Laurier station (Montreal Metro)

Laurier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located just to the east of the Mile End neighbourhood. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Laurier
General information
Location	495, Gilford Street Montreal, Quebec H2J 1N4 Canada
Coordinates	45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest
Accessible	No
Architect	Jean P. Pothier
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A[1]
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Passengers
2023[2][3]	3,724,158  18.38%
Rank	22 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Mont-Royal toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Rosemont toward Montmorency

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
14 Atateken
27 Boulevard Saint-Joseph
46 Casgrain
47 Masson
51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit
427 Express Saint-Joseph (Eastbound)
711 Parc Du Mont Royal/Oratoire

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

Film and television appearances

Laurier station appeared in the 2018 Denys Arcand movie The Fall of the American Empire (French: "La chute de l'empire américain").^[5]

References

1. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
3. Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
4. Laurier Metro Station
5. "Canadian film review: Fall of the American Empire". Canadian Crossing. June 24, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

External links

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