Parc (Metro Montreal)
Parc is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension on Avenue Ogilvy, at the AMT Parc train station . Trains of the blue line 2 run here . In 2006, 2,380,755 passengers used the station, which corresponds to 39th place out of a total of 68 stations on Metro Montreal .
Building
The station designed by the architecture office Blouin, Blouin & Associés was created using an open construction method . The distribution level extends under an arcade with wide arches, the ribs of which are provided with long fluorescent light bodies. Large round openings in the partition wall allow a view of the platforms from there. A glazed light shaft allows daylight to shine on the distribution level. The entrance to the station is integrated into the former smoking room of the Parc train station. The Art Deco style building was built in the 1930s for the Canadian Pacific Railway .
The platform level with two side platforms is located at a depth of 15.1 meters . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 490.60 meters to De Castelnau and 727.60 meters to Acadie . There are connections to six bus routes and two night bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . You can also change to the AMT local trains to Montreal Lucien-L'Allier or Saint-Jérôme in the adjacent Parc station . Nearby attractions include the Stade Uniprix and Parc Jarry .
art
Wall friezes , consisting of burned enamel on steel plates, run through the entire station (with the exception of the entrance area) . Huguette Desjardins' work depicts white patterns that are interrupted by triangular protruding edges painted in different colors. Passengers walking past it or on the train get the impression of a flowing movement that changes depending on the perspective.
The work of art Métamorphose d'Icare (“Metamorphosis of Icarus”) by Claire Sarrasin hangs in the light shaft of the distribution level . It consists of a semicircular acrylic plate in which brightly painted elements made of silk and liquid crystals are enclosed. The work is reminiscent of unfolding wings. Numerous mirrors reflect the different colored light falling on the opposite walls.
history
The station opened on June 15, 1987, along with the short section to De Castelnau . For a little over half a year, Parc was the southern terminus of the blue line, until the section to Snowdon opened on January 4, 1988. It is named after the Avenue du Parc, an important main street whose western end is in the immediate vicinity of the station . It is named after the Parc du Mont-Royal . In 2007, Mayor Gérald Tremblay suggested naming the street (and thus the station) after former Prime Minister Robert Bourassa , but this met with fierce opposition.
Web links
- STM page about the Parc station (French)
- Detailed information about the Parc station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Station Parc - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Parc - renseignements généraux station. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ^ Frize murale, 1983. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 1, 2012 (French).
- ^ Métamorphose d'Icare, 1983. 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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De Castelnau ← Saint-Michel |
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Acadie Snowdon → |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 31'51.9 " N , 73 ° 37'26.5" W.