Английская Википедия:Atwater station
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Infobox station Atwater station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line on the border between the city of Westmount and Montreal.[1]
The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.
Architecture and art
Designed by David, Boulva et Cleve, it is a normal side platform station, built in open cut under the De Maisonneuve Boulevard. It has a large mezzanine with ticket barriers on either end. It has underground city connections to Place Alexis Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College.
In August 2016, the Dawson exit was closed for refurbishment. In January 2017 the Cabot Square entrance was closed for major renovations and also to make the building unwelcoming to drug use and violent gangs the premises
Шаблон:As of, work is underway to make the station universally accessible.[2] Phase 2 of this project is due to begin in 2023.[3]
The station is equipped with MétroVision information screens which display news, commercials, and the time until the next train.
Origin of the name
This station is named after Atwater Avenue, which itself was named in honor of Edwin Atwater (1808–1874). Edwin Atwater was a municipal alderman of the Saint-Antoine district. The street was officially named after him in 1871.
Connecting bus routes
| style="background: #Шаблон:Rcr; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;"|Société de transport de Montréal |
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| Route |
| Шаблон:Rint 15 Sainte-Catherine |
| Шаблон:Rint 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles |
| Шаблон:Rint 63 Girouard |
| Шаблон:Rint 90 Saint-Jacques |
| Шаблон:Rint 104 Cavendish |
| Шаблон:Rint 108 Bannantyne |
| Шаблон:Rint 138 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| Шаблон:Rint 144 Avenue Des Pins |
| Шаблон:Rint 150 René-Lévesque |
| Шаблон:Rint 350 Verdun/LaSalle |
| Шаблон:Rint 354 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue/Downtown |
| Шаблон:Rint 355 Pie-IX |
| Шаблон:Rint 356 Lachine/Montreal-Trudeau/Des Sources |
| Шаблон:Rint 358 Sainte-Catherine |
| Шаблон:Rint 360 Avenue des Pins |
| Шаблон:Rint 364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud |
| Шаблон:Rint 369 Côte-des-Neiges |
| Шаблон:Rint 371 Décarie |
| Шаблон:Rint 376 Pierrefonds/Downtown |
Entrances
3015 Boulevard De Maisonneuve
2322 Rue Ste Catherine (via the Alexis Nihon Complex)
Nearby points of interests
Connected via the underground city
Other
- Atwater Library
- Montreal Forum
- Cabot Square
- Westmount City Hall
- Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
- Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
- Batshaw Youth & Family Centres[4]
References
External links
- Atwater Station — official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- 2011 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map
- Английская Википедия
- Страницы с неработающими файловыми ссылками
- Green Line (Montreal Metro)
- Railway stations in Canada opened in 1966
- Downtown Montreal
- Westmount
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
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