Côte-Sainte-Catherine station

Côte-Sainte-Catherine
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Location	4780, chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine at av. Victoria, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth	17.7 metres (58 feet 1 inch), 20th deepest
Architect	Gilbert Sauvé
History
Opened	4 January 1982
Traffic
Passengers	1,849,035 entrances in 2006, 47th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Plamondon toward Côte-Vertu Orange Line Snowdon toward Montmorency

Côte-Sainte-Catherine is a station on Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Côte-des-Neiges area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The station opened on January 4, 1982; it briefly served as the western terminus of the Orange Line, replacing Snowdon station, until the opening of Plamondon in June of the same year.

Overview

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Upper level view of the Cote Ste. Catherine metro station

The station is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central mezzanine built in trench, and one entrance.

The station was designed by Gilbert Sauvé and contains murals and reliefs by the architect.

In June 2010 the station was closed for renovations and reopened in August.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, the main street of the former village of Outremont, which had been called Côte Sainte-Catherine since the 17th century. The station, road, and côte were all named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
124 Victoria	All-day	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine	All-day	Map	Schedule
368 Mont Royal	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
• Saidye Bronfman Centre
• Centre communautaire juif
• Grand rabbinat du Québec
• Talmud Torahs unis de Montréal
• Communauté sépharade de Montréal

External links

• Côte-Sainte-Catherine Station - official web page
• Côte-Sainte-Catherine metro geo location
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map