Saint-Laurent (Montreal Metro)

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Station Information
Borough Ville-Marie
City Montréal
Inaugurated October 14 1966
Line Green Line
Architect Brassard et Warren
Artist Claude Vermette
Platform Depth 9.1 metres
Rank 56th deepest
Traffic 1,479,884 entrances in 2006
Rank 51st busiest
Interstation Distance 354.38 metres to Place-Des-Arts
336.80 metres to Berri-UQAM
Address of Entrances 10 rue De Maisonneuve est
Nearby Main Intersections rue De Maisonneuve est / rue Saint-Dominique


Saint-Laurent is a station on the green line of the Montreal Metro.

History

The station is named mainly after the Boulvard where it is located. Boulevard St-Laurent, which was created and named in 1720, was a road connecting Montreal with Côte-Saint-Laurent, now a bourough of Montreal.

It also is belived to be named after the St-Lawrence River (Rivière Saint-Laurent), a river nearby the station.

Location

Saint-Laurent station is located in the borough of Ville-Marie on the corner of De Maisonneuve est and Saint-Dominique streets.

Thumbnail Name Address
De Maisonneuve 10, rue De Maisonneuve est

Train Schedule

Towards Angrignon Towards Honoré-Beaugrand
First Last First Last
Weekdays 5:46 0:59 5:48 0:53
Saturday 5:46 1:29 5:48 1:23
Sunday 5:46 0:59 5:48 0:53

Connecting bus routes

# Route name Route type
15 Sainte-Cathrine The Commuter
Le Classique
55 Saint-Laurent The Commuter
Le Classique
363 Saint-Laurent The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
365 Avenue Du Parc The Midnighter
Le Nocturne

Nearby attractions

  • CECI (Centre canadien d'études et de coopération internationale)
  • Cégep du Vieux-Montréal
  • Ex-Centris Cinéma et nouveaux médias
  • Habitations Jeanne-Mance
  • Monument National (École nationale de théâtre)
  • Musée Juste pour rire
  • UQAM pavillon Sainte-Catherine

Area Map

http://i.imgur.com/azgVw.gif

References

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  • Photo Credit:AlexDelZotto


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