Radisson (Metro Montreal)
Radisson is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve at the intersection of Rue Sherbrooke and Rue Radisson. Trains on the green line 1 run here . In 2006, 3,222,548 passengers used the station, which is 28th place out of a total of 68 stations on Metro Montreal .
Building
The station designed by the architects Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, Le Blanc, Edwards was created using an open construction method . The main feature is a high central vault with a bridge-like distribution level above the tracks. In general, round shapes predominate. The two entrance pavilions on the surface consist of a glass curtain wall under a massive concrete roof, supported by sloping free-standing pillars.
The platform level with two side platforms is 17.4 meters deep . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from the end of the station to the start of the station, are 621.79 meters to Langelier and 716.99 meters to Honoré-Beaugrand . Immediately next to the station is a bus station , the Terminus Radisson operated by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) . Six bus routes and two night bus routes run by the Société de transport de Montréal operate from there . In addition, there are a dozen other lines of different companies in the neighboring communities of the regions Rive-Nord and Rive-Sud . The AMT also maintains a park and ride facility with 526 parking spaces.
history
The station opened on June 6, 1976, together with the Frontenac –Honoré-Beaugrand section of the green line. Name giver is the Rue Radisson, named after the French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1640-1710).
The station served as the backdrop for some scenes in the film The Jackal (1997) . For this purpose, the signage in Capitol Heights was changed to show the metro Washington station of the same name in its Blue Line .
Web links
- STM website about Radisson station (French)
- Detailed information about the Radisson station (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Station Radisson - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 29, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Radisson - renseignements généraux station. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 29, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Radisson. Agence métropolitaine de transport, accessed April 29, 2012 (French).
- ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on April 29, 2012 (English).
| Previous station |
Metro Montreal ( List of Stations ) |
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Langelier ← Angrignon |
Line 1 (green) |
Honoré-Beaugrand Honoré-Beaugrand → |
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Coordinates: 45 ° 35 ′ 20 " N , 73 ° 32 ′ 22.4" W.