Lucien-L'Allier (Metro Montreal)
Lucien-L'Allier is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Ville-Marie at the intersection of Rue Lucien-L'Allier and Rue Argyle. Trains on orange line 2 run here . In 2006, 1,341,385 passengers used the station; this corresponds to the 54th place among the 68 stations of Metro Montreal .
Building
The station, designed by the architects David, Boulva & Cleve , stands out due to the extraordinarily high height of the walls and the vaulted ceiling. A central light shaft enables a direct line of sight from the simple entrance pavilion on the surface down to the distribution level . The wall cladding made of brown bricks creates a warm shade and creates a connection to the platform level. This is 27.1 meters deep and has two side platforms . This makes Lucien-L'Allier the third-lowest station on the Montreal Metro. The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 530.60 meters to Georges-Vanier and 381.60 meters to Bonaventure .
There are connections to four bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . Several suburban railway lines run by the Agence métropolitaine de transport operate from the nearby Lucien-L'Allier train station . The Lucien-L'Allier metro station is integrated into the vast Montreal underground city . In addition to the train station, the Center Bell ice hockey stadium , the former main train station Gare Windsor , the 1250 René-Lévesque skyscraper and the Bonaventure metro station are all within walking distance .
history
The station opened on April 28, 1980, along with the section between Bonaventure and Place-Saint-Henri . The station is named after Rue Lucien-L'Allier. This was formerly called Rue de l'Aqueduc and was renamed in honor of Lucien L'Allier (1909–1978), chief engineer of the metro network and the Expo 67 world exhibition . L'Allier died while the station was under construction; a plaque commemorates him. During the planning phase, the station was called Aqueduc .
Web links
- STM website about the Lucien-L'Allier station (French)
- Detailed information about station Lucien-L'Allier (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Station Lucien-L'Allier - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 17, 2012 (French).
- ^ Station Lucien-L'Allier - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 17, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on February 17, 2012 (English).
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Georges-Vanier ← Côte-Vertu |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′ 41.3 " N , 73 ° 34 ′ 16.4" W.