Pie-IX (Montreal Metro)

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Station Information
Borough	Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
City	Montréal
Inaugurated	6 June 1976
Line	Green Line
Architect	Marcel Raby
Artist	Jordi Bonet, Marcel Raby
Platform Depth	10.1 metres
Rank	53th deepest
Traffic	4,600,629 entrances in 2006
Rank	15th busiest
Interstation Distance	766.88 metres to Joliette 621.85 meters to Viau
Address of Entrances	2700 boul. Pie-IX<>2705 boul Pie-IX
Nearby Main Intersections	boul. Pie-IX / ave. Pierre-De-Coubertin

Pie-IX is a station on the green line of the Montreal Metro.

History

Pie-IX station is named after Pope Pius IX (Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti) (1792-1878) elected as the 253rd pope in 1848.

Pie-IX was originally supposed to be the south terminus of the proposed Line 7, and the brick walls of the station were originally supposed to be olive green, but were changed to brown last minute.

Location

Pie-IX station is located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelage-Maisonneuve on the corner of Pierre-De-Coubertin street and Pie-IX boulevard.

Thumbnail	Name	Address
	Pie-IX Ouest	2700 boul. Pie-IX
	Pie-IX Est	2705 boul. Pie-IX

Train Schedule

	Towards Angrignon	Towards Honoré-Beaugrand
First	Last	First	Last
Weekdays	5:37	0:45	5:57	1:06
Saturday	5:37	1:15	5:57	1:36
Sunday	5:37	0:45	5:57	1:06

Connecting bus routes

#	Route name	Route type
97	Mont-Royal	The Commuter Le Classique
139	Pie-IX	The People-Mover Le Fréquent
254	Navette Or - Rosemont	The Commuter Le Classique
355	Pie-IX	The Midnighter Le Nocturne
439	Express Pie-IX	The Sprinter Le Pressé

Nearby attractions

• Stade Olympique
• Biodôme
• Jardin Botanique de Montréal
• Le Château Dufresne
• Hôpital St-Albert-le-Grand
• Centre Irénée-Lussier
• Théâtre Denise-Pelletier

Area Map

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Sources

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• Photo Credit: AlexDelZotto

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