Laurier station (Montreal Metro)

Laurier
File:LaurierMetro2011.jpg
Location	495, Gilford Street, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth	10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest
Architect	Jean P. Pothier
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Traffic
Passengers	4,159,756 entrances in 2010, 20th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Mont-Royal toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Rosemont toward Montmorency

Laurier 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 Mile End neighbourhood of the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview

The station, designed by Jean P. Pothier, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. It has a mezzanine and an entrance at either end, the southern one incorporating an open sided bus shelter, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.

The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Laurier Avenue, named for Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911).

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
14 Amherst	All-day before 8:00PM	Map	Schedule
27 Boulevard Saint-Joseph	All-day	Map	Schedule
30 St-Denis/St-Hubert	All-day, Located one block west on Saint-Denis	Map	Schedule
46 Casgrain	Weekdays before 7:00PM	Map	Schedule
47 Masson	All-day	Map	Schedule
51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit	All-day	Map	Schedule
361 Saint-Denis	Overnight, Located one block west on Saint-Denis	Map	Schedule
427 Express Saint-Joseph	Rush Hours, Mornings towards Downtown and Afternoons from Downtown, Located one block west on Saint-Denis and Saint-Joseph	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• École nationale de théâtre
• École supérieure de la danse du Québec
• Plaza Laurier
• Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
• CLSC Saint-Louis-du-Parc

External links

• Laurier Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map