Architect Irving Sager Depth 4.6 m Connections STM buses | Opened 6 June 1976 Province Québec | |
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Location 2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin, Montreal
Quebec, Canada Operated by Société de transport de Montréal Passengers 2,888,949 entrances in 2006, 30th of 68 Address Montréal, QC H1V 3V4, Canada Similar Pie‑IX, Langelier, Préfontaine, Assomption, Radisson | ||
Viau 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 in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Overview
Designed by architect Irving Sager, it is a normal side platform station built in a shallow open cut. The eastern end of the station is surmounted by the large station pavilion, which includes the ticket hall. There is no transept; stairs lead directly from the platforms to street level.
The eastern wall of the mezzanine is decorated by a non-figurative ceramic mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau, entitled Opus 74 and representing the Olympic flame and the tower of the Olympic Stadium.
Origin of the name
This station is named for rue Viau, named for local industrialist Charles-Théodore Viau, who purchased nearby tracts of land and developed them as a neighbourhood later named Viauville.