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Viau station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.[4] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand station, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Viau
General information
Location	2855, av. Pierre-de Coubertin Montreal, Quebec H1V 3V4 Canada
Coordinates	45°33′40″N 73°32′50″W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Irving Sager
Other information
Fare zone	ARTM: A[1]
History
Opened	6 June 1976
Passengers
2021[2][3]	1,336,774  10.68%
Rank	43 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station Pie-IX toward Angrignon Green Line Assomption toward Honoré-Beaugrand

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.[5]

In 2019, work to modernise the station, as well as expand the nearby underground workshop began. In November 2021, the station became the 19th accessible station in Montréal with the installation of elevators.[6] Remaining work will be completed by the end of 2021.[6]

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.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
34 Sainte-Catherine
125 Ontario
136 Viau
258 Navette Or - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
353 Lacordaire/Maurice-Duplessis

Nearby points of interest

• Olympic Stadium - Montreal Tower, Centre de natation
• Biodome
• Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
• Saputo Stadium
• Aréna Maurice-Richard
• Starcité
• Centre Pierre Charbonneau
• Insectarium
• Parc Maisonneuve
• Olympic Village - Régie du logement

References

External links

• Media related to Viau (Montreal Metro) at Wikimedia Commons
• Viau Metro Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map

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