Laurier station (Montreal Metro)
Montreal Metro station
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Laurier station (French pronunciation: [loʁje]) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located just to the east of the Mile End neighbourhood. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.
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| Location | 495, Gilford Street Montreal, Quebec H2J 1N4 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W | ||||||||||
| Operator | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  STM bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Depth | 10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Architect | Jean P. Pothier | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 October 1966 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2024[2][3] | 3,955,087  6.2% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 22 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Overview
The station, designed by Jean P. Pothier, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. It has a mezzanine and an entrance at either end, the southern one incorporating an open sided bus shelter, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.
The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Laurier Avenue, named for Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911).
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| 14 |
Atateken | Daily | |
| 27 |
Saint-Joseph | Daily | |
| 31 |
Saint-Denis | Daily | |
| 47 |
Masson | Daily | |
 51 |
Édouard-Montpetit | Daily
Some rush hour services start and end at Snowdon metro | |
| 119 |
Rockland | Daily | |
 361 ☾ |
Saint-Denis | Replaces the Orange Line from Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'Armes | Night service |
Nearby points of interest
- École nationale de théâtre
- École supérieure de la danse du Québec
- Plaza Laurier
- Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
- CLSC Saint-Louis-du-Parc
Film and television appearances
Laurier station appeared in the 2018 Denys Arcand movie The Fall of the American Empire (French: "La chute de l'empire américain").[5]