Viau station

Viau station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.[4]

Viau
General information
Location2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin
Montreal, Quebec H1V 3V4
Canada
Coordinates45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest
AccessibleYes
ArchitectIrving Sager
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[1]
History
Opened6 June 1976
Passengers
2022[2][3]1,994,430 Increase 49.2%
Rank41 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Pie-IX
toward Angrignon
 Green Line Assomption
toward Honoré-Beaugrand

The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Overview

Designed by architect Irving Sager, it is a normal side platform station built in a shallow open cut. The eastern end of the station is surmounted by the large station pavilion, which includes the ticket hall. There is no transept; stairs lead directly from the platforms to street level.

The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.[5]

Accessibility

In 2019, work to modernise the station, as well as expand the nearby underground workshop began. In November 2021, the station became the 19th accessible station in Montréal with the installation of elevators.[6] Remaining work was completed in January 2022.[6]

Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Viau, named for local industrialist Charles-Théodore Viau, who purchased nearby tracts of land and developed them as a neighbourhood later named Viauville.

Connecting bus routes
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
34 Sainte-Catherine
125 Ontario
136 Viau
258 Navette Or - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
353 Lacordaire/Maurice-Duplessis

Nearby points of interest
Entrance with the Olympic Stadium in the background

References
  1. "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
  3. Société de transport de Montréal (2022-09-27). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2021 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2022.182.
  4. Viau Metro Station
  5. "Viau (Jean-Paul Mousseau)". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. "Universal Accessibility: Viau becomes 19th accessible station". Société de transport de Montréal. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
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