Atwater (Montreal Metro)
Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Metro rapid transit system in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is on the border between the city of Westmount and the borough of Ville-Marie.
It was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro; it was the western terminus of the Green Line until the extension to Angrignon in 1978.
Designed by David, Boulva et Cleve, it is a normal side-platform station, built in open cut under the de Maisonneuve Blvd. It has a large mezzanine with ticket barriers on either end; it has one direct exit, as well as underground city connections to the Place Alexis Nihon, Westmount Square, and Dawson College. There is also a secondary entrance to the bus terminal in Cabot Square, accessed via Plaza Alexis Nihon.
Origin of the name
This station is named for Atwater Avenue, named for Edwin Atwater (1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine. The street was named for him in 1871.
Address of entrances
 De Maisonneuve entrance: 3015, de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., at Atwater Ave.
Sainte-Catherine entrance: 2322 Saint Catherine Street W., at Atwater Ave., in Cabot Square
Place Alexis-Nihon
Westmount Square
Dawson College
Other
Montreal Children's Hospital
AMC Pepsi Forum (Montreal Forum)
Cabot Square
Westmount city hall
Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
Église Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
Batshaw Youth & Family Centres
External links
Société de transport de Montréal — official site
Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com — photos, information, and trivia
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