Université-de-Montréal station () is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Université-de-Montréal Metro Station It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
Overview
It is a normal side platform station. Constructed in the side of Mount Royal, it is the network's highest station in elevation.
It has three entrances. The main entrance, facing boul. Édouard-Montpetit, and the Université de Montréal entrance adjacent to the entrance of La Rampe escalator tunnel leading to the university's main pavilion, open directly onto the ticket hall. A third entrance on av. Louis-Colin is connected by a walkway leading over the platforms through the station cavern.
The station contains two works of art in terra cotta by architect André Léonard. The larger, located above the ticket hall, is entitled Les quatre éléments; the smaller is located at the end of the walkway to the Louis-Colin entrance.
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.
Origin of name The station derives its name from the Université de Montréal under the campus of which it lies.
Connecting bus routes
No. Route Connects to Service times / notesÉdouard-Montpetit Daily Some rush hour services start and end at Snowdon metroWildertonWeekdays, peak onlyAvenue-Du-Mont-RoyalNight service
Nearby points of interest Université de Montréal École Polytechnique de Montréal École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Hôpital Sainte-Justine
References
External links Université-de-Montréal (Montreal Metro) - Official site of station Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com 2011 STM System Map Metro Map