Montmorency (Montreal Metro)

Montmorency
Location 1800, rue Jacques-Tétreault, Laval
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°33′31″N 73°43′18″W / 45.55861°N 73.72167°W / 45.55861; -73.72167Coordinates: 45°33′31″N 73°43′18″W / 45.55861°N 73.72167°W / 45.55861; -73.72167
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections See below
Construction
Depth 20 metres (65 feet 7 inches), 18th deepest
Architect Guillermo Farregut
History
Opened 26 April 2007
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange LineTerminus

Montmorency 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 Laval-des-Rapides district of Laval, Quebec, Canada.[1] The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007, becoming the northern terminus of the Orange Line. With the addition of the new stations, the Metro now generates an extra 60,000 daily passengers. As of 2010, 1,050,000 daily passengers use the Metro.[2]

Overview

Montmorency station during rush hour.

It is a normal side platform station. This station has the highest ceilings of any station in the network. The wall panels are decorated with tiling in diagonal stripes of retro shades of cyan, navy, straw yellow and brick red.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the waiting time until the arrival of the next train.

Origin of name

The station is located across the street from Cégep Montmorency. The CEGEP got its name from François de Montmorency-Laval (1623–1703), the first bishop of Quebec and New France from 1674 to 1688.

Terminus Montmorency

Terminus Montmorency
Location 545, Lucien-Paiement Street,
Laval, Quebec[3]
Coordinates 45°33′29″N 73°43′16″W / 45.55806°N 73.72111°W / 45.55806; -73.72111
Owned by AMT
Line(s)
  STL buses
  CIT Laurentides
  MRC Les Moulins
Construction
Parking 1217 park and ride spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities 300 place racks[3]
Other information
Website Terminus Montmorency
Traffic
Passengers (2014[4]) 5,482,300

A large bus terminal with 10 platforms and an indoor waiting area adjoins the station. The building, which is owned by the AMT features an AMT ticket counter as well as a convenience store and a coffee shop. In addition, the station has parking for 1342 cars — 644 free outdoor park and ride spaces and 698 paying spaces (54 outdoor, 644 indoor).[3] The indoor spaces cost $7 a day or $80 per month (if a user purchases a monthly parking pass). All bus traffic enters and leaves on Boulevard de l'Avenir.

Connecting bus routes

STL Regular routes
No. Route Description Route Map
(Click on "Route map")		 Schedule
(Click on "Complete schedule")
26 Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
33 Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
39 Auteuil - Terminus Le Carrefour Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
40 Chomedey - Metro Montmorency Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
42 Saint-François - Terminus Le Carrefour,
via Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 1 & no. 3		 Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
45 Gare Vimont - Metro Montmorency Map Northbound schedule

Southbound schedule

46 Laval-Ouest - Metro Montmorency Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
50 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul - Terminus Le Carrefour Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
56 Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
61 Sainte-Rose - Metro Montmorency Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
63 Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Cartier, see note no. 2 & no. 3 Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
65 Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Montmorency Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
70 Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
76 Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
903 Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency Map Northbound schedule
Southbound schedule
STL Night route
No. Route Description Route Map Schedule
2 Night route between Henri-Bourassa and Metro Montmorency
via Metro Cartier & Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 4		 Map Westbound schedule
Eastbound schedule
Notes
  1. STL route No. 42 no longer enters the terminus but stops on the corner of Lucien-Paiement and rue Jacques-Tétreault as well as on boulevard de l'Avenir outside of the terminus.[5][6]
  2. STL route No. 63 no longer enters the terminus but stops on the corner of Lucien-Paiement and rue Jacques-Tétreault as well as on boulevard de l'Avenir outside of the terminus.[5][6]
  3. The schedules and route maps of lines 42 and 63 contradict the system maps.
  4. STL route No. 2 offers a late night and early morning connection between stations Montmorency and Henri-Bourassa, Monday to Saturday only.
Inter municipal buses
Agency Route No. and Main Destination Route Map Schedule
CIT Laurentides 8 Express to Terminus Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache West Zone Schedule dead link]
9 Terminus Saint-Jérôme in Saint-Jérôme Center Zone Schedule dead link]
59 Blainville Center Zone (?)
MRC Les Moulins 19A Terminus Terrebonne in Terrebonne System maps Schedule
Panoramic view of the Terminus Montmorency. To the right is the entrance to the Metro station.

Nearby points of interest

See also

References

  1. ↑ Montmorency Metro Station
  2. ↑ Radio Canada Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 4 AMT Terminus Montmorency page
  4. ↑ Ridership from Rapport annuel 2014 [Annual Report 2014] (PDF). amt.qc.ca (Report) (in French). Montreal: Agence métropolitaine de transport [Metropolitan Transportation Agency]. ISBN 978-2-550-72933-4.
  5. 1 2 2009 System Map Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 STL 2011 map Archived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

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