Joliette station (Montreal Metro)

Joliette station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is located in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station.

Joliette
Location3575 and 3580, Hochelaga Street, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°32′49″N 73°33′05″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth14.3 metres (46 feet 11 inches), 37th deepest
ArchitectMarcel Raby
History
Opened6 June 1976
Passengers
2019[1][2]3,110,948  4.9%
Rank40 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Angrignon
Green Line

Overview

Designed by architect Marcel Raby, it is a normal side platform station built in tunnel. The walls of the platform have a unique yellow brick façade. It has no transept, with closed staircases leading to the mezzanine above; this gives access to two exits, one on either side of rue Hochelaga. The mezzanine contains a large illuminated mural sculpture by the architect, entitled Thème des mouvements du soleil ("theme of the sun's motion").

Station mural

Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Joliette. Barthélémy Joliette (1789–1850) served in the House of Assembly and Legislative Council of Lower Canada; he also founded the village of L'Industrie (later Joliette, Quebec).

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
29 Rachel
67 Saint-Michel
85 Hochelaga
362 Hochelaga/Notre-Dame
467 Express Saint-Michel

Nearby points of interest

References
  1. Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2019-08-08). Achalandage du métro mensuel, station par station (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2019.197.
  3. Joliette Metro Station
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.