D'Iberville station is a

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station in

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, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Blue Line. It opened in 1986.

Overview

It is a normal

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station with two entrances, one of them automated. The station, clad in terra cotta, features one artwork, a large abstract aluminum mural by Eddy Tardif entitled ''

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'', representing Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville's ship.

Origin of name

D'Iberville is named for the rue D'Iberville, in turn named in honour of

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...

Station improvements

Since spring 2020, station improvement works have been underway at the station. Three elevators and a ventilation shaft will be installed, and the main entrance of the station will be renovated. Because of this, the main entrance building on rue d'Iberville was closed on 19 October 2020. Access to the station is available by the secondary entrance, which remains open. The station will be accessible once the construction is done by Fall 2023.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* St-Mathieu School * St-Barthélémy School * St-Barthélémy community center

Film and television appearances

D'Iberville station appeared in the 2013 drama movie ''

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'' (French: ''Sarah préfère la course''), directed by Canadian film director Chloé Robichaud. The movie was also Robichaud’s directing debut.

References

External links

D'Iberville station on STM websiteMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com

2011 STM System Map

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