Du Collège station () is a

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station in the borough of Saint-Laurent in

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, Canada. It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It opened on January 9, 1984, and replaced

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as the western terminus of the line until

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opened in 1986.

Overview

The station is a normal

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station with an entrance at either end. The southern entrance is located in a bus loop. The station was designed by Gilles S. Bonnetto and Jacques Garand, and contains several

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. The northern entrance contains four

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windows, one by

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on the theme of

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and three by

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on the borough of Saint-Laurent, its agricultural past, and its future. The southern entrance contains another stained-glass window by Favretti representing the borough's aeronautics industry, as well as an abstract

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by Aurelio Sandonato. The station's best-known architectural feature, however, is an

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in the northern

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. In May 2018, elevators were inaugurated at the station, making it fully accessible. Côte-Vertu metro station was closed for 12 weeks from May 29 to August 22, 2021, and Du Collège temporarily served as northwestern terminus of the Orange line.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the rue du Collège, whose name commemorates the nearby

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, inaugurated as a college in 1847 and turned into a

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in 1968.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

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*Saint-Laurent Museum of Art *''former'' Saint-Laurent Postal Station *''former'' Saint-Laurent Police Station *Saint-Laurent Public Library *Saint-Laurent Municipal Courthouse *Montreal Fire Station 73 *Saint-Laurent City Hall

References

External links

Du Collège Station - official web pageDu Collège metro station geo locationMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com

2013 system map

Neighbourhood map
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