Citius, Altius, Fortius, relief by Jordi Bonet

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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 Olympic Stadium (Stade olympique is a Multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 The mezzanine gives direct underground city access to the Stadium. Montreal's Underground City (officially RÉSO or La Ville Souterraine in French) is the set of interconnected complexes (both above and below ground in 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). Jordi Bonet ( 7 May 1932 - 25 December 1979) was a Catalan -born Quebec painter, ceramic artist,

Origin of the name

This station is named for boul. Pie-IX (pronounced pea neuf). This street was named in 1912 for Pope Pius IX (1792–1878), elected Pope in 1846. Blessed Pope Pius IX (May 13 1792 &ndash February 7 1878 born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was Pope from June 16 1846 until 1878 English speakers will often humorously refer to either the street or Metro station as "Pie Nine".

Connecting bus routes

Pie-IX station from the viewpoint of Olympic Stadium

Regular routes

Night routes

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 main intersections

Nearby points of interest

• Olympic Stadium
• Biodome
• Régie des installations olympiques (RIO)
• Regroupement Loisirs Québec
• Montreal Botanical Garden
• Château Dufresne - Musée des arts décoratifs de Montréal
• Cégep de Maisonneuve
• See also Viau station
• Olympic Village - Régie du logement
• Stade Saputo, home of the Montreal Impact. The Olympic Stadium (Stade olympique is a Multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 The Montreal Biodome ( Biodôme de Montréal) is a facility located in Montreal that allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas The Montreal Botanical Garden (French Jardin botanique de Montréal) is a large Botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cégep de Maisonneuve (or Collège de Maisonneuve) is a francophone Cégep pre-university and technical college located at 3800 Sherbrooke Street East Viau is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal Saputo Stadium ( French: Stade Saputo) is a Soccer-specific stadium in Montreal Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21 Montreal Impact Football Club ( Impact de Montréal) is a Canadian professional Football team founded in 1993

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External links

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