Pie-IX Boulevard explained

Pie-IX Boulevard
Length Km:11
Location:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Notre-Dame Street
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Henri Bourassa Boulevard
Inauguration Date:1874

Pie-IX Boulevard (French: '''boulevard Pie-IX''', pronounced in French pronounced as /piˈnœf/ in both English and French), named after Pope Pius IX, is a major boulevard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It runs for roughly 11km (07miles) in a northwest–southeast direction between Henri Bourassa Boulevard and Notre-Dame East. Pie-IX Boulevard runs past the Montreal Botanical Gardens and the Olympic Stadium. The boulevard forms part of Quebec Route 125.

It traverses the boroughs of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and Montréal-Nord.

Transit

See main article: Pie-IX BRT. metro station is located on and named for the street.

The boulevard is serviced by the 139 Pie-IX regular service bus, and the BRT reserved bus lane 439 bus.

The Montréal-Nord commuter rail station is located on Pie-IX Boulevard.

Pie-IX BRT

After an initial attempt in the 1990s, a bus rapid transit (BRT) opened on November 7, 2022. Currently, the BRT runs from Saint-Martin in Laval to Pie-IX and Mont-Royal in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie. The Jean-Talon and Bélanger stations are under construction that includes a transfer to a new unnamed station on the Blue Line.[1]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Integrated PIE-IX BRT Project . 26 August 2022 . Société de transport de Montréal.