ARCHITECT
Adalbert Niklewicz

 OPENING DATE
14 October 1966

Bridge over the platforms

Narrow platform accesses

Stairways to the platform from the foot of the escalators towards the mezzanine

This station is unfortunately both dull and ill thought out. For one thing, the passenger accesses are much too small. The bridge over the rails is linked to the platforms by very narrow stairwells and corridors with high walls. They make the passenger feel as though they are in a traffic jam even if there is nobody else there. They are probably also a safety hazard: during peak traffic times, such as those provoked by the closure of Henri-Bourassa station during the construction of the Laval metro, it can take several minutes for the platform to clear.

Corridor from the Sauvé Sud entrance to the mezzanineThe upper areas of the station are also too small for their job, including the control zone, the entrance kiosks, and the stairways and corridors that link them. There are two entrances. The Sauvé Nord entrance is situated directly over the mezzanine, to which it is connected by two separate staircases. These descend on either side of a narrow corridor underneath the road to the tiny Sauvé Sud entrance, which is little more than a covered stairway.

Exterior of the Sauvé Nord  entrance
Exterior of the Sauvé  Sud entrance

Seat at platform level

Tiling patterns

The wall decoration, in straw-coloured tiles and cream and brown mosaic, is quite bland, except for a few spots where it is hideous. At any rate, there is little to see at this station.

 MATT'S RATING
One metro - a station with serious problems.