De Castelnau station
De Castelnau | |||||||||||
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Location | 7300/7333, boul. Saint-Laurent Montreal, Quebec H2R 2X9 Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°32′07″N 73°37′12″W / 45.53528°N 73.62000°WCoordinates: 45°32′07″N 73°37′12″W / 45.53528°N 73.62000°W | ||||||||||
Operated by | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
Connections | Société de transport de Montréal | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Depth | 11.7 metres (38 feet 5 inches), 45th deepest | ||||||||||
Disabled access | No | ||||||||||
Architect | Goyer, Collette, Hamelin, & Lalonde | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 June 1986 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2020[1][2] | 715,375 58.9% | ||||||||||
Rank | 58 of 68 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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De Castelnau station is a Montreal Metro station in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the Villeray district.
Overview[]
It is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central volume built in trench. Two entrances, one on each side of boul. Saint-Laurent, give access to a common ticket hall; one is integrated into an apartment building. The station is clad in travertine limestone, a reference to the Italian community in the area, and whimsical bas reliefs by depict scenes of the nearby Marché Jean-Talon.
Origin of name[]
Rue De Castelnau is named for French general Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, who successfully defended the French town of Nancy during World War I.
Connecting bus routes[]
Société de transport de Montréal | |||
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Route | |||
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent | |||
92 Jean-Talon Ouest | |||
93 Jean-Talon | |||
363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent | |||
372 Jean-Talon |
Nearby points of interest[]
- Marché Jean-Talon
- Stade IGA (Stade Jarry)
- Parc Jarry
References[]
- ^ Société de transport de Montréal (16 April 2021). 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 (21 May 2020). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2019 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2020.091.
- ^ De Castelnau Metro Station
External links[]
- Blue Line (Montreal Metro)
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
- Railway stations in Canada opened in 1986