Viau (Metro Montreal)

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View of the platforms

Viau is a subway station in Montreal . It is located in the arrondissement of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve at the intersection of Boulevard Viau and Avenue Pierre-de-Coubertin. Trains on the green line 1 run here . In 2006, 2,888,949 passengers used the station, which is 30th among the 68 stations on Metro Montreal .

Building

Entrance pavilion, in the background the tower of the Olympic Stadium

The station designed by Irving Sager was built using an open construction method . There is a sober, functional design. The walls are made of dark gray concrete and are structured with vertical ribs. There is no distribution level; Stairs and escalators lead directly to the spacious entrance pavilion . Skylights let the daylight shine through.

The platform level with two side platforms is 4.6 meters deep . The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from station end to station start, are 621.85 meters to Pie-IX and 895.87 meters to Assomption . There are connections to four bus routes operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . Nearby attractions include the Olympic Stadium , the Biodôme de Montréal Environmental Museum (the former Olympic cycling track), the Pierre-Charbonneau Center , the Maurice-Richard Aréna and the Saputo Stadium . The facilities in the Olympic Park are also accessed through the neighboring Pie-IX station.

art

Opus 74

A 13.5 meter wide and 3.6 meter high mural adorns the east inner side of the entrance pavilion. The work Opus 74 by Jean-Paul Mousseau consists of tiles in turquoise and gold tones. It depicts the tower of the nearby Olympic Stadium in an abstract way, but can also be interpreted as an Olympic flame .

history

The station opened on June 6, 1976, six weeks before the start of the 1976 Summer Olympics , together with the Frontenac - Honoré-Beaugrand section of the green line. It is named after the Boulevard Viau, named after Charles-Théodore Viau (1843–1898). He owned a biscuit factory nearby and was a major philanthropist.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Station Pie-IX - historique et faits diverse. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 10, 2012 (French).
  2. ^ Station Pie-IX - renseignements généraux. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 10, 2012 (French).
  3. ^ Opus 74, 1975. In: L'art du métro. metrodemontreal.com, accessed April 10, 2012 (French).
  4. ^ Montreal Metro. urbanrail.net, accessed on April 10, 2012 (English).
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Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 40.9 ″  N , 73 ° 32 ′ 48.1 ″  W.