Terminus Côte-Vertu is an
Exo bus terminus
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partly north and partly south of the
Côte-Vertu Metro station. It is located in the borough of
Saint-Laurent in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
[Terminus Côte-Vertu]
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Before this new terminus was built, all bus stops were located on the streets near the Metro station entrances. This created a lot of traffic jams on Côte-Vertu and Decarie boulevard
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s. The buses heading to the West Island
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were inconveniently located at the Edouard-Laurin street entrance. The southern portion of the terminus occupies part of what was once the Edouard-Laurin Streetcar Terminus.
Connecting bus routes
North site platforms are used exclusively by Société de transport de Montréal
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(STM) buses, with the remainder of the STM routes using curb side bus stops on Côte-Vertu Boulevard, Decarie Boulevard and Gohier Street. The south site is used by Société de transport de Laval
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It serves the growing subu ...
(STL) and La Presqu'Île sector
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buses.[Plan of Terminus Côte-Vertu Q17 has been eliminated]
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With the reopening of the Cote-Vertu Station , lines STM 64, STM 470 and STM 968 were cut back and relocated to Cote-Vertu Station.
STL does not provide service on journeys entirely within Montreal. Buses coming from Laval will drop off but cannot pick up passengers within Montreal, and on returning trips passengers can board in Montreal but will not be allowed to descend until reaching Laval.
Nearby points of interest
References
External links
Côte-Vertu Metro Station Neighbourhood map
STL 2011 map
STL Schedules
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Exo bus stations
Saint-Laurent, Quebec