Assomption station is a Montreal Metro station situated in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal, Quebec. Managed by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), it facilitates commuters along the Green Line and resides within the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district.[4] The station opened some time after 6 June 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand.

Assomption
General information
Location3075, boul de l'Assomption
Montreal, Quebec H1N 2H1
Canada
Coordinates45°34′09″N 73°32′49″W / 45.56917°N 73.54694°W / 45.56917; -73.54694
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth19.2 metres (63 feet), 16th deepest
AccessibleNo
ArchitectDuplessis et Labelle
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[1]
History
OpenedAfter 6 June 1976
Passengers
2023[2][3]1,145,025 Increase 23.94%
Rank66 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Viau
toward Angrignon
Green Line Cadillac

Overview

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Designed by Duplessis and Labelle, Assomption station features a conventional side platform layout constructed primarily from concrete and partially situated within a tunnel. Access to the station is facilitated through a deep open cut that leads to a single entrance. Notably, the station's entrance building and the hallways leading to the stairwell have murals painted by Guy Montpetit.

In 2022, the STM's Universal Accessibility Report noted that preliminary design work to make the station accessible was underway.[5]

Origin of the name

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This station, formerly known as L'Assomption, (a name that can still be observed on the station's nameplates), derives its name from Assomption boulevard. The boulevard was named as such in 1951, commemorating Pope Pius XII's affirmation of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary in his 1950 apostolic constitution, Munificentissimus Deus.

Connecting bus routes

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Bus stop outside the station
Société de transport de Montréal
Route
  22 Notre-Dame
  131 De l'Assomption
  811 Health Services Shuttle

Nearby points of interest

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References

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  1. ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
  3. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
  4. ^ Assomption Metro Station
  5. ^ "Rapport d'accessibilité universelle 2022". Société de transport de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-16. Les études préliminaires se sont également poursuivies pour les stations Longueuil, Parc, Sauvé, Radisson et Assomption.
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