Snowdon (Montreal Metro)

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Snowdon
Inaugurated 7 September 1981 (Orange Line)
4 January 1988 (Blue Line)
Line Orange Line
Blue Line
Architect Jean-Louis Beaulieu
Platform Depth 19.5 metres (upper platform)
24.6 metres (lower platform)
Rank 6th deepest
Traffic 3,142,990 entrances in 2002
Rank 29th busiest (not counting transfers)
Interstation Distance Orange Line:
693.00 metres to Côte-Sainte-Catherine

884.41 metres to Villa-Maria

Blue Line:
959.60 metres to Côte-des-Neiges
Arrangement of platforms at Snowdon station
Arrangement of platforms at Snowdon station

Snowdon is a station on the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Snowdon neighbourhood of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It is a transfer station between the Orange Line and Blue Line, and is the western terminus of the Blue Line.

It was inaugurated on September 7, 1981 with service on the orange line only, though the blue line platforms were built at the same time. At the time it was the western terminus of the Orange Line, taking over from Place-Saint-Henri; it is thus the only station to have been the terminus of two different lines. Service on the Blue Line began on January 4, 1988.

The station was constructed as an anti-directional cross-platform interchange, with three lateral tunnels containing two stories each, joined by four cross-tunnels; both lines therefore have stacked platforms. This layout was intended to allow rapid transfer between a future extension into Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and service to downtown; unfortunately, this service never opened, and the station's layout means that most people who transfer between the blue and orange lines must go up or down stairs. The station's central access tunnel is connected at its western end to the station's single entrance, which is integrated into an STM control centre and contains a small sunken garden.

The station was designed by Jean-Louis Beaulieu, who also provided sculptural grilles for the station's main staircase and the rear of the control building. The station's main artwork, a group of four murals by Claude Guité running the full length of the platform and entitled Les quatre saisons (the four seasons), has been badly damaged by graffiti and has been removed for restoration.

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[edit] Origin of the name

This station is named for the Snowdon neighbourhood. This area took its name from Snowdon Street, which in turn took its name from the owner of the farm on which it was built.

[edit] Connecting bus routes

[edit] Regular routes

Route Name Route Map Schedule
17 Décarie within walking distance on boul. Décarie (Décarie Autoroute) (to various metro stations between Côte-Vertu Metro Station and Place Saint Henri Metro Station) Map Schedule
51 Édouard Montpetit (Westbound to Montréal-Ouest train station, eastbound to various metro stations between Snowdon Metro Station and Laurier Metro Station) Map Schedule
124 Victoria within walking distance on Victoria Avenue Map Schedule
166 Queen Mary Map Schedule

[edit] Night routes

Route Name Route Map Schedule
371 Décarie within walking distance on boul. Décarie Map Schedule

[edit] Address of station entrance

  • 5111, Queen Mary Road, at Westbury Avenue

[edit] Nearby main intersections

[edit] Nearby points of interest

[edit] External links

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