Pie-IX station
{{Short description|Montreal Metro station}}
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| address = 2700 and 2705 Pie-IX Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec H1V 3P1
| country = Canada
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| opened = 6 June 1976
| architect = Marcel Raby
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| rebuilt = 2020-22 (both entrances)
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| accessible = Yes
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| operator = Société de transport de Montréal
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Pie-IX station ({{IPA|fr|pinœf}}) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m24.htm Pie-IX Metro Station] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. The station opened in June 1976, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics - as the station serves the Olympic Stadium and the Olympic Park. Since November 7, 2022, the station is connected to the Pie-IX BRT.
Overview
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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.
Designed by architect Marcel Raby, the station was built in open cut. The centre of the station is taken up with a vast mezzanine bisected by a long ticket barrier. This space, as well as a secondary access to the Angrignon platform, allows the station to handle very large crowds from the Olympic Stadium. The mezzanine gives direct underground city access to the Stadium. The station has two exits of its own, one incorporated into the stadium's parvis, and another across the street.
= Accessibility =
In 2020, work began to make the station universally accessible at a cost of $81m.{{Cite web |title=Pie-IX |url=https://www.stm.info/en/info/service-updates/stm-works/pie-ix-1 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}} The work included the installation of four elevators, widened staircases, as well as extensive station renovation.{{Cite web |title=The STM announces the commissioning of elevators at Pie-IX and Villa-Maria stations |url=https://www.stm.info/en/press/press-releases/2022/the-stm-announces-the-commissioning-of-elevators-at-pie-ix-and-villa-maria-stations |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}} The project was completed in November 2022, making Pie-IX the Metro's 22nd accessible station.
Artwork
The station includes four Olympic-themed works of art: three sculptures by the architect Marcel Raby featuring different takes on the Olympic rings,{{Cite web |title=Pie-IX (Marcel Raby) |url=https://www.stm.info/en/about/discover_the_stm_its_history/art-metro/list-artworks/pie-ix-marcel-raby-3 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}} and one long mural in concrete and aluminium by Jordi Bonet entitled Citius, Altius, Fortius ("stronger, higher, faster" - the motto of the Olympic Games).{{Cite web |title=Pie-IX (Jordi Bonet) |url=https://www.stm.info/en/about/discover_the_stm_its_history/art-metro/list-artworks/pie-ix-jordi-bonet |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}}
As part of the work to make the station accessible, an artwork by Francis Montillau was installed in spring 2023.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Pie-IX Boulevard (pronounced pee neuf). This street was named in 1912 for Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), elected Pope in 1846.
Connections
Since November 7, 2022, the station is connected to the Pie-IX BRT at Pierre-De Coubertin Boulevard. Unlike other BRT stops on Pie-IX Boulevard, the Pierre-De Coubertin stop will be located curb-side for easy access to and from the Metro station.{{Cite web |title=Integrated PIE-IX BRT Project |url=https://www.stm.info/en/about/major_projects/major-bus-projects/pie-ix-brt |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Société de transport de Montréal |language=en}}
= Connecting bus routes =
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!style="background: #0085CA; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;"colspan="4"|Société de transport de Montréal | |
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! Route | |
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| {{Avoid wrap|{{ric|Canada transit|STM|size=20px}} {{rbox|97 | #{{rcr|Société de transport de Montréal|rush-hour high-frequency}}|#{{rcr|Société de transport de Montréal|all-day high-frequency}}|border=#{{rcr|Société de transport de Montréal|all-day high-frequency}}}}
| Avenue-du-Mont-Royal |
| {{Avoid wrap|{{ric|Canada transit|STM|size=20px}} {{rbox|139 | #{{rcr|Canada transit|STM}}|#fff}}}}
| Pie-IX |
| {{Avoid wrap|{{ric|Canada transit|STM|size=20px}} {{rbox|355 {{emoji presentation|☾|text}} | #{{rcr|Société de transport de Montréal|night}}|#fff}}
| Pie-IX |
| {{Avoid wrap|{{ric|Canada transit|STM|size=20px}} {{rbox|439 | #{{rcr|Société de transport de Montréal|all-day high-frequency}}|#fff}}
| Express Pie-IX |
Nearby points of interest
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Pie-IX (Montreal Metro)}}
- [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m24.htm Pie-IX Station - official site]
- [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/pieix/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111215172111/http://www.stm.info/english/info/reseau2011.pdf 2011 STM System Map]
- [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]
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Category:Green Line (Montreal Metro)
Category:Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve