Assomption station is a

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station situated in the

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borough of

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, Quebec. Managed by the

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(STM), it facilitates commuters along the Green Line and resides within the

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district. The station opened some time after 6 June 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

Overview

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layout constructed primarily from concrete and partially situated within a

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. Access to the station is facilitated through a deep

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that leads to a single entrance. Notably, the station's entrance building and the hallways leading to the

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have

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s painted by Guy Montpetit. In 2022, the STM's Universal Accessibility Report noted that preliminary design work to make the station accessible was underway.

Origin of the name

This station, formerly known as L'Assomption, (a name that can still be observed on the station's nameplates), derives its name from Assomption boulevard. The boulevard was named as such in 1951, commemorating

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's affirmation of the dogma of the

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in his 1950

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, ''

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''.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

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* Municipal golf course * CLSC Olivier-Guimond * Complexe Raycom * Village Olympique

References

External links

*
Assomption Station - official site

Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- photos, information, and trivia
2011 STM System Map

{{Authority control Green Line (Montreal Metro) Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Railway stations in Canada opened in 1976