Assomption station is a

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station in the borough of

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, Montreal, Quebec. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the

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/ref> The station opened some time after 6 June 1976 , as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

Overview

Designed by Duplessis and Labelle, it is a normal side platform station built of concrete partially in tunnel, with access through a deep

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leading to the single entrance. Murals by Guy Montpetit are exhibited in the entrance building and the hallways to the stairwell.

Origin of the name

This station (formerly named L'Assomption, a name still seen on the station's nameplates) is named for boul. de l'Assomption, so named in 1951 to commemorate

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's confirmation of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary in his 1950 apostolic constitution ''

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Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont * Municipal golf course * CLSC Olivier-Guimond * Complexe Raycom * Village Olympique

References

External links

Assomption Station - official site

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

{{MTL Metro Green Green Line (Montreal Metro) Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Railway stations in Canada opened in 1976