De Castelnau station

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De Castelnau
De Castelnaumetro.jpg
Location7300/7333, boul. Saint-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec H2R 2X9
Canada
Coordinates45°32′07″N 73°37′12″W / 45.53528°N 73.62000°W / 45.53528; -73.62000Coordinates: 45°32′07″N 73°37′12″W / 45.53528°N 73.62000°W / 45.53528; -73.62000
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth11.7 metres (38 feet 5 inches), 45th deepest
Disabled accessNo
ArchitectGoyer, Collette, Hamelin, & Lalonde
History
Opened16 June 1986
Passengers
2020[1][2]715,375 Decrease 58.9%
Rank58 of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro.svg Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel

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[]

Bas reliefs by

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
Route
STM Autobus 10Min.svg 55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Autobusmontréal.svg 92 Jean-Talon Ouest
Autobusmontréal.svg 93 Jean-Talon
STM Autobus Nuit.svg 363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
STM Autobus Nuit.svg 372 Jean-Talon

Nearby points of interest[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ De Castelnau Metro Station

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