Laurier (Montreal Metro)

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Laurier
Inaugurated 14 October 1966
Line Orange Line
Architect Jean P. Pothier
Platform Depth 10.7 metres
Rank 48th deepest
Traffic 3,878,578 entrances in 2002
Rank 20th busiest
Interstation Distance 499.60 metres to Mont-Royal
746.10 metres to Rosemont

Laurier is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in Mile End neighbourhood of the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

The metro 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 a bus marquee, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.

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[edit] 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).

[edit] Connecting bus routes

[edit] Regular routes

Route Name Route Map Schedule
14 Amherst Map Schedule
27 Boul. Saint-Joseph Map Schedule
30 Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert Map Schedule
46 Casgrain Map Schedule
47 Masson Map Schedule
51 Bd Édouard-Montpetit Map Schedule

[edit] Night routes

Route Name Route Map Schedule
361 Saint-Denis Map Schedule

[edit] Address of entrances

  • Saint-Joseph exit: 495, rue Gilford, at rue Berri
  • Laurier exit: 5113, rue Rivard, at avenue Laurier (automated entrance without attendant)

[edit] Nearby main intersections

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

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