Cartier (Montreal Metro)
Encyclopedia
Cartier 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 Pont-Viau
, Laval
, Quebec
, Canada
. It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.
station. The station's main entrance, adjoining the bus terminal, takes the form of a right triangle, with the legs parallel to the streets and the hypotenuse parallel to the metro tracks, thereby bringing the aboveground and underground world into relation. There is an entrance at each of the two points of the triangle, while the centre is sunken to provide access to the escalators to the ticket hall and to the tunnel to the secondary entrance. The sunken area looks out onto a sunken garden.
A second entrance on the opposite corner of Boul. des Laurentides and Av. Cartier, to spare pedestrians from crossing the busy boulevard, was opened on May 22, 2009.
The station features two artworks. The first, L'Homme est un roseau pensant III by Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, is a pair of tall, slender metal spires on the edge of the garden. The second, Dessins suspendus by Yvon Proulx, is installed in the secondary entrance.
spaces has been built above the subway station. The covered bus terminal has an Agence métropolitaine de transport
(AMT) ticket counter, a heated waiting area, and electronic boards to display the next bus departures.
In addition, a shopping concourse has been built adjacent to the bus terminal to eventually welcome shops and restaurants. A convenience store and a café are currently the only tenants.
, a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation
.
Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)
The Orange line is the longest, most congested, and first-planned of the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended between 1980 and 1986...
of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
rapid transit system
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(STM). It is located in Pont-Viau
Pont-Viau, Quebec
Pont-Viau, Quebec is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec.- Geography :...
, Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.
Architecture
It is a normal side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
station. The station's main entrance, adjoining the bus terminal, takes the form of a right triangle, with the legs parallel to the streets and the hypotenuse parallel to the metro tracks, thereby bringing the aboveground and underground world into relation. There is an entrance at each of the two points of the triangle, while the centre is sunken to provide access to the escalators to the ticket hall and to the tunnel to the secondary entrance. The sunken area looks out onto a sunken garden.
A second entrance on the opposite corner of Boul. des Laurentides and Av. Cartier, to spare pedestrians from crossing the busy boulevard, was opened on May 22, 2009.
The station features two artworks. The first, L'Homme est un roseau pensant III by Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz, is a pair of tall, slender metal spires on the edge of the garden. The second, Dessins suspendus by Yvon Proulx, is installed in the secondary entrance.
Station features
A large bus terminal with 11 platforms and 465 free park and ridePark and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
spaces has been built above the subway station. The covered bus terminal has an Agence métropolitaine de transport
Agence métropolitaine de transport
The Agence métropolitaine de transport is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canada's Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval , and communities along both the North Shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles...
(AMT) ticket counter, a heated waiting area, and electronic boards to display the next bus departures.
In addition, a shopping concourse has been built adjacent to the bus terminal to eventually welcome shops and restaurants. A convenience store and a café are currently the only tenants.
Origin of name
The station is named for nearby Boulevard Cartier, which in turn was named for George-Étienne CartierGeorge-Étienne Cartier
Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III....
, a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
.
Société de transport de Laval (STL)
| STL Regular routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 12 | Pont-Viau Pont-Viau, Quebec Pont-Viau, Quebec is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec.- Geography :... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 17 | Auteuil Auteuil, Quebec Auteuil is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François, south-east by Duvernay, south by Vimont and south-west by Sainte-Rose... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 20 | Chomedey Chomedey, Quebec Chomedey is a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate municipality until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Named after Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, part of the neighbourhood had previously been known as L'Abord à Plouffe, and was once part of the seigneurie... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 24 | Sainte-Dorothée Sainte-Dorothée, Quebec Sainte-Dorothée is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.The Sainte-Dorothée that was known for forest and farmlands is no longer what it used to be. It took a giant transformation during the last decade with the arrival of... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 25 | Saint-François Saint-François, Quebec Saint-François is the second largest neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec, Canada, after Duvernay. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.Agriculture occupies most of the land area.... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 27 | Vimont Vimont (AMT) Vimont is an commuter train station in Laval, Quebec, Canada on the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line of the Agence métropolitaine de transport , the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 28 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after Vincent de Paul.- Geography :... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 31 | Auteuil Auteuil, Quebec Auteuil is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François, south-east by Duvernay, south by Vimont and south-west by Sainte-Rose... - Métro Henri-Bourassa Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro) Henri-Bourassa is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Ahuntsic district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... |
Map | Schedule |
