De La Savane station

De La Savane 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 area and opened on January 9, 1984.

De La Savane
Location8261, Decarie Boulevard, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°30′01″N 73°39′42″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth19.4 metres (63 feet 8 inches), 15th deepest
ArchitectGuy de Varennes & Almas Mathieu
History
Opened9 January 1984
Traffic
Passengers (2019[1][2])1,140,620  5.9%
Rank66 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Côte-Vertu
Orange Line
toward Montmorency

Overview
Station platform wall artwork

The station is a normal side platform station with an entrance at the north end. It was planned in such a way as to allow an additional entrance to be built on the other side of the Décarie Autoroute, but this has not yet happened. As it is the station with the least number of passengers (as of 2002), a redevelopment plan for the area is under discussion.

The station was designed by Guy de Varennes and Almas Mathieu. Its artworks include mural treatments in the entrance, mezzanine, and platforms by the architects, as well as a large metal sculpture by Maurice Lemieux, entitled Calcite, affixed to the wall of the mezzanine and illuminated by a light shaft.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the rue de la Savane, which has been known by that name since 1778 and was no doubt named for a nearby prairie or swamp (named savane in Quebec French).

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
17 Décarie, Northbound
17 Décarie, Southbound
368 Mont Royal, Northbound (Westbound)
368 Mont Royal, Southbound (Eastbound)
371 Décarie, Northbound
371 Décarie, Southbound
382 Pierrefonds/Saint-Charles, Northbound (Westbound)
382 Pierrefonds/Saint-Charles, Southbound (Eastbound)

Nearby points of interest
  • Décarie Autoroute
  • Metropolitan Autoroute
  • Baron de Hirsch Jewish Cemetery
  • Centre commercial VMR
  • Centre d'emploi du Canada

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. De La Savane Station
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