Atwater (Metro Montreal)
Atwater is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Ville-Marie and partly in the neighboring municipality of Westmount , at the intersection of Boulevard De Maisonneuve and Avenue Atwater. Trains on the green line 1 run here . In 2006, 6,445,438 passengers used the station; this corresponds to the 8th place among the 68 stations of the Montreal Metro .
Building
The station, designed by the architects David, Boulva and Clève, is purely functional and was created using an open construction method . All walls are clad with beige bricks in various shades. The platform level with two side platforms is located at a depth of 7.6 meters . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from the end of the station to the beginning of the station, are 1,387.74 meters to Lionel-Groulx and 681.54 meters to Guy-Concordia . Two outputs can be reached from the distributor level . The one in front of Dawson College corresponds in shape and color to the main building of this school. The second is a block southeast on Cabot Square and is a glass and steel pavilion .
There are connections to nine bus routes and ten night bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . These stop at Terminus Atwater, a bus terminal around Cabot Square. Atwater Station, while part of the Montreal Underground City , is not connected to the main segment. Dawson College, the Place Alexis Nihon shopping center and the four high-rise office buildings in Westmount Square can all be reached on foot. The former Forum de Montréal ice hockey stadium is in the immediate vicinity .
history
The station opened on October 14, 1966, along with the section to Papineau . Atwater is part of the basic network of the Montreal Metro and was the western terminus of the green line for almost twelve years. The Atwater - Angrignon section went into operation on September 3, 1978. The station is named after Avenue Atwater, named after the Montreal city councilor Edwin Atwater (1808–1874), who made a name for himself primarily in building the city's water supply.
Web links
- STM website about Atwater station (French)
- Detailed information on Atwater station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Station Atwater - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 20, 2012 (French).
- ^ Atwater station - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 21, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on February 20, 2012 (English).
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Metro Montreal ( List of Stations ) |
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Lionel-Groulx ← Angrignon |
Line 1 (green) |
Guy-Concordia Honoré-Beaugrand → |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 29 '23.4 " N , 73 ° 35' 10.2" W.