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The metro station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal [[side platform]] station, built in [[Tunnel#Cut-and-cover|open cut]] due to the presence of weak Utica [[shale]] in the surrounding [[rock (geology)|rock]]. Its [[Mezzanine (architecture)|mezzanine]], with [[Turnstile|fare barriers]] at either end, is located directly under the [[Palais des congrès de Montréal]]; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside. |
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The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train. |
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train. |
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Revision as of 18:31, 5 May 2013
Template:Infobox Montreal Metro
Place-d'Armes is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in Old Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]
The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro. It was briefly the terminus of the orange line until Square-Victoria station opened four months later, quickly followed by Bonaventure station, the planned terminus.
Übersicht
The metro station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its mezzanine, with fare barriers at either end, is located directly under the Palais des congrès de Montréal; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside.
The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.
Origin of the name
This station is named for the Place d'Armes, a short distance to the south. It is the third square in Montreal to have this name, which is the common French name for the rallying place for a fort's defenders.[2] It contains a statue of Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve.
Connecting bus routes
| style="background: #Template:AMT color; font-size:100%; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Société de transport de Montréal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route | Service Times | Map | Zeitplan |
 55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Southbound
|
All-day | Map | Zeitplan |
| 55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Northbound
|
All-day, Located one block east on Saint-Laurent | Map | Zeitplan |
| 129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Eastbound
|
All-day, Located one block south on Saint-Antoine | Map | Zeitplan |
| 129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Northbound (Westbound)
|
All-day, Located one block east on Saint-Laurent | Map | Zeitplan |
 361 Saint-Denis
|
Overnight | Map | Zeitplan |
| 363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
|
Overnight | Map | Zeitplan |
| 365 Avenue du Parc
|
Overnight, Located one block south on Saint-Antoine | Map | Zeitplan |
Nearby points of interest
Connected via the underground city
- Palais des congrès de Montréal
- Complexe Guy-Favreau (Government of Canada)
- Square-Victoria metro station and points west
- Place-des-Arts metro station and points north
Other
- 500 Place D'Armes - AMT Headquarters
- Bank of Montreal Head Office complex
- Centaur Theatre
- Chinatown
- La Presse
- Notre-Dame Basilica
References
- ^ Place-d'Armes Metro Station
- ^ "Place-d'Armes Metro Station: Origin of station's name". Tour toponymique Les stations de métro, Communauté urbaine de Montréal, 1989. STM Web site. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
External links
- Place-d'Armes Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2011 STM system map
- 2011 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map
