Connections STM buses Address Montréal, QC, Canada Depth 7.6 m | Architect David, Boulva et Cleve Opened 14 October 1966 Province Québec | |
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Location 2322, rue Ste-Catherine Ouest and 3015, boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal
Quebec, Canada Operated by Société de transport de Montréal Passengers 7,221,968 entrances in 2011, 7th of 68 Similar Bonaventure, Beaudry, Berri‑UQAM, Guy‑Concordia, Champ‑de‑Mars | ||
Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located on the border between the city of Westmount and the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.
Architecture and art
Designed by David, Boulva et Cleve, it is a normal side platform station, built in open cut under the De Maisonneuve Boulevard. It has a large mezzanine with ticket barriers on either end. It has underground city connections to the Place Alexis Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College.
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Atwater Avenue, named for Edwin Atwater (1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine. The street was named for him in 1871.