Langelier (Montreal Metro)

Langelier
Location Sherbrooke Street East at boul. Langelier, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°34′58″N 73°32′35″W / 45.58278°N 73.54306°W / 45.58278; -73.54306Coordinates: 45°34′58″N 73°32′35″W / 45.58278°N 73.54306°W / 45.58278; -73.54306
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth 14.0 metres (45 feet 11 inches), 37th deepest
Architect Victor Prus & André G. Dionne
History
Opened 6 June 1976
Traffic
Passengers 2,590,203 entrances in 2013, 38th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Angrignon
Green Line

Langelier is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is in the district of Mercier-Ouest in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

Overview

Art in Langelier station

Designed by Victor Prus & André G. Dionne, it is a normal side platform station built in tunnel. The central mezzanine, built within the tunnel vault, gives access to three entrances on three corners at the intersection of Sherbrooke Street East and Langelier Boulevard.

6595, rue Sherbrooke est
6610, rue Sherbrooke est
3355, boul. Langelier

On the platforms, sculptural grilles by Charles Daudelin conceal ventilation intakes.

Origin of the name

The station is located on rue Sherbrooke Est at boulevard Langelier, named for Sir François Langelier (18381915), who served in a number of high offices in Quebec, including mayor of Quebec City (18821890) and Lieutenant-Governor (19111915).

Connecting bus routes

A bus at Langelier station.
Société de transport de Montréal
Route Service Times Map Schedule
33 Langelier All-day Map Schedule
185 Sherbrooke All-day Map Schedule
197 Rosemont All-day Map Schedule
364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud Overnight Map Schedule
370 Rosemont Overnight Map Schedule

Nearby points of interest

References

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