Sherbrooke station

Sherbrooke station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<ref>Sherbrooke Metro Station</ref> It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. This station, near downtown, opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview

Sherbrooke Metro station platform.

Sherbrooke station seats, on the Côte-Vertu platform.

The station, designed by Jean Dumontier and Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron, is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut due to the difficulty of construction under Berri Street near the Sherbrooke Street overpass. It has a single mezzanine giving access to two entrances, one on either side of Berri Street, both integrated into buildings. There is an access tunnel that connects the integrated exit to the metro station as well as an exit to Sherbrooke street, the only one in the station. The walls are decorated in straw-yellow brick, purple ceiling louvres and bulkhead walls, and orange highlights. Template:Clear left

Architecture and art

The station's main artwork is a mosaic, the only one in the Metro, on the Côte-Vertu platform. Designed by Gabriel Bastien and Andrea Vau, it depicts the achievements of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, whose headquarters are nearby. There are also two mural works by Mario Merola in the accesses.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Sherbrooke Street. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764–1830) served as governor general of British North America 1816–1818. The street was named for him in 1817. Template:Clear left

Connecting bus routes

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No.	Route	Connects to	Service times / notes
Template:Rint	Sherbrooke	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Saint-Denis / Saint-Hubert	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Des Pins	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Des Pins	Template:Plainlist	Night service
Template:Rint	Saint-Denis	Replaces the Orange Line from Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'Armes	Night service
Template:Rint	Express Saint-Joseph	Template:Plainlist	Weekdays, peak only

Nearby points of interest

• Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec
• Parc Lafontaine
• Saint-Louis Square
• Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui
• Théâtre de Quat'Sous
• Hôpital Notre-Dame
• Théâtre La Chapelle
• Prince-Arthur Street

References

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External links

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

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