Sherbrooke (Montreal Metro)

Sherbrooke
Station statistics
Address	3580 and 3585, rue Berri Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°31′08″N 73°34′08″W / 45.51889°N 73.56889°W / 45.51889; -73.56889Coordinates: 45°31′08″N 73°34′08″W / 45.51889°N 73.56889°W / 45.51889; -73.56889
Connections	STM buses
Depth	10.4 metres (34 feet 1 inch), 51st deepest
Other information
Opened	14 October 1966
Architect	Jean Dumontier Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron
Operator	Société de transport de Montréal
OPUS card	vending machine and recharge
Traffic
Passengers ()	4,007,872 entrances in 2010, 23rd of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Berri-UQAM toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Mont-Royal toward Montmorency

Sherbrooke is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in The Plateau neighbourhood of the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1] This station, near downtown, opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

Overview

Sherbrooke Metro station platform.

The metro station, designed by Jean Dumontier and Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron, is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut due to the difficulty of construction under Berri Street near the Sherbrooke Street overpass. It has a single mezzanine giving access to two entrances, one on either side of Berri Street, both integrated into buildings. The wall are decorated in straw-yellow brick, purple ceiling louvres and bulkhead walls, and orange highlights.

Architecture and art

A mosaic mural at Sherbrooke station

The station's main artwork is a mosaic, the only one in the metro, on the Côte-Vertu platform. By Gabriel Bastien and Andrea Vau, it depicts the achievements of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, whose headquarters are nearby. There are also two mural works by Mario Merola in the accesses.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Sherbrooke Street. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764–1830) served as governor general of British North America 1816–1818. The street was named for him in 1817.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
24 Sherbrooke	All-day	Map	Schedule
30 St-Denis/St-Hubert	All-day	Map	Schedule
144 Av. des Pins	All-day	Map	Schedule
360 Av. des Pins	Overnight	Map	Schedule
361 Saint-Denis	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec
• Parc Lafontaine
• Square Saint-Louis
• Bibliothèque Centrale
• Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui
• Théâtre de Quat'Sous
• Le cinémathèque et la phonothèque de Montréal
• Goethe-Institut

References

1. ↑ Sherbrooke Metro Station

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sherbrooke (Montreal Metro).

• Sherbrooke Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• 2011 Downtown System Map
• Metro Map