Crémazie station () is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located on the border between the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionCrémazie Metro Station The station opened October 14, 1966, as part of the original Metro network.
Overview The station, designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. A large volume serves as the transept, with three of the four platform stairways in enclosed tunnels. The mezzanine serves two entrances, one on each side of the Autoroute Métropolitaine, and both integrated into buildings; the northern access has doors both in front of and behind the building.
A large ceramic mural by Georges Lauda, Paul Pannier, and Gérard Cordeau, Le poète dans l'univers ("the poet in the universe"), is located on the wall of the large volume, over the Montmorency platform. It commemorates three famous Quebec poets, Octave Crémazie, Émile Nelligan, and Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, represented by wrought iron masks on the mural.
Origin of the name This station is named for Crémazie Boulevard, in turn commemorating Octave Crémazie (1827–1879), one of Quebec's most important poets and the author of "Le Drapeau de Carillon." The street was so named in 1914.
Connecting bus routes No. Route Connects to Service times / notesCrémazie / Marché CentralDailySaint-DenisDailyDe LiègeWeekdays, peak only Charland / ChabanelDailyCrémazieDailyRobertDailySaint-DenisReplaces the Orange Line from Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'ArmesNight serviceExpress MétropolitaineWeekdays only Certain trips start or end at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
Nearby points of interest Complexe FTQ Collège Ahuntsic Collège André-Grasset Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Centre Rockland
References
External links Crémazie Station — official site Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia 2011 STM System Map Metro Map