Laurier station (Montreal Metro)

Laurier station (French pronunciation: [loʁje]) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located just to the east of the Mile End neighbourhood. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Laurier
General information
Location	495, Gilford Street Montreal, Quebec H2J 1N4 Canada
Coordinates	45°31′38″N 73°35′12″W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	STM bus
Construction
Depth	10.7 metres (35 feet 1 inch), 48th deepest
Accessible	No
Architect	Jean P. Pothier
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A[1]
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Passengers
2023[2][3]	3,724,158  18.38%
Rank	22 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Mont-Royal toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Rosemont toward Montmorency
Location

Overview

The station, designed by Jean P. Pothier, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. It has a mezzanine and an entrance at either end, the southern one incorporating an open sided bus shelter, and the northern one including an automatic ticket barrier.

The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Laurier Avenue, named for Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911).

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
No.	Route	Connects to	Service times / notes
14	Atateken	Beaudry Champ-de-Mars	Daily
27	Saint-Joseph	Pie-IX BRT	Daily
46	Casgrain		Weekdays only
47	Masson	Pie-IX BRT	Daily
51	Édouard-Montpetit	Édouard-Montpetit Université-de-Montréal Snowdon Montréal-Ouest	Daily Some rush hour services start and end at Snowdon metro
427	Express Saint-Joseph	Pie-IX BRT Sherbrooke Gare d'autocars de Montréal Berri-UQAM Bonaventure Gare Centrale Terminus Centre-ville Lucien-L'Allier Lucien-L'Allier Guy-Concordia	Weekdays, peak only

Nearby points of interest

• École nationale de théâtre
• École supérieure de la danse du Québec
• Plaza Laurier
• Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
• CLSC Saint-Louis-du-Parc

Film and television appearances

Laurier station appeared in the 2018 Denys Arcand movie The Fall of the American Empire (French: "La chute de l'empire américain").^[5]