- Joliette (Montreal Metro)
Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Joliette
inaugurated=6 June 1976
line=Green Line
architect= Marcel Raby
depth= 14.3 metres
depth-rank= 37th deepest
traffic= 2,726,392 entrances in 2002
traffic-rank= 31st busiest
distances=383.43 metres to Préfontaine
766.88 metres to Pie-IX
addresses= 3575 rue Hochelaga
3580 rue Hochelaga
intersections= rue Hochelaga / rue Joliette [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Joliette.pdf Joliette Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |Joliette is a station on the Green Line of the
Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by theSociété de transport de Montréal (STM). Is located in the district ofHochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough ofMercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve inMontreal ,Quebec ,Canada [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m25.htm Joliette Metro Station] ] . It was inaugurated onJune 6 ,1976 , as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.Designed by architect
Marcel Raby , it is a normal side-platform station built in tunnel. The walls of the platform have a uniqueyellow brick façade. It has no transept, with closed staircases leading to the mezzanine above; this gives access to two exits, one on either side of rue Hochelaga. The mezzanine contains a large illuminated mural sculpture by the architect, entitled "Thème des mouvements du soleil" ("theme of the sun's motion").Origin of the name
This station is named for rue Joliette. Barthélémy Joliette (1789–1850) served in the House of Assembly and Legislative Council of Lower Canada; he also founded the village of L'Industrie (later Joliette, Quebec).
Connecting bus routes
Regular STM routes
TM night routes
Nearby points of interest
* Collège de Maisonneuve
* [http://www.clsc-hochelaga-maisonneuve.qc.ca/ CLSC Hochelaga-Maisonneuve]
**See alsoCLSC
* Parc Lalancettereferences
External links
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m25.htm Joliette Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/joliette/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2008.pdf 2008 STM System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]
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