LaSalle (Montreal Metro)

LaSalle

Location

301, av. Caisse, Montreal
Quebec, Canada

Coordinates

45°28′15″N 73°33′59″W / 45.47083°N 73.56639°WCoordinates: 45°28′15″N 73°33′59″W / 45.47083°N 73.56639°W

Operated by

Société de transport de Montréal

Connections

STM buses

Construction

Depth

9.8 metres (32 feet 2 inches), 53rd deepest

Architect

Didier, Gillon et Larouche

History

Opened

3 September 1978

Traffic

Passengers

1,407,182 entrances in 2006, 53rd of 68

Services

Preceding station		Montreal Metro		Following station
De L'Église toward Angrignon		Green Line		Charlevoix toward Honoré-Beaugrand

LaSalle station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Verdun, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Green Line. The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon station.

Designed by Didier, Gillon et Larouche, it is a normal side platform station with one ticket hall and access. The platform and mezzanine walls are enlivened by large, irregular concrete planes painted in bright colours, designed by Michèle Tremblay-Gillon, while a stainless-steel mural by Peter Gnass above the ticket hall reflects sunlight and passengers' movements.

This station is named for nearby LaSalle Boulevard, named for explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687), who founded the town of Lachine and claimed Louisiana for France.

Since the station is not located in the neighbouring borough of LaSalle, alternative names have been proposed, including Paul-Grégoire and Curé-Caisse; the latter name was approved by the Montreal Urban Community in 1984, but for unknown reasons the name change was not carried out.

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