Laurier (Montreal Metro)

Laurier is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the arrondissement of Le Plateau -Mont -Royal at the intersection of Rue Berri and Laurier Avenue. Here courses of the orange line 2 In 2006, 3,834,258 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 20th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

Designed by Jean P. Pothier station was designed as a sober tunnel station. While the walls are covered with gray granite, have orange panels on both ends to the additions. The main entrance at the southern end of the station via a distribution level with sinuous walls to a pavilion, which is located in a small park on Rue Saint -Joseph and has the shape of an arrowhead. A significantly smaller pavilion at the Laurier Avenue can be accessed from the northern end of station.

In 10.7 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, each station measured from end to beginning station, amount to 499.60 meters to 746.10 meters and Mont -Royal to Rosemont. There are connections to six bus routes and a night bus the Société de transport de Montréal. Points of interest include the National Theatre School and the School of contemporary ballet.

History

The opening of the station took place on 14 October 1966, together with the portion of Place - d'Armes -Henri - Bourassa the orange line. Laurier thus part of the basic network of the Montreal Metro. It is named after the Avenue Laurier, Wilfrid Laurier named after (1841-1919), who was from 1896 to 1911 the first French-speaking prime minister of Canada.