Laurier (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Laurier
line=Orange Line


inaugurated=14 October, 1966
architect= Jean P. Pothier
depth=10.7 metres
depth-rank= 48th deepest
traffic= 3,878,578 entrances in 2002
traffic-rank= 20th busiest
distances=499.60 metres to Mont-Royal
746.10 metres to Rosemont
addresses= 495, rue Gilford
5113, rue Rivard (automated entrance without attendant)
intersections=rue Gilford / rue Berri
rue Rivard / avenue Laurier
rue Rivard / boul. Saint-Joseph [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Laurier.pdf Laurier Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

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 [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m08.htm Laurier Metro Station] ] . It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

The metro 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 a bus marquee, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.

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

Regular STM routes

TM night routes

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

References

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m08.htm Laurier Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/laurier/ 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/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]