Namur station is a

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station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area. This station has a total of 428 parking spaces in two nearby parking lots.Stationnement incitatif Namur
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Overview

The station is a normal side platform station with an entrance at the north end. It was planned in such a way as to allow an additional entrance to be built on the other side of the Décarie Autoroute, but this has not yet happened. A redevelopment plan for the area is under discussion. The station was designed by the firm of Labelle, Marchand et Geoffroy. The station's

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contains a giant suspended illuminated aluminum sculpture, entitled ''Système'', by noted Quebec artist

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Origin of the name

This station is named for Rue Namur, the former name for a portion of Rue Jean-Talon; the road had been renamed by the time the station was opened, so a nearby road (Rue Arnoldi) was renamed Namur in 1980 to allow the station to keep its name.

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is a city and province in Belgium.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* Décarie Autoroute * Hippodrome de Montréal * Walmart *

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* Jewish Community Council of Montreal

References

External links

Namur Station - official web pageNamur metro station geo locationMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.comParking (Métroparc)

2011 STM System Map

{{MTL Metro Orange Orange Line (Montreal Metro) Railway stations in Canada opened in 1984 Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce