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Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)
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Henri-Bourassa is a station
on the Orange Line
of the Montreal Metro
rapid transit system
, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
(STM) . It is located in the Ahuntsic
district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. The station opened October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro and the eastern terminal of the Orange Line until 2007, when the terminal was moved to Montmorency
in the Laval-des-Rapides
district of Laval
.
station, connected by a transept and a long tunnel
to a mezzanine
some distance away. This in turn gives access to the station's entrance on 575 Henri Bourassa Boulevard, integrated into a government building, the STM's Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud
and the STL's Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord
.
A second access, closer to the station's platforms on Berri Street, was added later. It was designed by André Léonard and Claude Leclerc.
A large addition to the station was added as part of the extension to Laval
. A diversion from the main tunnel and a third platform
have been added. This allows some trains to end their run at Henri-Bourassa (using the existing platform) and others to continue to Laval (using the new platform). The extension opened to the public on April 28, 2007.
The station includes several artwork
s. A collective work by 330 Montreal children, entitled Les enfants dans la ville ("children in the city"), is found in the mezzanine; composed of moulded concrete
blocks
, it depicts scenes of parks, houses, play, and transportation. In the Henri Bourassa Blvd. North entrance, a mural relief by Jacques Huet entitled Réveil de la conscience par la solitude ("awakening of consciousness by solitude") forms a firewall between the entrance and the adjacent government office. In the new Berri St. entrance, the architect André Léonard created two terra cotta
relief
s entitled Le potager ("the vegetable garden") and Le vent ("the wind"). The addition of the Laval platform saw the addition of a new artwork, a light sculpture by Axel Morgenthaler entitled .98.
On April 26, 2010, Henri-Bourassa became the 6th station to be accessible to the mobility-impaired.
which in turn is named for Henri Bourassa
(1868–1952), a journalist and politician, who served in municipal, provincial, and federal governments, but is best known for founding the newspaper Le Devoir
in 1910.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Orange Line
Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)
The Orange line is the longest, most congested, and first-planned of the four lines of the Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Canada. It formed part of the initial network, and was extended between 1980 and 1986...
of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
rapid transit system
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(STM) . It is located in the Ahuntsic
Ahuntsic
Ahuntsic is a district in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally an independent village, Ahuntsic was annexed by Montreal in 1910. It is now part of the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville....
district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The station opened October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro and the eastern terminal of the Orange Line until 2007, when the terminal was moved to Montmorency
Montmorency (Montreal Metro)
Montmorency is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Laval-des-Rapides area of Laval, Quebec, Canada . The station is part of an extension to the line to Laval and opened on April 28, 2007,...
in the Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides is a neighbourhood in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
district of Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
.
Overview
The original part of the metro station, designed by J. Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
station, connected by a transept and a long tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
to a mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
some distance away. This in turn gives access to the station's entrance on 575 Henri Bourassa Boulevard, integrated into a government building, the STM's Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud
Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud (AMT)
Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud is an AMT bus terminus next to the Henri-Bourassa Metro station and close to the Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord. to which it is connected by a tunnel under Henri Bourassa Boulevard .-Société de transport de Montréal bus routes:...
and the STL's Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord
Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord (AMT)
Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord, also known as Terminus Laval, is a bus terminus close to, but separate from, the Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud to which it is connected by a tunnel under Henri Bourassa Boulevard and which is close to the Henri-Bourassa Metro station...
.
A second access, closer to the station's platforms on Berri Street, was added later. It was designed by André Léonard and Claude Leclerc.
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
. A diversion from the main tunnel and a third platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
have been added. This allows some trains to end their run at Henri-Bourassa (using the existing platform) and others to continue to Laval (using the new platform). The extension opened to the public on April 28, 2007.
The station includes several artwork
Work of art
A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation.The term "a work of art" can apply to:*an example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture*a fine work of architecture or landscape design...
s. A collective work by 330 Montreal children, entitled Les enfants dans la ville ("children in the city"), is found in the mezzanine; composed of moulded concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
blocks
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
, it depicts scenes of parks, houses, play, and transportation. In the Henri Bourassa Blvd. North entrance, a mural relief by Jacques Huet entitled Réveil de la conscience par la solitude ("awakening of consciousness by solitude") forms a firewall between the entrance and the adjacent government office. In the new Berri St. entrance, the architect André Léonard created two terra cotta
Terra cotta
Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic, although the term can also be applied to glazed ceramics where the fired body is porous and red in color...
relief
Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb levo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is thus to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane...
s entitled Le potager ("the vegetable garden") and Le vent ("the wind"). The addition of the Laval platform saw the addition of a new artwork, a light sculpture by Axel Morgenthaler entitled .98.
On April 26, 2010, Henri-Bourassa became the 6th station to be accessible to the mobility-impaired.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Henri Bourassa Blvd.Henri Bourassa Boulevard
Henri Bourassa Boulevard is a major east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Situated in northern Montreal Island, it runs parallel to Gouin Boulevard. Spanning 29 kilometres in length, it links the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east to Autoroute 13 in the...
which in turn is named for Henri Bourassa
Henri Bourassa
Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. He is seen by many as an ideological father of Canadian nationalism....
(1868–1952), a journalist and politician, who served in municipal, provincial, and federal governments, but is best known for founding the newspaper Le Devoir
Le Devoir
Le Devoir is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and nationalist Henri Bourassa in 1910....
in 1910.
Connecting bus routes
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Société de transport de Montréal| Terminus Henri-Bourassa Sud | 30 Saint-Denis/Saint-Hubert | All-day | Map | Schedule | 31 Saint-Denis | All-day | Map | Schedule | 48 Perras | 48 Perras The 48/48X Perras is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles,... All-day | Map | Schedule | 49 Maurice-Duplessis | 49 Maurice-Duplessis The 49 Maurice-Duplessis is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of... All-day | Map | Schedule | 53 Boulevard Saint-Laurent | All-day | Map | Schedule | 56 Saint-Hubert | School Year Service | Map | Schedule | 69 Gouin | 69 Gouin The 69 Gouin is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Montréal-Nord. It has 72... Al-day | Map | Schedule | 146 Christophe-Colomb/Meilleur | All-day | Map | Schedule | 159 Métrobus Henri-Bourassa | Monday-Friday | Map | Schedule | 164 Dudemaine | All-day | Map | Schedule | 171 Henri-Bourassa | 171 Henri-Bourassa The 171 Henri-Bourassa is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1:30 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville.... All-day | Map | Schedule | 361 Saint-Denis | Overnight | Map | Schedule | 363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent | Overnight | Map | Schedule | 380 Henri-Bourassa | Overnight | Map | Schedule | Société de transport de Laval | Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord. | 31 Auteuil - Metro Henri-Bourassa | All-day | N/A | Schedule | 52 Saint-François - Metro Henri-Bourassa | All-day | N/A | Schedule | 55 Laval-Ouest - Metro Henri-Bourassa | All-day | N/A | Schedule | 252 Saint-François - Metro Henri-Bourassa | Monday-Friday Rush Hour | N/A | Schedule | 2 Métro Montmorency - Terminus Henri-Bourassa | Overnight | N/A | Schedule | MRC Les Moulins | Terminus Henri-Bourassa Nord. | 25A Terrebonne - Terminus Henri-Bourassa | All-day | N/A | Schedule | 35 Terrebonne - Montréal | All-day Monday-Friday | N/A | Schedule | | ||||||||||||||||||
Nearby points of interest
- Aréna Ahuntsic
- Bibliothèque Ahuntsic
- CégepCégepCEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
Bois-de-BoulogneCollège de Bois-de-BoulogneThe Collège Bois-de-Boulogne is a CEGEP located on Bois de Boulogne Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has an enrollment of approximately 2,600 students in 7 pre-university and technical programmes and 8,000 participants in adult education and corporate programmes...
(with buses 164 or 171) - Parc Ahuntsic
- Parc-nature de l'Île de la VisitationÎle de la VisitationÎle de la Visitation is a small island in the Rivière des Prairies, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, linked to the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada....
(with buses 48, 49] - Maison de la culture Ahuntsic/Cartierville
- Ahuntsic Bridge