Sauvé is a station

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

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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 . The station opened October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

Overview

The metro station, designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, is a normal side platform

Side platform

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 station, built in tunnel

Tunnel

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. A single mezzanine

Mezzanine (architecture)

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 connects entrances on either side of rue Sauvé.

Just south of the station on Berri Street, is the Canadian National railway line, which will carry the Agence métropolitaine de transport

Agence métropolitaine de transport

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 (AMT) Repentigny-Mascouche Line

Repentigny-Mascouche Line (AMT)

The Repentigny-Mascouche Line. is a commuter rail line, proposed to be operated in the Greater Montreal Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT , the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this...

, which is expected to commence operation in 2012. A Sauvé commuter rail station is planned to be constructed to connect these corridors, and will likely replace the nearby Via Rail

VIA Rail

Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

 Ahuntsic railway station

Ahuntsic railway station

Ahuntsic railway station is located on Durham Avenue, near the Sauvé metro station, in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....

.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Sauvé Street, named in 1912 for a landowner whose property the street crossed.

Connecting bus routes

Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
Société de transport de Montréal
31 Saint-Denis	All-day	Map	Schedule
41 Quartier Saint-Michel / Ahuntsic	All-day	Map	Schedule
121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu 121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu The 121 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu 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...	All-day	Map	Schedule
140 Fleury 140 Fleury The 140 Fleury 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 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Montréal-Nord and Ahuntsic-Cartierville....	All-day	Map	Schedule
143 Métrobus Charleroi	Rush Hour Monday-Friday	Map	Schedule
180 De Salaberry	All-day	Map	Schedule
378 Sauvé/Côte-Vertu/Montreal-Trudeau	Overnight	Map	Schedule
361 Saint-Denis	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

• Chevra Kadisha-B'nai Jacob Congregation Cemetery
• Shaare Zion congregation Cemetery
• Ahuntsic station
  Ahuntsic railway station
  Ahuntsic railway station is located on Durham Avenue, near the Sauvé metro station, in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
  
   - Via Rail
  VIA Rail
  Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
  
   station at Sauve and Durham Street (6 blocks east) via Sauvé
• Henri Julien Park
• Auteuil Park

External links

• Sauvé Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2008 STM System Map
• Metro Map