Saint-Michel station (Montreal Metro) explained

Saint-Michel
Style:Montreal Metro
Address:7270 & 7325, boul. Saint-Michel
Montreal, Quebec H3N 2H5
Country:Canada
Depth:15.8m (51.8feet), 33rd deepest
Opened:16 June 1986
Architect:Lemoyne & Associés
Accessible:No
Operator:Société de transport de Montréal
Zone:ARTM

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Saint-Michel station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. It opened in 1986.

The station briefly closed down in October 2024 due to structural issues with the primary beams above the station's walkway. It was re-opened to the public on November 11, 2024.

Overview

It is a side platform station with two entrances on either side of boul. St-Michel connecting to a common ticket hall. Unlike all other stations on the Blue Line, the station is only as long as the six-car trains used on the line; all of the other stations were built to accommodate a nine-car train. However, the station cavern is long enough for a nine-car train; the extra space could be opened and finished to accommodate full-length trains when the STM extends the line east into the boroughs of St. Leonard and Anjou and to commit to the line's original design.[3]

The platforms feature four abstract paintings under glass bricks, by Normand Moffat, Charles Lemay, Lauréat Marois, and Marcelin Cardinal.

Origin of name

Saint-Michel station takes its name from the street under which it lies, boulevard Saint-Michel, named since about the late eighteenth century for the former Ville Saint-Michel within which it is located. Saint-Michel is the French Catholic title for the archangel Michael.

Connecting bus routes

See main article: List of Montreal Bus Routes and Société de transport de Laval.

Route
41 Quartier Saint-Michel / Ahuntsic
67 Saint-Michel
93 Jean-Talon
141 Jean Talon East
188 Couture
253 Navette Or Saint-Michel
357 Saint-Michel
372 Jean-Talon
467 Express Saint-Michel

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. Web site: Fare Zones . . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022.
  2. http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m64.htm Saint-Michel Metro Station
  3. Web site: Blue line extension . Société de transport de Montréal . en . 2019-11-14.

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