Lionel-Groulx (Metro Montreal)
Lionel-Groulx is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the Arrondissement of Le Sud-Ouest at the intersection of Avenue Atwater and Rue Saint-Jacques . After Berri-UQAM, the station is the second important hub of Metro Montreal in the city center. This is where the green line 1 and the orange line 2 cross . In 2006, 3,912,623 passengers used the station, which is 19th place out of a total of 68 stations; however, this number does not include the numerous transfer users.
Building
The station complex designed by Yves Roy was created using an open construction method with two platform levels one above the other. The tracks are arranged in such a way that the vast majority of transfers can take place on the same level. The upper middle platform at a depth of 12.5 meters serves the routes leading towards the city center, the lower one at a depth of 16.5 meters for the routes to the western parts of the city. The distances to the neighboring stations (measured from station end to station start) are as follows:
- Green Line: 1077.31 meters to Charlevoix and 1387.74 meters to Atwater
- Orange line: 579.60 meters to Place-Saint-Henri and 530.60 meters to Georges-Vanier
At the top is the distribution level , which rests on massive beams and contains smaller shops. From there, stairs and elevators lead to the entrance pavilion, which is located in the middle of a small park. There are connections to eight bus routes and two night bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . Nearby attractions include the Marché Atwater indoor market and the Lachine Canal .
art
Two works of art are exhibited in the station. On the distribution level is L'arbre de vie (“The Tree of Life”), an almost five meter high sculpture made of walnut wood. The work of the South Tyrolean artist Josef Rifesser represents the "five races of humanity", which have arisen from common roots and thus share the same origin. The sculpture, which Rifesser carved from a tree trunk that is more than 150 years old, originally stood at the entrance to the Expo 67 world exhibition and was a gift from the United Nations to the city of Montreal.
Architect Yves Roy also took part in the artistic design. He created sculptures from polished, stainless steel that hang on the wall in the distribution level and distort the movements of passengers and trains. In addition, the tree of life is reflected in it.
history
The station opened on September 3, 1978, when the Atwater - Angrignon section of the green line was put into operation. The transfer hub became fully functional on April 28, 1980 with the opening of the Bonaventure - Place-Saint-Henri section of the orange line.
The station is named after Avenue Lionel-Groulx, a street parallel to Rue Saint-Jacques. It is named after Lionel Groulx (1878–1967), one of the most influential historians in Québec . Due to Groulx's revisionist and anti-Semitic views, the choice of name has always been controversial. For example, the Jewish organization B'nai B'rith requested a renaming in 1996. Two years after Oscar Peterson's death , there was a Facebook campaign in 2009 to rename the station after this jazz musician, especially since he grew up in the neighborhood.
In 1997 some scenes from the film The Jackal with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere in the leading roles were made here. Signs, logos and network maps have been exchanged so that the impression is created that it is the Metro Central station of the Washington subway .
Web links
- STM website about the Lionel-Groulx station (French)
- Detailed information on the Lionel-Groulx station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Lionel-Groulx station - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 21, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lionel-Groulx station - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 21, 2012 (French).
- ^ L'arbre de vie, 1965. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 21, 2012 (French).
- ^ Sculptures murales, 1977. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 21, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on February 21, 2012 (English).
| Previous station |
Metro Montreal ( List of Stations ) |
Next station | ||
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Charlevoix ← Angrignon |
Line 1 (green) |
Atwater Honoré-Beaugrand → |
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Place-Saint-Henri ← Côte-Vertu |
Line 2 (orange) |
Georges-Vanier Montmorency → |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′ 58.4 " N , 73 ° 34 ′ 47" W.