Joliette (Montreal Metro)

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Joliette

Inaugurated	6 June 1976
Line	Green Line
Architect	Marcel Raby
Platform Depth	14.3 metres
Rank	37th deepest
Traffic	2,726,392 entrances in 2002
Rank	58th busiest
Interstation Distance	383.43 metres to Préfontaine 766.88 metres to Pie-IX

Joliette is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Québec, Canada. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier/Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It was inaugurated on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

Designed by architect Marcel Raby, it is a normal side-platform station built in tunnel. The walls of the platform have a unique yellow brick facade. It has no transept, with closed staircases leading to the mezzanine above; this gives access to two exits, one on either side of rue Hochelaga. The mezzanine contains a large illuminated mural sculpture by the architect, entitled Thème des mouvements du soleil ("theme of the sun's motion").

1 Origin of the name
2 Connecting bus routes
- 2.1 Regular routes
- 2.2 Night routes
3 Address of entrances
4 Nearby points of interest
5 External links

[edit] Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Joliette. Barthélémy Joliette (1789–1850) served in the House of Assembly and Legislative Council of Lower Canada; he also founded the village of L'Industrie (later Joliette, Quebec).