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Montmorency (Montreal Metro)
Encyclopedia
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
area of Laval
, Quebec
, Canada
. 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 metro stations, the Montreal Metro system now generates an extra 60,000 daily passengers. As of 2010, 1,050,000 daily passengers use the Montreal metro.
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 time till the next train.
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) . The indoor spaces cost $6 a day or $80 per month (if a user purchases a monthly parking pass).
(1623–1703), the first bishop of Quebec and New France from 1674 to 1688.
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 the Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
area of 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...
. 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 metro stations, the Montreal Metro system now generates an extra 60,000 daily passengers. As of 2010, 1,050,000 daily passengers use the Montreal metro.
Overview
It is a normal side platform
Side 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. 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 time till the next train.
Station Features
The station boasts a large bus terminal with 10 platforms and an indoor waiting area. The building features an AMTAgence 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...
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
Park 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 and 698 paying spaces (54 outdoor, 644 indoor) . The indoor spaces cost $6 a day or $80 per month (if a user purchases a monthly parking pass).
Origin of name
The station is located across the street from Cégep Montmorency. The CEGEP got its name from François de Montmorency-LavalFrançois de Laval
This article is in part a sermon and generally comes close to hagiography.Blessed François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Quebec and was one of the most influential men of his day. He was appointed when he was 36 years old by Pope Alexander VII. He was a member...
(1623–1703), the first bishop of Quebec and New France from 1674 to 1688.
Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Laval (STL)
| STL Regular routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Route Description | Route Map | Schedule |
| 26 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée Sainte-Dorothée (AMT) Sainte-Dorothée is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.-Origin of name:Sainte-Dorothée takes its name from the Sainte-Dorothée district of Laval, Quebec.... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 33 | Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier Cartier (Montreal Metro) Cartier 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 Pont-Viau, Laval, Quebec, Canada . It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.- Architecture :It is a normal... |
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| 39 | 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... - Terminus Le Carrefour Terminus Le Carrefour (AMT) Terminus Le Carrefour, an AMT bus terminus across boulevard Le Carrefour from the Carrefour Laval at the corner of Terry Fox Avenue. It is located one block west of Autoroute 15. A Radisson Hotel is located between Terry Fox Avenue and the Autoroute, a Hilton Hotel and a Sheraton Hotel are... |
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| 40 | 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... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 42 | 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.... - Terminus Le Carrefour Terminus Le Carrefour (AMT) Terminus Le Carrefour, an AMT bus terminus across boulevard Le Carrefour from the Carrefour Laval at the corner of Terry Fox Avenue. It is located one block west of Autoroute 15. A Radisson Hotel is located between Terry Fox Avenue and the Autoroute, a Hilton Hotel and a Sheraton Hotel are... , 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... , see note no. 1 |
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| 45 | Gare 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... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 46 | Laval-Ouest Laval-Ouest, Quebec Laval-Ouest is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :Laval-Ouest is delimited north and north-west by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, south-west by Laval-sur-le-Lac, east by Fabreville and south by Sainte-Dorothée.-External... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 50 | 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 :... - Terminus Le Carrefour Terminus Le Carrefour (AMT) Terminus Le Carrefour, an AMT bus terminus across boulevard Le Carrefour from the Carrefour Laval at the corner of Terry Fox Avenue. It is located one block west of Autoroute 15. A Radisson Hotel is located between Terry Fox Avenue and the Autoroute, a Hilton Hotel and a Sheraton Hotel are... |
Map | Schedule |
| 56 | 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... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 61 | Sainte-Rose Sainte-Rose, Quebec Sainte-Rose is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec. It was incorporated as a village in 1850, and was a separate town until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965 which amalgamated all the municipalities on Île Jésus into a single City of Laval.... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 63 | Gare Ste-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... - Metro Cartier, see note no. 2 |
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| 65 | Gare Ste-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... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 70 | Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier Cartier (Montreal Metro) Cartier 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 Pont-Viau, Laval, Quebec, Canada . It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.- Architecture :It is a normal... |
Map | Schedule |
| 76 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée Sainte-Dorothée (AMT) Sainte-Dorothée is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.-Origin of name:Sainte-Dorothée takes its name from the Sainte-Dorothée district of Laval, Quebec.... - Metro Montmorency |
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| 903 | Gare Sainte-Dorothée Sainte-Dorothée (AMT) Sainte-Dorothée is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.-Origin of name:Sainte-Dorothée takes its name from the Sainte-Dorothée district of Laval, Quebec.... - Metro Montmorency |
Map | Schedule |
| STL Night route | |||
| No. | Route Description | Route Map | Schedule |
| 2 | Night route between Henri-Bourassa and Metro Montmorency via Metro Cartier Cartier (Montreal Metro) Cartier 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 Pont-Viau, Laval, Quebec, Canada . It is part of an extension of the line into Laval and opened on April 28, 2007.- Architecture :It is a normal... & 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... , see note no. 3 |
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Inter municipal buses
| No. | Transit Agency | Main Destination | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 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... |
Express to Terminus Saint-Eustache Terminus Saint-Eustache (AMT) Terminus Saint-Eustache is a bus terminus served by Agence métropolitaine de transport .- CIT Laurentides :- Société de transport de Laval :- Intercity buses :-External links:*... in Saint-Eustache Saint-Eustache, Quebec Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles.... |
West Zone | Schedule |
| 9 | 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... |
Terminus Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme (AMT) Saint-Jérôme is an intermodal bus and commuter train station in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada.It serves bus routes operated by the CIT Laurentides, a suburban transit agency, and by two intercity bus companies. In addition to loading areas for buses, it includes a train platform which is used by the... in Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme, Quebec Saint-Jérôme is a town in Quebec, Canada, near Mirabel, about northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts.... |
Center Zone | Schedule |
| 19A | MRC Les Moulins (CRT Lanaudière CRT Lanaudière The CRT Lanaudière is responsible for organising public transportation services throughout the administrative region of Lanaudière, northeast of Montreal, in central Quebec, Canada.... ) |
Terminus Terrebonne Terminus Terrebonne (AMT) Terminus Terrebonne is a bus terminus served by Agence métropolitaine de transport .- Bus routes :-External links:*... in Terrebonne Terrebonne, Quebec Terrebonne is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shores of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and of the Rivière des Prairies, North of Montreal and Laval.... |
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External links
- AMT Montmorency Terminus
- AMT Page on inter municipal bus services
- Montmorency Station web page
- Agence métropolitaine de transport - Métro à Laval
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- STL website
- 2005 Service map (before opening of metro extension)
- 2008 Current STL System Map
- 2008 STM System Map
- Metro Map
- Pictures of the new Laval Metro -
- STL Schedules
- Interactive STL map
- CIT Laurentides
- 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