Atwater (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Atwater
line=Green Line


architect= David, Boulva et Cleve
inaugurated=14 October, 1966
depth=7.6 metres
depth-rank=56th deepest
traffic= 6,445,438 entrances in 2006
traffic-rank=8th busiest
distances=1387.74 metres to Lionel-Groulx
681.54 metres to Guy-Concordia
addresses= 3015, de Maisonneuve Boulevard
2322 Saint Catherine Street via Place Alexis Nihon
intersections=Atwater Street / Saint Catherine Street
Atwater Street / de Maisonneuve Boulevard [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Atwater.pdf Atwater Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located on the border between the city of Westmount and the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m35.htm Atwater Station] ] .

It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.

Architecture and art

Designed by David, Boulva et Cleve, it is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut under the de Maisonneuve Boulevard. It has a large mezzanine with ticket barriers on either end. It has underground city connections to the Place Alexis Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Atwater Street, named for Edwin Atwater (1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine. The street was named for him in 1871.

Connecting bus routes

Regular STM routes

STM night routes

Nearby points of interest

=Connected via the underground city=

*Place Alexis-Nihon
*Westmount Square
*Dawson College

Other

*Montreal Children's Hospital
*AMC Pepsi Forum (Montreal Forum)
*Cabot Square
*Westmount city hall
*Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
*Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
*Batshaw Youth & Family Centres

References

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m35.htm Atwater Station — official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/atwater/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] — photos, information, and trivia
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2008.pdf 2008 STM System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/centre-ville2008.pdf 2008 Downtown System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]