Pie-IX is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro, located in the district of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the borough of Mercier/Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It was inaugurated on June 6, 1976, as part of the extension of the Green Line to Honoré-Beaugrand, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Designed by architect Marcel Raby , it is a normal side-platform station built in open cut. The centre of the station is taken up with a vast mezzanine bisected by an extremely long ticket barrier. This space, as well as a secondary access to the Angrignon platform, allows the station to handle very large crowds from the Olympic Stadium. The mezzanine gives direct underground city access to the Stadium. The station has two exits of its own, one incorporated into the stadium's parvis, and another across the street.

The station includes four Olympic-themed works of art: three sculptures by the architect featuring different takes on the Olympic rings, and one long mural in concrete and aluminum by Jordi Bonet entitled Citius, Altius, Fortius ("stronger, higher, faster" - the Olympic motto).

Origin of the name

This station is named for boul. Pie-IX (pronounced pee neuf). This street was named in 1912 for Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), elected Pope in 1846.

Connecting Bus Routes

Regular Routes

• 97 Mont-Royal
• 139 Pie-IX
• 505 Voie réservée Pie-IX

Night Routes

• 355 Pie-IX

Address of entrances

• Pie-IX Ouest entrance: 2700, boul. Pie-IX, at av. Pierre-de Coubertin
• Pie-IX Est entrance: 2705, boul. Pie-IX, at av. Pierre-de Coubertin

Nearby Points of Interest

Connected via the underground city

• Olympic Stadium
• Régie des installations olympiques (RIO)
• Regroupement Loisirs Québec

Other

• Montreal Botanical Gardens
• Château Dufresne - Musée des arts décoratifs de Montréal
• Marché Maisonneuve
• See also Viau station

External Links

• Société de transport de Montréal - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia