Côte-Vertu (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro Station
Borough	Saint-Laurent
City	Montreal
Opened	3 November 1986
Line	Orange Line
Architect	Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte, & Co Cayouette & Saia
Artist	Yves Trudeau, Éric Lamontagne [1][2]
Platform Depth	17.7 metres
Rank	20th deepest
Traffic	6,536,877 entrances in 2006
Rank	7th busiest
Interstation Distance	777.24 metres to Du Collège
Address of Entrances	1515, Chemin de la Côte-Vertu / 1010 Decarie Boulevard 1500 chemin de la Côte-Vertu Ouest  ???? Edouard-Laurin Boulevard
Nearby Main Intersections	chemin de la Côte-Vertu and Decarie Boulevard [3]

Côte-Vertu 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 borough of Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ^[4].

Opened on November 3, 1986, the station has served as the western terminus of the Orange Line since that date, having taken over from Du Collège station.

Overview

The station is a normal side platform station with one transept, mezzanine and three entrances.

The station was designed by the architectural firms of Jodoin, Lamarre, Pratte, & Co and Cayouette & Saia. It contains two artworks: a set of two mural sculptures by Yves Trudeau in the transept, entitled Relief, négatif positif, and a mural by Éric Lamontagne in the new bus terminus, entitled L'Homo urbanus.

It was originally intended as a temporary terminus, to be followed by an two to three station extension to a point somewhat beyond the current Bois-Franc commuter train station; however, this never took place. Because this station was intended to be a temporary terminus the passenger accesses are much too small, during rush hour it can take several minutes for the platform to clear while trains arrive only 2 minutes apart.

As this station is the terminus for several bus routes, including the three Société de transport de Laval (STL) buses, a new bus terminal around the northern entrance was completed in 2005. Two new bus shelters at the southern entrance on Edouard-Laurin Boulevard, serving the metropolitan routes, were finished at about the same time.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train. In November 2010, Côte-Vertu became the 8th station to be wheelchair accessible as elevators were added.

Origin of name

This station is named for the chemin de la Côte-Vertu. The area through which the street runs has been known as Notre-Dame-de-Vertu, Notre-Dame-de-la-Vertu, or Notre-Dame-des-Vertus (Our Lady of Virtue) since at least 1700.

Connecting bus routes

• For all connecting routes and location of bus stops see Terminus Côte-Vertu

Main article: Société de transport de Montréal

Main article: List of Montreal Bus Routes

Buses loading passengers at the North Terminal.

View of the North Terminal

Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
Société de transport de Montréal
17 Décarie	All-day	Map	Schedule
64 Grenet	All-day	Map	Schedule
70 Bois-Franc	All-day	Map	Schedule
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu	All-day	Map	Schedule
128 Ville-Saint-Laurent	Al-day	Map	Schedule
170 Keller	All-day	Map	Schedule
171 Henri-Bourassa	All-day	Map	Schedule
174 Côte-Vertu Ouest	All-day Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
177 Thimens	All-day	Map	Schedule
196 Parc-Industriel-Lachine	All-day Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
213 Parc-Industriel-Saint-Laurent	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
215 Henri-Bourassa	All-day	Map	Schedule
216 Transcanadienne	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
225 Hymus	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
268 Trainbus Pierrefonds	All-day Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
470 Express Pierrefonds	All-day	Map	Schedule
368 Mont-Royal	Overnight	Map	Schedule
371 Décarie	Overnight	Map	Schedule
378 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu/Montreal-Trudeau	Overnight	Map	Schedule
380 Henri-Bourassa	Overnight	Map	Schedule
382 Pierrefonds/Saint-Charles	Overnight	Map	Schedule
Société de transport de Laval
144 Chomedey	All-day	N/A	Schedule
151 Sainte-Rose	All-day	N/A	Schedule
902 Le Carrefour	All-day	N/A	Schedule
CIT La Presqu'Île
40 Express Vaudreuil - Terminus Côte-Vertu	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	N/A	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

Les Galeries Norgate Vanier College Cégep de Saint-Laurent Centre hospitalier de Saint-Laurent CLSC Saint-Laurent Promenade de Vieux Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent Museum of Art

former Saint-Laurent Postal Station former Saint-Laurent Police Station Saint-Laurent Public Library Saint-Laurent Municipal Courthouse Saint-Laurent Fire Station No.1 Saint-Laurent City Hall Decarie Hot Dog

See also

• Montreal metro Future projects

References

1. ^ Éric Lamontagne
2. ^ Éric Lamontagne
3. ^ Côte-Vertu Metro Station Neighbourhood map
4. ^ "Terminus Côte-Vertu". http://www.amt.qc.ca/tc/Terminus_metropolitains/index.asp?source=24. 

External links

2008 STM System Map Côte-Vertu Metro Station Neighbourhood map The entrance from rue Gohier at the corner of boulevard Côte-Vertu has been eliminated. Côte-Vertu Station - official web page Côte-Vertu metro station geo location

Terminus Côte-Vertu (AMT) CLSC de Saint-Laurent Montreal by Metro, Côte-Vertu Metro Station 2008 STM System Map Metro Map

Coordinates: 45°30′51″N 73°41′00″W / 45.5142°N 73.6834°W / 45.5142; -73.6834