Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro, located on the border between the boroughs of Westmount and Ville-Marie .
It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.
Designed by David, Boulva & Cleve, it is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut under the boul. de Maisonneuve. It has a large mezzanine with ticket barriers on either end; it has one direct exit, as well as underground city connections to the Plaza Alexis-Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College. There is also a secondary entrance to the bus terminal in square Cabot, accessed via Plaza Alexis-Nihon.
Origin of the name
This station is named for av. Atwater, named for Edwin Atwater (1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine. The street was named for him in 1871.
Connecting Bus Routes
Regular Routes
- 15 Sainte-Catherine
- 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles
- 63 Girouard
- 90 Saint-Jacques
- 104 Cavendish
- 108 Bannantyne
- 138 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- 144 Des Pins
- 150 René-Lévesque
Night Routes
- 350 Verdun/LaSalle
- 356 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
- 358 Sainte-Catherine
- 360 Des Pins
- 369 Côte-des-Neiges
- 371 Décarie
Address of entrances
- De Maisonneuve entrance: 3015, boul. de Maisonneuve ouest, at av. Atwater
- Sainte-Catherine entrance: 2322, rue Sainte-Catherine ouest, at av. Atwater, in sq. Cabot
Nearby Points of Interest
- Plaza Alexis-Nihon
- Westmount Square
- Dawson College
Other
- Montreal Children's Hospital
- AMC Pepsi Forum (Montreal Forum)
- Marianopolis College
- Square Cabot
- Westmount borough office
- Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
- Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
- Project 10 - Batshaw Youth & Family Services
External Links
Last updated: 05-24-2005 06:56:29
