Atwater (Montreal Metro)
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| Atwater | |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 14 October 1966 |
| Line | Green Line |
| Architect | David, Boulva et Cleve |
| Platform Depth | 7.6 metres |
| Rank | 56th deepest |
| Traffic | 6,582,505 entrances in 2002 |
| Rank | 6th busiest |
| Interstation Distance | 1387.74 metres to Lionel-Groulx 681.54 metres to Guy-Concordia |
Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Metro in Montreal, Québec, Canada. It is on the border between the boroughs of Westmount and Ville-Marie.
It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.
Designed by David, Boulva & Cleve, it is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut under the de Maisonneuve Blvd. It has a large mezzanine with ticket barriers on either end; it has one direct exit, as well as underground city connections to the Place Alexis Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College. There is also a secondary entrance to the bus terminal in Cabot Square, accessed via Plaza Alexis Nihon.
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[edit] Origin of the name
This station is named for Atwater Ave., named for Edwin Atwater (1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine. The street was named for him in 1871.
[edit] Connecting bus routes
[edit] Regular routes
| Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sainte-Catherine | Map | Schedule |
| 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles | Map | Schedule |
| 63 Girouard | Map | Schedule |
| 90 Saint-Jacques | Map | Schedule |
| 104 Cavendish | Map | Schedule |
| 108 Bannantyne | Map | Schedule |
| 138 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Map | Schedule |
| 144 Des Pins | Map | Schedule |
| 150 René-Lévesque | Map | Schedule |
[edit] Night routes
| Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 350 Verdun/LaSalle | Map | Schedule |
| 356 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | Map | Schedule |
| 358 Sainte-Catherine | Map | Schedule |
| 360 Des Pins | Map | Schedule |
| 369 Côte-des-Neiges | Map | Schedule |
| 371 Décarie | Map | Schedule |
[edit] Address of entrances
- De Maisonneuve entrance: 3015, de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., at Atwater Ave.
- Sainte-Catherine entrance: 2322 Saint Catherine Street W., at Atwater Ave., in Cabot Square
[edit] Nearby points of interest
[edit] Connected via the underground city
[edit] Other
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- AMC Pepsi Forum (Montreal Forum)
- Marianopolis College
- Square Cabot
- Westmount borough office
- Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
- Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
- Project 10 — Batshaw Youth & Family Services
[edit] External links
- Société de transport de Montréal — official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia
| Montreal Metro Green Line (Line 1) |
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Angrignon | Monk | Jolicoeur | Verdun | De L'Église | LaSalle | Charlevoix | Lionel-Groulx | Atwater |
