Sherbrooke (Metro Montreal)

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View of the platforms

Sherbrooke is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal arrondissement at the intersection of Rue Berri and Rue de Rigaud. Trains on orange line 2 run here . In 2006, 3,646,920 passengers used the station, which is 23rd out of a total of 68 stations on Metro Montreal .

Building

View up to the distribution level
mosaic

The station, designed by Jean Dumontier and the architects Crevier, Lemieux, Mercier et Caron , was created using an open construction method . It has two storeys over its entire length, which gives it a spacious impression. The straw-yellow tiles contrast strongly with the black supporting columns, the ceiling, which is partly painted purple, and the orange highlights. The bridge-like distribution level leads to two exits on both sides of Rue Berri, which are integrated into buildings on the surface.

The platform level with two side platforms is 10.4 meters deep . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 579.10 meters to Berri-UQAM and 932.10 meters to Mont-Royal . There are connections to four bus routes and two night bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . Nearby attractions include the Parc La Fontaine and several theaters.

art

The only mosaic work of art from Metro Montreal can be found on the eastern platform . It is 6.7 meters high and 6.1 meters wide. The untitled work by Gabriel Bastien and Andrea Vau, created in 1966, commemorates the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal , a patriotic French-Canadian society whose headquarters are located nearby. Their contributions to the academic and cultural life of Québec are presented .

Two murals by Mario Merola were added later. Horizons ("Horizonte") from 1971 is located at the western exit and consists of a large orange circle interspersed with traces of porphyry . At the eastern exit is Rivières (“Rivers”) from 1974, an abstract relief made of bricks in various shades of brown .

history

The station opened on October 14, 1966, along with the Place-d'Armes - Henri-Bourassa section of the orange line. Sherbrooke is part of the basic network of the Montreal Metro. It is named after the nearby rue Sherbrooke , which is used as a bridge over rue Berri. The street in turn was named in 1817 after John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830), who served as Governor General of British North America from 1816 to 1818 . During the planning phase, the station name Cherrier was planned.

Web links

Commons : Sherbrooke (Metro Montreal)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sherbrooke station - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 23, 2012 (French).
  2. ^ Sherbrooke station - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 23, 2012 (French).
  3. ^ Mosaïque, 1969. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 23, 2012 (French).
  4. ^ Horizons, 1971. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 23, 2012 (French).
  5. ^ Rivières, 1974. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed February 23, 2012 (French).
  6. ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on February 23, 2012 (English).
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