Acadie (Metro Montreal)
Acadie is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the Villeray – Saint-Michel – Parc-Extension arrondissement at the intersection of Boulevard de l'Acadie and Avenue Beaumont. Trains of the blue line 2 run here . In 2006, 958,814 passengers used the station, which corresponds to 63rd place out of 68 stations on Metro Montreal .
Building
The station designed by Pierre Boyer-Mercier and Patrice Poirier was created in the form of a tunnel station . The combination of colorful play of colors and geometric shapes is striking, resulting in an attractive appearance. The walls of the platforms and the distribution level are clad in polished black granite and matt limestone in a checkered pattern. There are also dark blue ceramic panels and the strict diagonal shapes of the pink floors and light elements. The floor of the distribution level is held in a bright blue-green. The two entrance pavilions have irregular angles and underline the modern appearance.
The platform level with two side platforms is 16.5 meters deep . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 727.60 meters to Parc and 728.60 meters to Outremont . There are connections to three bus routes and two night bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal .
art
Jean Mercier, the brother of the station architect Pierre Boyer-Mercier, created three murals in the connecting tunnel to the eastern entrance pavilion and in the stairwell of the distribution level. He transferred oversized photographs to the steel-clad walls with the help of enamel . Various people (friends and relatives of the artist) are shown doing somersaults and air jumps; only the artist's father stands upright. Breaking out of the strict symmetry of the station and climbing up into the unhindered open air are symbolized.
The work of art Lieu de rendez-vous (“Place of Encounter”) in the waiting area of the distribution level comes from Météore Design . It is a six-meter-high column made of steel and porcelain with a clock attached to the top. Two benches are arranged like the hands of a clock. The design language of the clock column takes up the Art Deco style of the 1920s. The benches on the platforms were designed by Mario Morelli. They are made of black granite and red painted steel, so they match the color of the walls and floors. In terms of shape, they are reminiscent of benches in early trams.
history
The Parc - Snowdon section had already opened on January 4, 1988, but the trains ran through here without stopping for the time being, as the completion of the construction work had been delayed by several weeks. The Acadie station finally opened on March 28, 1988. The name is given by the Boulevard de l'Acadie, a main street that begins at the station. This was initially called Avenue McEachran and was given the new name in 1955, in memory of the deportation of the Acadians from their homeland on the Atlantic coast 200 years earlier.
Web links
- STM website about the Acadie station (French)
- Detailed information about the Acadie station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Station Acadie - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ^ Station Acadie - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ^ Murales, 1986. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Lieu de rendez-vous, 1988. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ^ Bancs, 1986. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed April 1, 2012 (English).
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Coordinates: 45 ° 31'24.3 " N , 73 ° 37'25.4" W.