STM announces commissioning of two new elevators at Jolicouer station

Dec. 27, 2022

The two new elevators bring the number of accessible Métro stations up to 25.

Mme Laurence Parent, borough councillor for the De Lorimier district and vice chair of the STM Board of Directors and M. Sylvain Le May, paratransit users representative on STM's Board of directors at the Jolicoeur station when elevators were commissioned.

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announced the commissioning of two new elevators at Jolicoeur station, bringing the number of accessible Métro stations up to 25.

“Jolicoeur was the sixth station made accessible in a single year—after Place-des-Arts, Mont-Royal, Pie-IX, Villa-Maria and Angrignon—a new record for the STM. This was a real tour de force from our teams, as on average two to three stations are made accessible per year since the implementation of the Accessibility program,” says Eric Alan Caldwell, chair of the STM Board of Directors. “This achievement demonstrates our desire and commitment to facilitating Métro network mobility for all customers, including those with functional limitations, as well as older adults, families with young children and travelers with luggage.”

Overall work at Jolicoeur began in fall 2019 and was completed at a cost of $23.5 million. The accessibility work involved expanding the entrance building to accommodate the two new elevators. A curtain wall—a wall made entirely of glass—was also built to preserve the station’s unique architecture. Additionally, two ventilation shafts were added to the two existing natural ventilation shafts, which were expanded to improve the comfort and safety of Metro users.