Montpellier (AMT)

Montpellier
Location 465 boul. de la Côte-Vertu,[1]
Montreal, Quebec
Coordinates 45°31′29″N 73°40′19″W / 45.52472°N 73.67194°WCoordinates: 45°31′29″N 73°40′19″W / 45.52472°N 73.67194°W
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
  STM buses
Construction
Parking None[1]
Bicycle facilities 14 spaces[1]
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 1918
Electrified 25 kV AC 60 Hz catenary
Previous names Vertu
Traffic
Passengers (2013[2]) 668,800 (AMT)
Services
Preceding station   AMT   Following station
Deux-Montagnes
toward Montreal

Montpellier is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.

Origin of name

Prior to the modernization of the Deux-Montagnes Line, between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Vertu because of its location on Côte-Vertu Boulevard. One of the reasons the name was changed was to avoid confusion with the Côte-Vertu station which opened in 1986. The current name Montpellier comes from the name of a nearby street and shopping mall. The name of the street probably refers to Montpellier in France. The station was also supposed to be renamed to Saint-Laurent but wasn't, in order to avoid confusion with Saint Laurent Boulevard.

Location

The station is located at 465 Côte-Vertu Boulevard in Saint-Laurent between the intersections of Côte-Vertu/Jules-Poitras Boul. and of Côte-Vertu/Muir St.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
No.[1] and Route Name Service Times Route Map Schedule
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu All-Day Map Schedule
128 Ville-Saint-Laurent All-Day Map Schedule
171 Henri-Bourassa All-Day Map Schedule
378 Sauvé/Côte Vertu/Mtl-Trudeau Overnight Map Schedule
380 Henri-Bourassa Overnight Map Schedule

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 AMT - Stations - Montpellier
  2. ↑ Ridership from "Rapport annuel 2013" (PDF). Agence métropolitaine de transport. Retrieved June 2014.

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