Henri-Bourassa station is a

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station in the borough of

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, Canada.Henri-Bourassa Metro Station
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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the

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district. The station opened October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It was the eastern terminal of the Orange Line until 2007, when the line expanded to Montmorency station in

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Overview

The original part of the station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal

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station, connected by a

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and a long tunnel to a

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some distance away. This in turn gives access to the station's entrance on 575 Henri Bourassa Boulevard, integrated into a government building, the STM's Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud and the STL's Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord. A second access, closer to the station's platforms on Berri Street, was added later. It was designed by André Léonard and Claude Leclerc. On April 26, 2010, Henri-Bourassa became the 6th station on the network to become accessible, following the installation of elevators.

Extension to Laval

In the mid 2000s, the station was upgraded as part of the extension to

. A diversion from the main tunnel and a third

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have been added. This allows a number of trains to end their run at Henri-Bourassa (using the existing platform, where passengers board on the same platform before the train goes backwards using the crossover switch located in the tunnel connecting Henri-Bourassa to Sauvé), while others continue to Laval (using the new platform). Trains coming from Laval always arrive on the first platform. The extension opened to the public on April 28, 2007.

Artwork

The station includes several

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s. A collective work by 330 Montreal children, titled ''Les enfants dans la ville'' ("children in the city"), is found in the mezzanine; composed of moulded concrete blocks, it depicts scenes of parks, houses, play, and transportation. In the Henri Bourassa Blvd. North entrance, a mural relief by Jacques Huet titled ''Réveil de la conscience par la solitude'' ("awakening of consciousness by solitude") forms a firewall between the entrance and the adjacent government office. In the new Berri St. entrance, the architect

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created two

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s titled ''Le potager'' ("the vegetable garden") and ''Le vent'' ("the wind"). The addition of the Laval platform saw the addition of a new artwork, a light sculpture by

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titled ''.98''.''Canadian Architect''
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Origin of the name

This station is named for Henri Bourassa Blvd. which in turn is named for

Henri Bourassa Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (; September 1, 1868 – August 31, 1952) was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight fo ...

(1868–1952), a journalist and politician, who served in municipal, provincial, and federal governments, but is best known for founding the newspaper ''

Le Devoir ''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. ''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-c ...

'' in 1910.

Connecting bus routes

* For all connecting bus routes see Terminus Henri-Bourassa

Nearby points of interest

*Aréna Ahuntsic *Bibliothèque Ahuntsic *

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Bois-de-Boulogne (with buses 164 or 171) * SAAQ
(with STM buses 164 or 171) *

Parc Ahuntsic Ahuntsic Park (french: Parc Ahuntsic) is an urban park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by Henri Bourassa Boulevard to the north, Saint Hubert Street to the east, Lajeunesse Street to the west and F ...

** Gary Carter Stadium *Parc-nature de l' Île de la Visitation (with buses 48, 49 or 69] *Maison de la culture Ahuntsic/Cartierville * Pont Viau, Ahuntsic Bridge

References

External links

Henri-Bourassa Station - Official web pageHenri-Bourassa metro station geo locationMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- photos, information, and trivia
Photos of the artwork .98 by Axel Morgenthaler

2011 STM System Map

Plan of terminus
{{MTL Metro Orange Accessible Montreal Metro stations Orange Line (Montreal Metro) Ahuntsic-Cartierville Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966