Côte-Sainte-Catherine station

Côte-Sainte-Catherine station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood. The station opened on January 4, 1982, and briefly served as the western terminus of the Orange Line, replacing Snowdon station station until Plamondon station in June of that year.

Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Location4780, chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine at av. Victoria, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°29′32″N 73°37′58″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest
ArchitectGilbert Sauvé
History
Opened4 January 1982
Traffic
Passengers (2019[1][2])2,404,527  5.2%
Rank49 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange Line
toward Montmorency
Map of Montreal's metro system.
Upper level view of the Cote Ste. Catherine metro station

Overview

The station is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central mezzanine built in trench, and one entrance.

The station was designed by Gilbert Sauvé and contains murals and reliefs by the architect.

In June 2010 the station was closed for renovations and reopened in August.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the main street of the former village of Outremont, which had been called Côte Sainte-Catherine since the 17th century. The station, road, and côte were all named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
124 Victoria
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine
368 Avenue du Mont-Royal

Nearby points of interest
  • Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
  • Segal Centre for Performing Arts (formerly the Saidye Bronfman Centre)
  • Centre communautaire juif
  • Grand rabbinat du Québec
  • Talmud Torahs unis de Montréal
  • Communauté sépharade de Montréal

References
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2019-08-08). Achalandage du métro mensuel, station par station (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2019.197.
  3. Côte-Sainte-Catherine Metro Station

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