Sauvé station is an

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station in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in

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, Canada. The Montreal Metro station is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Ahuntsic district. The station opened October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. Just south of the station on Berri Street, is the

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railway line, which carries the

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's (RTM)

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commuter and

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intercity trains. The Sauvé commuter rail station is connected to these corridors, and replaces the nearby

Ahuntsic station.

Overview

The Metro station, designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, is a normal

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station, built in

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. A single mezzanine connects entrances on either side of Sauvé Street.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Sauvé Street, named in 1912 for a landowner whose property the street crossed.

Commuter and intercity rail

Sauvé station is a

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station operated by

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. It is served by the

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and by VIA Rail's Montreal–Jonquière and Montreal–Senneterre trains. VIA service was moved to Sauvé from the now-closed Ahuntsic station some 500 metres east of the station (not to be confused with the present-day Ahuntsic commuter train station, to the west). It is one of five stations in the Exo system with a connection to the Montreal Metro, and is the only such intermodal station besides Gare Centrale/Bonaventure to be served by intercity rail.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* Chevra Kadisha-B'nai Jacob Congregation Cemetery * Shaare Zion congregation Cemetery * Henri Julien Park * Auteuil Park

References

External links

Sauvé Station - official siteMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- photos, information, and trivia
2011 STM System Map

Sauve Commuter Train Station Information (RTM)

Sauve Commuter Train Station Schedule (RTM)

2016 STM System Map
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