Champ-de-Mars station (Montreal Metro)

Champ-de-Mars
Champ-de-Mars
Location	940, rue Sanguinet; Montreal, Quebec H2X 3E2; Canada
Coordinates	45°30′36″N 73°33′23″W / 45.51000°N 73.55639°WCoordinates: 45°30′36″N 73°33′23″W / 45.51000°N 73.55639°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections	Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth	6.1 metres (20 feet), 59th deepest
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	Adalbert Niklewicz
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Passengers
2020	1,886,334 55%
Rank	28 of 68
Services

Champ-de-Mars station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in Old Montreal by the Champ de Mars park. It opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original Metro network.

Overview[]

Designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, it is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its entrance is located near a series of tunnels that cross the Autoroute Ville-Marie, giving access to Old Montreal.

Architecture and art[]

The stained glass, installed in 1968

One of the most important artworks in the Metro, a set of stained glass windows by noted Quebec artist Marcelle Ferron, illuminates the mezzanine of this station. These windows, one of the artist's masterpieces and her most famous work, were given by the Government of Quebec in 1968. They were the first work of non-figurative art to be commissioned for the Metro, representing the first official entrance of Automatist art in the system.

Origin of the name[]

This station is named for Champ-de-Mars, a public park facing Montreal City Hall. The name is the French term for a military parade ground. It was formerly crossed by the city's fortifications, demolished in the 19th century, the foundations of which can still be seen. It was later turned into a parking lot, which was replaced by a park in 1980s.

Connecting bus routes[]

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
14 Atateken
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine
361 Saint-Denis
715 Vieux Old Port/Vieux Old Montréal

Nearby points of interest[]

City Hall, January 2006

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Place des Montréalaises
Montreal City Hall
Old Montreal
Old Port
Bonsecours Market
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
Place Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Place Marie-Josèphe-Angélique
Place Jacques-Cartier
Château Ramezay
Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site
Édifice Lucien-Saulnier (former courthouse)
Complexe Chaussegros-de-Léry (City of Montreal)
Palais de justice (Montreal)
Édifice Jacques-Viger

References[]

^ Société de transport de Montréal (2021-04-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2020 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2021.075.
^ Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
^ Champ-de-Mars Metro Station Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Champ-de-Mars Station - Official page
Champ-de-Mars Station - Archive.org
Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
Metro Map

[1] Société de transport de Montréal (2021-04-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2020 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2021.075.

[2] Société de transport de Montréal (2020-05-21). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.

[3] Champ-de-Mars Metro Station Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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