| 33 | Métro Montmorency Montmorency (Montreal Metro) Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada . The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007,... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 37 | Chomedey Chomedey, Quebec Chomedey is a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate municipality until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Named after Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, part of the neighbourhood had previously been known as L'Abord à Plouffe, and was once part of the seigneurie... (Industrial Park Centre) - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 41 | Auteuil Auteuil, Quebec Auteuil is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François, south-east by Duvernay, south by Vimont and south-west by Sainte-Rose... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 43 | Auteuil Auteuil, Quebec Auteuil is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Auteuil is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Saint-François, south-east by Duvernay, south by Vimont and south-west by Sainte-Rose... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 48 | Duvernay Duvernay, Quebec Duvernay is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.-Geography:It is located south-west of Saint-Francois, south-east of Auteuil, east of Vimont and Pont-Viau and around Sant-Vincent-de-Paul. The Rivière des Prairies passes... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 58 | Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after Vincent de Paul.- Geography :... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 60 | Chomedey Chomedey, Quebec Chomedey is a neighbourhood in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate municipality until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965. Named after Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, part of the neighbourhood had previously been known as L'Abord à Plouffe, and was once part of the seigneurie... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 63 | Gare Sainte-Rose Sainte-Rose (AMT) Sainte-Rose is an commuter train station in Laval, Quebec, Canada on the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line of the Agence métropolitaine de transport , the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 70 | Métro Montmorency Montmorency (Montreal Metro) Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada . The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007,... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 73 | Fabreville Fabreville, Quebec Fabreville is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Fabreville is delimited north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, north-east by Sainte-Rose, south-east by Chomedey, south by Sainte-Dorothée and west by Laval-Ouest.The... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 74 | Saint-François Saint-François, Quebec Saint-François is the second largest neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec, Canada, after Duvernay. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.Agriculture occupies most of the land area.... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| 901 | Saint-François Saint-François, Quebec Saint-François is the second largest neighbourhood of Laval, Quebec, Canada, after Duvernay. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.Agriculture occupies most of the land area.... - Métro Cartier |
Map | Schedule |
| STL Night route | |||
| No. | Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
| 2 | Night route between Henri-Bourassa Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord (AMT) Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord, also known as Terminus Laval, is a bus terminus close to, but separate from, the Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud to which it is connected by a tunnel under Henri Bourassa Boulevard and which is close to the Henri-Bourassa Metro station... and Métro Montmorency Montmorency (Montreal Metro) Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada . The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007,... via Metro De La Concorde De La Concorde (Montreal Metro) De la Concorde is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada... |
Map | Schedule |
- Route 2 offers a late night and early morning connection between stations Montmorency and Henri-Bourassa, Monday to Saturday only.
Inter municipal buses
| No. | Agency | Main Destinations | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | CIT Laurentides CIT Laurentides CIT Laurentides provides local bus service for the southern portion of the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, mainly the suburban area on the northwest side of Montreal... |
Bois-des-Filion Bois-des-Filion, Quebec Bois-des-Filion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal.Historically, hundreds of families annually traveled to this region seasonally to experience the magnificent maple forests; however the tourist industry is currently a minor source of income for... , Lorraine Lorraine, Quebec Lorraine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. There are no industries and only a very limited commercial district ; almost all houses are of the detached type... , and Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. The population estimate for the city in 2011 was 13,700, up from 13,001 in the 2006 census... |
Center Zone | Schedule |
| 28 | CIT Laurentides CIT Laurentides CIT Laurentides provides local bus service for the southern portion of the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, mainly the suburban area on the northwest side of Montreal... |
Bois-des-Filion Bois-des-Filion, Quebec Bois-des-Filion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal.Historically, hundreds of families annually traveled to this region seasonally to experience the magnificent maple forests; however the tourist industry is currently a minor source of income for... (Express) |
Center Zone | Schedule |
Nearby points of interest
- Cartier arena (Laval-des-RapidesLaval-des-RapidesLaval-des-Rapides is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
) - Cartier park (Laval-des-RapidesLaval-des-RapidesLaval-des-Rapides is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
) - Du Marigot park (Pont-ViauPont-Viau, QuebecPont-Viau, Quebec is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec.- Geography :...
) - Laval Municipal court (Pont-ViauPont-Viau, QuebecPont-Viau, Quebec is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec.- Geography :...
) - Ahuntsic Bridge
External links
- AMT Terminus
- AMT Page on inter municipal bus services
- Cartier Station - Official STM web page
- Agence métropolitaine de transport - Métro à Laval
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- STL website
- 2008 Current STL System Map
- Obsolete service map
- Pictures of the new Laval Metro -
- Interactive map of Laval
- Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the
current 6 sectors (maroon), tick off both boxes
beside "Limite administrative".
- Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the
- Interactive STL map
- CIT Laurentides
- Metro Map