Pie-IX Boulevard

Pie-IX Boulevard (French: boulevard Pie-IX, pronounced [piˈnœf] in both English and French), named after Pope Pius IX, is a major boulevard on the island of Montreal. 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.

Pie-IX Boulevard
Metro Pie-IX, looking south from Sherbrooke Street.
Native nameFrench: boulevard Pie-IX
Length11 km (7 mi)
LocationMontreal
South endNotre-Dame Street
North endHenri Bourassa Boulevard
Construction
Inauguration1874

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.

Prior to 2002, the boulevard hosted the sole bus rapid transit line in Montreal, the 505 BRT Pie-IX, which used contracirculating lanes and dedicated bus stations.[1] It is projected that in 2022, the system will come back online with two separated lanes.[1]

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

See also

References
  1. CTV Montreal, "Reserved bus lane coming to Pie-IX Boulevard", Thu Dec. 17 2009 7:07:00 PM

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