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Laurier station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located just to the east of the Mile End neighbourhood. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.




Overview


The station, designed by Jean P. Pothier, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. It has a mezzanine and an entrance at either end, the southern one incorporating an open sided bus shelter, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.
The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.




Origin of the name


This station is named for Laurier Avenue, named for Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911).




Connecting bus routes






Nearby points of interest


École nationale de théâtre
École supérieure de la danse du Québec
Plaza Laurier
Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
CLSC Saint-Louis-du-Parc




Film and television appearances


Laurier station appeared in the 2018 Denys Arcand movie The Fall of the American Empire (French: "La chute de l'empire américain").




References






External links


Laurier Station - official site
Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
2011 STM System Map
Metro Map

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