Côte-Sainte-Catherine 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
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada.
Côte-Sainte-Catherine Metro Station
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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Snowdon
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neighbourhood. The station opened on January 4, 1982, and briefly served as the western terminus of the Orange Line, replacing Snowdon station
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until Plamondon station
Plamondon station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the ...
opened in June of that year.
Overview
The station is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central mezzanine built in trench, and one entrance.
The station was designed by Gilbert Sauvé and contains murals and reliefs by the architect.
In June 2010 the station was closed for renovations and reopened in August.
Origin of the name
This station is named for the chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the main street of the former village of Outremont, which had been called Côte Sainte-Catherine since the 17th century. The station, road, and côte were all named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Connecting bus routes
Nearby points of interest
* Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
* Segal Centre for Performing Arts (formerly the Saidye Bronfman Centre)
*Centre communautaire juif
*Grand rabbinat du Québec
*Talmud Torahs unis de Montréal
United Talmud Torahs of Montreal ( he, הַמְאוּחָדִים בְּמוֹנְטְרִיאָל בָּתֵי תַלְמוּד תוֹרָה, french: Talmud Torahs Unis de Montréal) (also known as The Azrieli Schools, in French: Les é ...
*Communauté sépharade de Montréal
* Montreal Holocaust Museum
* Mackenzie King Park
References
External links
Côte-Sainte-Catherine Station - official web page
Côte-Sainte-Catherine metro geo location
Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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Orange Line (Montreal Metro)
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Railway stations in Canada opened in 1982
1982 establishments in Quebec