Viau (Montreal Metro)

Viau
Location 2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W / 45.56111°N 73.54722°W / 45.56111; -73.54722Coordinates: 45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W / 45.56111°N 73.54722°W / 45.56111; -73.54722
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
  STM buses
Construction
Depth 4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest
Architect Irving Sager
History
Opened 6 June 1976
Traffic
Passengers 2,888,949 entrances in 2006, 30th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Angrignon
Green Line

Viau is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Overview

Designed by architect Irving Sager, it is a normal side platform station built in a shallow open cut. The eastern end of the station is surmounted by the large station pavilion, which includes the ticket hall. There is no transept; stairs lead directly from the platforms to street level.

The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.

Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Viau, named for local industrialist Charles-Théodore Viau, who purchased nearby tracts of land and developed them as a neighbourhood later named Viauville.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route Service Times Map Schedule
34 Sainte-Catherine All-day Map Schedule
125 Ontario All-day Map Schedule
136 Viau All-day Map Schedule
258 Navette Or - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between Rush Hours Map Schedule
353 Lacordaire/Maurice-Duplessis Overnight, Located one block east on Viau Map Schedule

Nearby points of interest

Entrance with the Olympic Stadium in the background

References

  1. ↑ Viau Metro Station
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