Outremont station explained

Outremont
Style:Montreal Metro
Address:1400, Van Horne Avenue
Outremont, Quebec H2V 1L1
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.5203°N -73.615°W
Depth:13.8m (45.3feet), 38th deepest
Opened:4 January 1988
Architect:Dupuis, Chapuis, & Dubuc
Closed:January 10 to August 20, 2022
Rebuilt:2021-2023
Accessible:No
Operator:Société de transport de Montréal
Zone:ARTM

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Outremont station is a Montreal Metro station in the Outremont borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It opened in January 1988.

Overview

It is a normal side platform station with a mined trainroom and open-cut volume at one end, containing the ticket hall and topped by the one large entrance and a glazed skylight. Classic materials and a mural of glazed ceramics by Gilbert Poissant evoke the architecture of the surrounding neighbourhood, as does a Borough of Outremont lamp post at the foot of the stairs to one platform.

Station upgrade

In 2021, work began to make the station universally accessible, provide a new ventilation shaft, as well as other refurbishments including flooring, waterproofing and new lighting.[3]

Due to the single entrance building at the station, upgrade works could not safely take place while the station was open. The station was therefore temporarily closed between January and August 2022, with a shuttle bus provided to take passengers to Acadie station.[4] Works (such as the installation of elevators) will continue until fall of 2024. As part of the upgrade works, The Saint-Michel and Snowdon elevators and an artwork has been commissioned for the station.[5]

Origin of name

The station takes its name from the borough (formerly city) of Outremont, in which it is located. Originally named Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the town took its name in 1875 from a mansion, still extant, built in 1833 by Louis-Tancrède Bouthillier and named "Outre-Mont" ("beyond the mountain" from the main settlement of Montreal).

Connecting bus routes

Route
160 Barclay
161 Van Horne
368 Avenue-du-Mont-Royal
370 Rosemont

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. Web site: Fare Zones . . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022.
  2. http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m58.htm Outremont Metro Station
  3. Web site: Outremont . 2022-12-15 . Société de transport de Montréal . en.
  4. Web site: Work underway at Outremont station . STM . August 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: 9 May 2023 . La STM lance un concours pour une œuvre d’art public à la station Outremont . 2023-08-10 . Société de transport de Montréal . fr.

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