Côte-Sainte-Catherine station () is a

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station in the borough of

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, Canada.Côte-Sainte-Catherine Metro Station
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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the

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neighbourhood. The station opened on January 4, 1982, and briefly served as the western terminus of the Orange Line, replacing

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until

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opened in June of that year.

Overview

The station is a normal

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station, built in tunnel with a central mezzanine built in trench, and one entrance. The station was designed by Gilbert Sauvé and contains

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s and

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s 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

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, which had been called Côte Sainte-Catherine since the 17th century. The station, road, and côte were all named for

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Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

* Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital *

Segal Centre for Performing Arts The Segal Centre for Performing Arts, formerly the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, is a theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 5170 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, in the borough of Côte-des ...

(formerly the Saidye Bronfman Centre) *Centre communautaire juif *Grand rabbinat du Québec *

Talmud Torahs unis de Montréal United Talmud Torahs of Montreal (, ) (also known as The Azrieli Schools, in French: Les écoles Azrieli) is a private co-educational Jewish day school system that includes an elementary school, United Talmud Torah, and a high school, Herzliah H ...

*Communauté sépharade de Montréal * Montreal Holocaust Museum * Mackenzie King Park

References

External links

Côte-Sainte-Catherine Station - official web pageCôte-Sainte-Catherine metro geo locationMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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