Université-de-Montréal station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Université de Montréal
|
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||||||||
| Location | 2830, boul. Édouard-Monpetit and 5400, av. Louis-Colin, Montreal, Quebec Canada |
||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°30′12″N 73°37′03″W / 45.50333°N 73.61750°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
| Connections |
Société de transport de Montréal
|
||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Depth | 5.4 metres (17 feet 9 inches), 58th deepest | ||||||||||
| Architect | André Léonard | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 January 1988 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2020 ) | 1,258,175  63.2% |
||||||||||
| Rank | 44 of 68 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Université-de-Montréal station is a Montreal Metro station. It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) runs this station. It is part of the Blue Line of the metro system. You can find it in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood.
About the Station
This metro station has a standard design with platforms on the sides. It was built into the side of Mount Royal. This makes it the highest station in terms of elevation in the entire Montreal Metro system!
The station has three ways to enter. The main entrance is on Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard. Another entrance is right next to the tunnel that leads to the main building of the Université de Montréal. Both of these open directly into the ticket area. There's also a third entrance on Louis-Colin Avenue. A special walkway connects this entrance over the tracks to the main station area.
Inside the station, you can see two cool artworks. They are made from terra cotta by the architect André Léonard. The biggest one is above the ticket hall. It is called Les quatre éléments (The Four Elements). The smaller artwork is at the end of the walkway from the Louis-Colin entrance.
The station also has MétroVision screens. These screens show news, ads, and tell you how long until the next train arrives.
Why the Name?
The station is named after the Université de Montréal. This is because the station is located right underneath the university's campus.
Bus Connections
You can connect to several bus routes from Université-de-Montréal station. These buses are also run by the STM.
| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route | |||
 51 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit |
|||
| 119 Rockland |
|||
| 129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine |
|||
 368 Avenue du Mont-Royal |
|||
Places Nearby
There are many interesting places close to the station, including:
- Université de Montréal
- École Polytechnique de Montréal (an engineering school)
- École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal (a business school)
- Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (a college)
- Hôpital Sainte-Justine (a children's hospital)
