Viau (Montreal Metro)

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Viau is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, 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, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Designed by architect Irving Sager, it is a normal side-platform station built in a shallow open cut. The eastern end of the station is surmounted by the large station pavilion, which includes the ticket hall. There is no transept; stairs lead directly from the platforms to street level.

The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.

Contents 1 Origin of the name 2 Connecting bus routes 2.1 Regular routes 2.2 Night routes 3 Address of station entrance 4 Nearby main intersections 5 Nearby points of interest 6 External links

[edit] Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Viau, named for local industrialist Charles-Théodore Viau, who purchased nearby tracts of land and developed them as a neighbourhood later named Viauville.

[edit] Connecting bus routes

[edit] Regular routes

Route Name	Route Map	Schedule
34 Sainte-Catherine	Map	Schedule
125 Ontario	Map	Schedule
132 Viau	Map	Schedule

[edit] Night routes

Route Name	Route Map	Schedule
364 Hochelaga	Map	Schedule

[edit] Address of station entrance

2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin, at rue Théodore

[edit] Nearby main intersections

[edit] Nearby points of interest

• Olympic Stadium - Montreal Tower, Centre de natation
• Biodome
• Aréna Maurice-Richard
• Starcité
• Centre Pierre Charbonneau
• Insectarium
• Parc Maisonneuve
• Free shuttle (Olympic Park, Insectarium, Botanical Gardens)
• See also Pie-IX station
• Olympic Village - Régie du logement

[edit] External links

• Société de transport de Montréal - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia

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