Montmorency (Montreal Metro)
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Location |
1800, rue Jacques-Tétreault, Laval Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°33′31″N 73°43′18″W / 45.55861°N 73.72167°WCoordinates: 45°33′31″N 73°43′18″W / 45.55861°N 73.72167°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
Connections | See below | ||||||||||
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Depth | 20 metres (65 feet 7 inches), 18th deepest | ||||||||||
Architect | Guillermo Farregut | ||||||||||
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Opened | 26 April 2007 | ||||||||||
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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 stations, the Metro now generates an extra 60,000 daily passengers. As of 2010, 1,050,000 daily passengers use the 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 waiting time until the arrival of 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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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 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2014[4]) | 5,482,300 |
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 $7 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
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 | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
33 | Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
39 | Auteuil - Terminus Le Carrefour | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
40 | Chomedey - Metro Montmorency | Map | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
42 | Saint-François - Terminus Le Carrefour, via Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 1 & no. 3 |
Map | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
45 | Gare Vimont - Metro Montmorency | Map | Northbound schedule |
46 | Laval-Ouest - Metro Montmorency | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
50 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul - Terminus Le Carrefour | Map | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
56 | Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
61 | Sainte-Rose - Metro Montmorency | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
63 | Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Cartier, see note no. 2 & no. 3 | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
65 | Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Montmorency | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
70 | Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier | Map | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
76 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
903 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency | Map | Northbound schedule Southbound schedule |
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 | Westbound schedule Eastbound schedule |
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Inter municipal buses | |||
Agency | Route No. and Main Destination | Route Map | Schedule |
CIT Laurentides | 8 Express to Terminus Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache | West Zone | Schedule dead link] |
9 Terminus Saint-Jérôme in Saint-Jérôme | Center Zone | Schedule dead link] | |
59 Blainville | Center Zone | (?) | |
MRC Les Moulins | 19A Terminus Terrebonne in Terrebonne | System maps | Schedule |
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Nearby points of interest
See also
References
- ↑ Montmorency Metro Station
- ↑ Radio Canada Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 AMT Terminus Montmorency page
- ↑ Ridership from Rapport annuel 2014 [Annual Report 2014] (PDF). amt.qc.ca (Report) (in French). Montreal: Agence métropolitaine de transport [Metropolitan Transportation Agency]. ISBN 978-2-550-72933-4.
- 1 2 2009 System Map Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 STL 2011 map Archived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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