Pie-IX Boulevard

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Pie-IX Boulevard
Boulevard Pie-IX Montreal.JPG
Metro Pie-IX, looking south from Sherbrooke Street.
Native nameboulevard Pie-IX (French)
Length11 km (7 mi)
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
South endNotre-Dame Street
North endHenri Bourassa Boulevard
Construction
Inauguration1874

Pie-IX Boulevard (French: boulevard Pie-IX, pronounced [piˈnœf] in both English and French), named after Pope Pius IX, is a major boulevard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It runs for roughly 11 km (6.8 mi) in a northwest–southeast direction between Henri Bourassa Boulevard and Notre-Dame East. Pie-IX Boulevard runs past the Montreal Botanical Gardens and the Olympic Stadium. The boulevard forms part of Quebec Route 125.

It traverses the boroughs of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and Montréal-Nord.

Transit

Pie-IX metro station is located on and named for the street.

The boulevard is serviced by the 139 Pie-IX regular service bus, and the reserved bus lane 439 rush hour bus.

The Montréal-Nord commuter rail station is located on Pie-IX Boulevard.

Pie-IX BRT

After an initial attempt in the 1990s, a Bus rapid transit (BRT) line will open on Pie-IX Boulevard from 2022. This will use dedicated lanes, have priority at intersections and have all door boarding to increase capacity and improve reliability on the corridor.[1] The line will run from Saint Catherine Street in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve to Saint Martin in Laval.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Integrated PIE-IX BRT Project". Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

Coordinates: 45°32′56″N 73°32′11″W / 45.548760°N 73.536437°W / 45.548760; -73.536437