Pie-IX (Montreal Metro)

Pie-IX
Location	2700 and 2705 Pie-IX Boulevard, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°33′14″N 73°33′06″W / 45.55389°N 73.55167°W / 45.55389; -73.55167Coordinates: 45°33′14″N 73°33′06″W / 45.55389°N 73.55167°W / 45.55389; -73.55167
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	STM buses
Construction
Depth	10.1 metres (33 feet 2 inches), 53rd deepest
Architect	Marcel Raby
History
Opened	6 June 1976
Traffic
Passengers	4,600,629 entrances in 2006, 15th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station Joliette toward Angrignon Green Line Viau toward Honoré-Beaugrand

Pie-IX (French pronunciation: ​[pinœf]) is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1] The station opened on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Overview

Citius, Altius, Fortius, a relief by Jordi Bonet.

Designed by architect Marcel Raby, it is a normal station built in open cut. The centre of the station is taken up with a vast mezzanine bisected by an extremely 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.

The station includes four Olympic-themed works of art: three sculptures by the architect featuring different takes on the Olympic rings, and one long mural in concrete and aluminum by Jordi Bonet entitled Citius, Altius, Fortius ("stronger, higher, faster" - the Olympic motto).

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.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
97 Mont-Royal	All-day	Map	Schedule
139 Pie-IX	All-day	Map	Schedule
355 Pie-IX	Overnight	Map	Schedule
439 Express Pie-IX	Rush Hours, Morning Arrivals and Afternoon Departures	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

Pie-IX station from the viewpoint of Olympic Stadium

• Olympic Stadium
• Biodome
• Régie des installations olympiques (RIO)
• Regroupement Loisirs Québec
• Montreal Botanical Garden
• Château Dufresne - Musée des arts décoratifs de Montréal
• Cégep de Maisonneuve
• See also Viau station
• Olympic Village - Régie du logement
• Saputo Stadium, home of the Montreal Impact.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pie-IX (Montreal Metro).

• Pie-IX Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• Metro Map