Villa-Maria is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the Westmount Adjacent area of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood, beside the Décarie Expressway trench.
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| Location | 4331, boul. Décarie Montreal, Quebec H4A 3K4 Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°28′46″N 73°37′11″W / 45.47944°N 73.61972°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 19.8 metres (65 feet), 14th deepest | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | André Léonard | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ARTM: A[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 September 1981 | ||||||||||
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| 2023[2][3] | 2,677,200  23.99% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 34 of 68 | ||||||||||
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Overview edit
The station is a normal side platform station and has an entrance at its south end. The entrance is located in a bus loop located on the Décarie Autoroute.
Station improvements edit
In 2019, work began to make the station fully accessible at a cost of $24.6m.[5] The work included the installation of three elevators, station renovation works and the installation of new artwork.[6] The project was completed in November 2022, making Villa-Maria the 23rd accessible station in the Metro.[5]
Architecture and artwork edit
The station was designed by André Léonard. The architect also designed mural sculptures for the station of large moulded dials in a variety of colours. Floor and wall tiling also make use of colours throughout the station.[7]
As part of work to make the station accessible, La correspondance des strates, by the artist Marianne Chevalier, was unveiled in September 2022.[5] Using colorful geometric & organic shapes cut of aluminium, the work contrasts with the 1980s sculptures designed by station architect André Léonard.[8]
Origin of name edit
Villa-Maria station takes its name from the nearby Villa Maria school, which in turn takes its name from the Latin House of Mary.
The surrounding lands were once owned by the Decarie family. The land was sold in 1795 to Sir James Monk. The Monk residence was built in 1804 in the central section of the present-day school. In 1844, the building was leased to the Crown as a residence for the Governors-Generals of Canada. (Lord Metcalfe, Earl Cathcart, and Lord Elgin resided on the Monklands.
The property became a country hotel for five years. In 1854, it was purchased by the nuns of Congregation of Notre Dame, who turned it into a private girls' school, which they named Villa Maria. The metro station was built at the foot of the Villa Maria property.
Connecting bus routes edit
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 17 Décarie
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 24 Sherbrooke
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| 63 Girouard
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| 66 The Boulevard
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| 102 Somerled
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| 103 Monkland
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| 138 Notre Dame De Grâce
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| 162 Westminster
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 371 Décarie
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Nearby points of interest edit
- Marianopolis College
- Villa Maria secondary school
- Marymount Academy
- The Monkland Village
- MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
- Centennial Academy
References edit
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Villa-Maria Metro Station". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ a b c "The STM announces the commissioning of elevators at Pie-IX and Villa-Maria stations". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Villa-Maria". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Villa-Maria (André Léonard)". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "Villa-Maria (Marianne Chevalier)". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-12-12.