De La Savane (Montreal Metro)
De La Savane | |||||||||||
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Location |
8261, boul. Décarie, Montreal Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°30′01″N 73°39′42″W / 45.50028°N 73.66167°WCoordinates: 45°30′01″N 73°39′42″W / 45.50028°N 73.66167°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
Connections |
STM buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Depth | 19.4 metres (63 feet 8 inches), 15th deepest | ||||||||||
Architect | Guy de Varennes & Almas Mathieu | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 9 January 1984 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers | 934,336 entrances in 2011, 67th of 68 | ||||||||||
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De La Savane is a station on Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1] The station opened on January 9, 1984.
Overview
The station is a normal side platform station with an entrance at the north end. It was planned in such a way as to allow an additional entrance to be built on the other side of the Décarie Autoroute, but this has not yet happened. As it is the station with the least number of passengers (as of 2002), a redevelopment plan for the area is under discussion.
The station was designed by Guy de Varennes and Almas Mathieu. Its artworks include mural treatments in the entrance, mezzanine, and platforms by the architects, as well as a large metal sculpture by Maurice Lemieux, entitled Calcite, affixed to the wall of the mezzanine and illuminated by a light shaft.
Origin of the name
This station is named for the rue de la Savane, which has been known by that name since 1778 and was no doubt named for a nearby prairie or swamp (named savane in Quebec French).
Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule |
17 Décarie, Northbound | All-day | Map | Schedule |
17 Décarie, Southbound | All-day, Located on opposite side of blvd. Décarie and Royalmount/De la Savane | Map | Schedule |
368 Mont Royal, Northbound (Westbound) | Overnight | Map | Schedule |
368 Mont Royal, Southbound (Eastbound) | Overnight, Located on opposite side of blvd. Décarie and Royalmount/De la Savane | Map | Schedule |
371 Décarie, Northbound | Overnight | Map | Schedule |
371 Décarie, Southbound | Overnight, Located on opposite side of blvd. Décarie and Royalmount/De la Savane | Map | Schedule |
382 Pierrefonds/Saint-Charles, Northbound (Westbound) | Overnight | Map | Schedule |
382 Pierrefonds/Saint-Charles, Southbound (Eastbound) | Overnight, Located on opposite side of blvd. Décarie and Royalmount/De la Savane | Map | Schedule |
Nearby points of interest
- Décarie Autoroute
- Metropolitan Autoroute
- Baron de Hirsch Jewish Cemetery
- Centre commercial VMR
- Centre d'emploi du Canada
References
External links
- De La Savane station - official web page
- De La Savane metro station geo location
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- 2011 STM System Map
- Metro Map