Montmorency (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro Station
Borough	Laval-des-Rapides
City	Laval
Opened	26 April 2007
Line	Orange Line
Architect	Guillermo Farregut
Artist	Hélène Rochette
Platform Depth	20 metres
Rank	18th deepest
Traffic
Rank
Interstation Distance	847.60 metres to De La Concorde
Address of Entrances	Main entrance: 1800, rue Jacques-Tétreault Bus terminal: 555, rue Lucien-Paiement
Nearby Main Intersections	rue Jacques-Tétreault / rue Lucien-Paiement rue Lucien-Paiement / rue Claude-Gagné Autoroute 15 / Boulevard de la Concorde ouest Boulevard de la Concorde ouest / Boulevard le Corbusier Boulevard de la Concorde ouest / Boulevard de l'Avenir Boulevard du Souvenir / Boulevard le Corbusier. Boulevard du Souvenir / Boulevard de l'Avenir [1][2]

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 ^[3]. 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.^[4]

Overview

Montmorency station during rush hour.

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.

Station Features

The station boasts a large bus terminal with 10 platforms and an indoor waiting area. The building features an AMT 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) ^[5]. 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-Laval (1623–1703), the first bishop of Quebec and New France from 1674 to 1688.

Connecting bus routes

View of the Terminus Montmorency bus terminal

Société de transport de Laval (STL)

Main article: Société de transport de Laval

STL Regular routes
No.	Route Description	Route Map	Schedule
26	Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
33	Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier	Map	Schedule
39	Auteuil - Terminus Le Carrefour	Map	Schedule
40	Chomedey - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
42	Saint-François - Terminus Le Carrefour, via Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 1	Map	Schedule
45	Gare Vimont - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
46	Laval-Ouest - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
50	Saint-Vincent-de-Paul - Terminus Le Carrefour	Map	Schedule
56	Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
61	Sainte-Rose - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
63	Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Cartier, see note no. 2	Map	Schedule
65	Gare Ste-Rose - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
70	Métro Montmorency - Métro Cartier	Map	Schedule
76	Gare Sainte-Dorothée - Metro Montmorency	Map	Schedule
903	Gare Sainte-Dorothée - 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 & Metro De La Concorde, see note no. 3	Map	Schedule

Notes

1. STL route No. 42 no longer enters the terminus proper but stops on boulevard de l'Avenir and rue Jacques-Tétreault outside of the terminus^[6][7].
2. STL route No. 63 no longer enters the terminus proper but stops on boulevard de l'Avenir and rue Jacques-Tétreault outside of the terminus^[8][9].
3. STL route No. 2 offers a late night and early morning connection between stations Montmorency and Henri-Bourassa, Monday to Saturday only.

Inter municipal buses

No.	Transit Agency	Main Destination	Route Map	Schedule
8	CIT Laurentides	Express to Terminus Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache	West Zone	Schedule
9	CIT Laurentides	Terminus Saint-Jérôme in Saint-Jérôme	Center Zone	Schedule
19A	MRC Les Moulins (CRT Lanaudière)	Terminus Terrebonne in Terrebonne	Map	Schedule

Panoramic view of the Terminus Montmorency. To the right is the entrance to the Montmorency metro station.

Nearby points of interest

• Cégep Montmorency
• Centre Laval

See also

• List of Agence métropolitaine de transport park and ride lots

References

1. ^ Neighbourhood Map
2. ^ STL Neighbourhood Map^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Montmorency Metro Station
4. ^ Radio Canada
5. ^ Parking
6. ^ STL 42
7. ^ Map 42
8. ^ STL 63
9. ^ Map 63

External links

AMT Montmorency Terminus AMT Page on inter municipal bus services Montmorency Station web page (French) Agence métropolitaine de transport - Métro à Laval (French) Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com STL website (English) 2005 Service map (before opening of metro extension) (French) 2008 Current STL System Map (French) 2008 STM System Map Metro Map

Pictures of the new Laval Metro - (English) STL Schedules Interactive STL map CIT Laurentides Route List Route Maps 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".

Coordinates: 45°33′28.78″N 73°43′16.71″W / 45.5579944°N 73.7213083°W / 45.5579944; -73.7213083