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]
 Montmorency | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1800, rue Jacques-Tétreault Laval, Quebec H7N 0A5 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°33′31″N 73°43′18″W / 45.55861°N 73.72167°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
| Connections | See below | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Depth | 20 metres (65 feet 7 inches), 18th deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Guillermo Farregut | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: B[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 26, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2][3] | 4,327,177  23.67% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 17 of 68 | ||||||||||
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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.
This station has underground city access to the Université de Montréal’s Laval campus.
Origin of name
editThe 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
editTerminus Montmorency | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 545, Lucien-Paiement Street, Laval, Quebec[6] |
| Coordinates | 45°33′29″N 73°43′16″W / 45.55806°N 73.72111°W |
| Operated by | Réseau de transport métropolitain |
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| Construction | |
| Parking | 1217 park and ride spaces[6] |
| Bicycle facilities | 300 place racks[6] |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Fare zone | ARTM: B[1] |
| Website | Terminus Montmorency |
| Passengers | |
| 2016[7] | 6,331,700 |
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
edit| STL Regular routes | |||
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| No. | Route Description | ||
| 26 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 33 | Métro Montmorency – Métro Cartier | ||
| 36 | Métro Montmorency – NW Chomedey | ||
| 39 | Auteuil – Terminus Le Carrefour | ||
| 40 | Chomedey – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 42 | Saint-François – Terminus Le Carrefour, via Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 1 & no. 3 | ||
| 45 | Gare Vimont – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 46 | Laval-Ouest – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 50 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul – Terminus Le Carrefour | ||
| 56 | Sainte-Dorothée – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 61 | Sainte-Rose – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 63 | Gare Ste-Rose – Metro Cartier, see note no. 2 & no. 3 | ||
| 65 | Gare Ste-Rose – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 70 | Métro Montmorency – Métro Cartier | ||
| 76 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 903 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée – Metro Montmorency | ||
| 942 | Montee St François – Metro Montmorency | ||
| STL Night route | |||
| No. | Route Description | ||
| 2 | Night route between Henri-Bourassa and Metro Montmorency via Metro Cartier & Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 4 | ||
| STL Weekend route | |||
| No. | Route Description | ||
| 360 | Terminus Le Carrefour — Metro Montmorency | ||
| Inter municipal buses | |||
| Agency | Route No. and Main Destination | ||
| RTM Laurentides (CITLA) | 8 Express to Terminus Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache | ||
| 9 Terminus Saint-Jérôme in Saint-Jérôme | |||
| 59 Blainville | |||
| 400 Grand Moulin in Deux-Montagnes | |||
| RTM Terrebonne-Mascouche (MRCLM) | 19 Terminus Terrebonne in Terrebonne | ||
| RTM Terrebonne-Mascouche (MRCLM) | 19A Terminus Terrebonne in Terrebonne Via Cinema Guzzo[8] | ||
Nearby points of interest
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Montmorency Metro Station
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d Terminus Montmorency (RTM)
- ^ Ridership from Rapport annuel 2016 (PDF). rtm.qc.ca (Report). Montreal: Réseau de transport métropolitain [Metropolitan Transportation Network]. ISBN 978-2-550-75552-4.
- ^ Cinema Guzzo