Université-de-Montréal (Montreal Metro)
Université de Montréal | |||||||||||
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| Location |
2830, boul. Édouard-Monpetit and 5400, av. Louis-Colin, Montreal Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°30′12″N 73°37′03″W / 45.50333°N 73.61750°WCoordinates: 45°30′12″N 73°37′03″W / 45.50333°N 73.61750°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 5.4 metres (17 feet 9 inches), 58th deepest | ||||||||||
| Architect | André Léonard | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 January 1988 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 2,628,248 entrances in 2006, 35th of 68 | ||||||||||
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Université-de-Montréal is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Overview
It is a normal side platform station. Constructed in the side of Mount Royal, it is the network's highest station in elevation.
It has three entrances. The main entrance, facing boul. Édouard-Montpetit, and the Université de Montréal entrance adjacent to the entrance of La Rampe escalator tunnel leading to the university's main pavilion, open directly onto the ticket hall. A third entrance on av. Louis-Colin is connected by a walkway leading over the platforms through the station cavern.
The station contains two works of art in terra cotta by architect André Léonard. The larger, located above the ticket hall, is entitled Les quatre éléments; the smaller is located at the end of the walkway to the Louis-Colin entrance.
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.
Origin of name
The station derives its name from the Université de Montréal under the campus of which it lies.
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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| Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule |
 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit |
All-day | Map | Schedule |
| 119 Rockland |
All-day before 8:00PM | Map | Schedule |
 368 Mont-Royal |
Overnight | Map | Schedule |
Nearby points of interest
References
External links
- Université-de-Montréal (Montreal Metro) - Official site of station
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map
