Atwater (Montreal Metro)
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 Place Alexis Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College.
In August 2016, the Dawson exit was closed for refurbishment. In January 2017 the Cabot Square entrance was closed for major renovations and also to make the building unwelcoming to drug use and violent gangs on the premises
As of 2020, work is underway to make the station universally accessible. Phase 2 of this project has begun in 2024.
The station is equipped with MétroVision information screens which display news, commercials, and the time until the next train.
Origin of the name
This station is named after Atwater Avenue, which itself was named in honor of Edwin Atwater (1808–1874). Edwin Atwater was a municipal alderman of the Saint-Antoine district. The street was officially named after him in 1871.
Connecting bus routes
| Société de transport de Montréal |
|---|
| Route |
 57 Charlevoix
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| 63 Girouard
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 90 Saint-Jacques
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| 104 Cavendish
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| 108 Bannantyne
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| 138 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
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| 144 Avenue Des Pins
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| 150 René-Lévesque
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 350 Verdun/LaSalle
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| 354 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue/Downtown
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| 355 Pie-IX
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| 356 Lachine/Montreal-Trudeau/Des Sources
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| 358 Sainte-Catherine
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| 360 Avenue des Pins
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| 364 Sherbrooke/Joseph-Renaud
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| 369 Côte-des-Neiges
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| 371 Décarie
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| 376 Pierrefonds/Downtown
|
Entrances
3015 Boulevard De Maisonneuve
2322 Rue Ste Catherine (via the Alexis Nihon Complex)
Nearby points of interests
Connected via the underground city
Other
- Atwater Library
- Montreal Forum
- Cabot Square
- Westmount City Hall
- Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
- Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
- Batshaw Youth & Family Centres
References
- ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
- ^ Atwater Station
- ^ Rowe, Daniel J. (2020-11-06). "New elevators up and running at Montreal's busiest metros station: Berri-UQAM". Montreal. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
Elevator construction is underway at the following stations ... Atwater
- ^ "Universal accessibility". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
Atwater (Phase 2 starting in 2023)
- ^ Batshaw
External links
- Atwater Station — official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM System Map
- 2011 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map
