Jolicoeur (Montreal Metro)
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| Jolicoeur | |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 3 September 1978 |
| Line | Green Line |
| Architect | Claude Boucher |
| Platform Depth | 4.6 metres |
| Rank | 60th deepest |
| Traffic | 1,811,932 entrances in 2002 |
| Rank | 48th busiest |
| Interstation Distance | 1062.85 metres to Monk 761.39 metres to Verdun |
Jolicoeur is a station on the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Québec, Canada. It is on the Green Line, located in the Ville-Émard district in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest. It was inaugurated on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon.
Designed by Claude Boucher, it is a normal side-platform station, built in a shallow open cut, with the ticket hall integrated into a large glass-walled entrance pavilion. The floor of the platform level is decorated with a series of 42 circular artworks by the architect.
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[edit] Origin of the name
This station is named for rue Jolicoeur. Father Jean-Moïse Jolicoeur founded the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours in 1906; the street was renamed in his honour in 1914.
[edit] Connecting bus routes
[edit] Regular STM routes
| Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 37 Jolicoeur | Map | Schedule |
| 112 Airlie | Map | Schedule |
[edit] STM Night routes
| Route Name | Route Map | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 350 Verdun/LaSalle | Map | Schedule |
[edit] Address of entrances
- 6200, rue Drake, at rue Jolicoeur
[edit] Nearby points of interest
- Parc de La Vérendrye
- Canal de l'Aqueduc
[edit] External links
- Société de transport de Montréal - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
| Montreal Metro Green Line (Line 1) |
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Angrignon | Monk | Jolicoeur | Verdun | De L'Église | LaSalle | Charlevoix | Lionel-Groulx | Atwater |
