Atwater station is a

Montreal Metro The Montreal Metro (french: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, ...

station in the borough of Ville-Marie in

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, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Green Line on the border between the city of Westmount and Montreal. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.

Architecture and art

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station, built in

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under the

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. It has a large

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with

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on either end. It has

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connections to Place Alexis Nihon,

Westmount Square Westmount Square is a residential and office complex located in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. There are two residential apartment buildings and two office buildings. These towers sit atop an underground shopping centre consisting of thirty-five sh ...

, and

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. In August of 2016, the Dawson exit was closed for refurbishment. In January of 2017 the Cabot Square entrance was closed for major renovations and also to make the building unwelcoming to drug use and violent gangs the premises , work is underway to make the station universally accessible. Phase 2 of this project is due to begin in 2023. The station is equipped with MétroVision information screens which display news, commercials, and the time until the next train. Édicule Atwater

Origin of the name

This station is named for

Atwater Avenue Atwater Avenue (officially in french: avenue Atwater) is a major north–south street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It links Doctor Penfield Avenue in the Ville-Marie borough to the north, and Henri Duhamel Street in the Verdun borough to ...

, named for

Edwin Atwater Edwin Atwater (September 14, 1808 in Williston, Vermont – June 18, 1874 in Montreal) was a Canadian businessman, corporate director and municipal politician in Montreal. Atwater immigrated to Lower Canada in 1830 settling in Montreal. He se ...

(1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine. The street was named for him in 1871.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

Entrances 3015 Boulevard De Maisonneuve 2322 Rue Ste Catherine

Connected via the underground city

* Place Alexis Nihon *

Other

Atwater Library The Atwater Library and Computer Centre (french: Bibliothèque et centre d’informatique Atwater, officially the Atwater Library of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal) is an independent community library in Westmount, Quebec, Canada, operati ...

Montreal Forum Montreal Forum (french: Le Forum de Montréal) is a historic building located facing Cabot Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by ''Sporting News'', it was an indoor arena which served as the h ...

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*Westmount City Hall * Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom * Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount * Batshaw Youth & Family CentresBatshaw
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References

External links

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

2011 Downtown System Map

{{MTL Metro Green Green Line (Montreal Metro) Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966 Downtown Montreal Westmount, Quebec