Centre de natation
- Biodome
- Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
- Saputo Stadium
- Aréna Maurice-Richard
- Starcité
- Centre Pierre Charbonneau
- Insectarium
- Parc Maisonneuve
- Olympic Village - Régie du logement
- Free shuttle (Olympic Park, Insectarium, Botanical Gardens)
- See also Pie-IX station
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Viau Metro Station
External links
- Media related to Viau (Montreal Metro) at Wikimedia Commons
- Viau Metro Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map