Saint-Michel (Montreal Metro)

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Saint-Michel
Station statistics
Address 7270 & 7325, Saint-Michel Boulevard
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°33′35″N 73°36′00″W / 45.55972°N 73.60000°W / 45.55972; -73.60000Coordinates: 45°33′35″N 73°36′00″W / 45.55972°N 73.60000°W / 45.55972; -73.60000
Connections
  STM buses
  STL buses
Depth 15.8 metres (51 feet 10 inches), 33rd deepest
Other information
Opened 16 June 1986
Architect Lemoyne & Associés
Operator Société de transport de Montréal
OPUS card vending machine and recharge
Traffic
Passengers ()3,925,861 entrances in 2006, 18th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
 Blue Line Terminus

Saint-Michel is a station at the eastern terminus Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Overview

View of St-Michel from the platform.

It is a side platform station with two entrances on either side of boul. St-Michel connecting to a common ticket hall. Unlike all other stations on the blue line, the station is only as long as the six-car trains used on the line; all the others were built to accommodate a nine-car train. However, the station cavern is long enough for a nine-car train; the extra space could be opened and finished to accommodate full-length trains if and when the STM decides to extend the line east into the boroughs of St. Leonard and Anjou, committing to the line's original design.

The platforms feature four abstract paintings under glass bricks, by Normand Moffat, Charles Lemay, Lauréat Marois, and Marcelin Cardinal.

Origin of name

Saint-Michel metro station takes its name from the street under which it lies, boulevard Saint-Michel, named by at least the late eighteenth century for the former Ville Saint-Michel within which it is located. Saint-Michel is the French Catholic title for the archangel Michael.

Connecting bus routes

Main articles: List of Montreal Bus Routes and Société de transport de Laval
Société de transport de Montréal
Route Service Times Map Schedule
41 Quartier Saint-Michel / Ahuntsic Weekdays before 10:00PM Map Schedule
67 Saint-Michel All-day Map Schedule
93 Jean-Talon All-day, Located one block south on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
141 Jean Talon East All-day Map Schedule
188 Couture Rush Hours Map Schedule
253 Navette Or - Saint-Michel Wednesdays and Fridays between Rush Hours Map Schedule
467 Express Saint-Michel Weekdays before 8:00PM Map Schedule
357 Saint-Michel Overnight Map Schedule
372 Jean-Talon Overnight, Located one block south on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
Société de transport de Laval
Route Service Times Map Schedule
904 Pont-Viau - Metro Saint-Michel Rush Hour To come To come

Nearby points of interest

  • Little Maghreb
  • Saint-Michel Library
  • Centre administratif - Ville de Montréal
  • Joseph-François-Perrault School
  • John F Kennedy School
  • François-Perrault Park

References

  1. ↑ Saint-Michel Metro Station

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