Saint-Michel station (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl] ⓘ) is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. It opened in 1986.
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| Location | 7270 & 7325, boul. Saint-Michel Montreal, Quebec H3N 2H5 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°33′35″N 73°36′00″W / 45.55972°N 73.60000°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  STM bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Depth | 15.8 metres (51 feet 10 inches), 33rd deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Architect | Lemoyne & Associés | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 June 1986 | ||||||||||
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| 2024[2][3] | 4,593,935  11.13% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 17 of 68 | ||||||||||
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The station briefly closed down in October 2024 due to structural issues with the primary beams above the station's walkway. It was re-opened to the public on November 11, 2024.
Overview
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It is a side platform station with two entrances on either side of boul. St-Michel connecting to a common ticket hall. Unlike all other stations on the Blue Line, the station is only as long as the six-car trains used on the line; all of the other stations were built to accommodate a nine-car train. However, the station cavern is long enough for a nine-car train; the extra space could be opened and finished to accommodate full-length trains when the STM extends the line east into the boroughs of St. Leonard and Anjou and to commit to the line's original design.[5]
The platforms feature four abstract paintings under glass bricks, by Normand Moffat, Charles Lemay, Lauréat Marois, and Marcelin Cardinal.
Origin of name
editSaint-Michel station takes its name from the street under which it lies, boulevard Saint-Michel, named since about the late eighteenth century for the former Ville Saint-Michel within which it is located. Saint-Michel is the French Catholic title for the archangel Michael.
Connecting bus routes
edit| Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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| No. | Route | Connects to | Service times / notes |
| 41 |
Saint-Michel / Ahuntsic | Weekdays only | |
 67 |
Saint-Michel | Daily | |
| 93 |
Jean-Talon | Daily | |
| 141 |
Jean-Talon East | Daily | |
| 188 |
Couture | Weekdays only | |
 357 ☾ |
Saint-Michel | Night service | |
| 372 ☾ |
Jean-Talon | Night service | |
| 467 |
Express Saint-Michel | Weekdays only | |
Nearby points of interest
edit- Little Maghreb
- Saint-Michel Library
- Centre administratif - Ville de Montréal
- Joseph-François-Perrault School
- John F Kennedy School
- François-Perrault Park
References
edit- ↑ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ Société de transport de Montréal (2025-03-20). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2024 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2025.093.
- ↑ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ↑ Saint-Michel Metro Station
- ↑ "Blue line extension". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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