Montmorency_station_(Montreal_Metro)

Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)

Montmorency station (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro station


Montmorency station is a Montreal Metro station in Laval, Quebec, Canada, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides borough.[4] The station is part of an extension to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007, becoming the northern terminus of the Orange Line. After two years of opening, the Metro had generated an extra 60,000 daily passengers, around twice as originally estimated.[5]

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Overview

Montmorency station during rush hour.

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.

This station has underground city access to the Université de Montréal’s Laval campus.

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

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A large bus terminus with 10 platforms and an indoor waiting area adjoins the station. The building, which is operated by the RTM features an RTM 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).[6] 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, while all parking spaces are accessed via rue Lucien Paiement.

Connecting bus routes

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Panoramic view of the Terminus Montmorency. To the right is the entrance to the Metro station.

Nearby points of interest

See also


References

  1. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (February 16, 2024). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
  3. Société de transport de Montréal (May 25, 2023). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
  4. "Métro à Laval Un succès sur toute la ligne". Société Radio-Canada (in French). April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  5. Ridership from Rapport annuel 2016 (PDF). rtm.qc.ca (Report). Montreal: Réseau de transport métropolitain [Metropolitan Transportation Network]. ISBN 978-2-550-75552-4.

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