Outremont (Montreal Metro)

Outremont
Location 1400, Van Horne Avenue, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°31′13″N 73°36′54″W / 45.52028°N 73.61500°W / 45.52028; -73.61500Coordinates: 45°31′13″N 73°36′54″W / 45.52028°N 73.61500°W / 45.52028; -73.61500
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
  STM buses
Construction
Depth 13.8 metres (45 feet 3 inches), 38th deepest
Architect Dupuis, Chapuis, & Dubuc
History
Opened 4 January 1988
Traffic
Passengers 1,176,723 entrances in 2006, 57th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel

Outremont is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Outremont borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Overview

It is a normal side platform station with a mined trainroom and open-cut volume at one end, containing the ticket hall and topped by the one large entrance and a glazed skylight. Classic materials and a mural of glazed ceramics by Gilbert Poissant evoke the architecture of the surrounding neighbourhood, as does a City of Outremont lamp post at the foot of the stairs to one platform.

Origin of name

The station takes its name from the borough (formerly city) of Outremont, in which it is located. Originally named Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the town took its name in 1875 from a mansion, still extant, built in 1833 by Louis-Tancrède Bouthillier and named "Outre-Mont" ("beyond the mountain" from the main settlement of Montreal).

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route Service Times Map Schedule
160 Barclay All-day Map Schedule
161 Van Horne All-day Map Schedule
368 Mont-Royal Overnight Map Schedule
370 Rosemont Overnight Map Schedule

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. ↑ Outremont Metro Station
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