De L'Église (Montreal Metro)
Encyclopedia
De L'Église is a station
on the Green Line
of the Montreal Metro
rapid transit system
operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
(STM). It is located in the borough of Verdun in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon
.
station. However, during the station's construction, a cave-in of the surrounding weak Utica Shale
formation made it necessary to build the station with a narrower profile. It is therefore built with stacked platforms, with the Honoré-Beaugrand platform above and Angrignon below, and both directions opening to the left instead of the usual right. There are two accesses, one in the centre and one at the western end of the station, with separate ticket halls.
The station is decorated with a series of circular motifs in ceramic
tile
on the lower levels and concrete
bas-reliefs in the upper levels, by Claude Théberge.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Green Line
Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)
The Green line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly Rue de Montigny...
of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
rapid transit system
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(STM). It is located in the borough of Verdun in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
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. The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon
Angrignon (Montreal Metro)
Angrignon is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
.
Architecture and art
Designed by Jean-Maurice Dubé, it was planned as a normal side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
station. However, during the station's construction, a cave-in of the surrounding weak Utica Shale
Utica Shale
The Utica Shale is a stratigraphical unit of Middle Ordovician age in the Appalachian Basin. Itunderlies much of the northeastern United States and adjacent parts of Canada....
formation made it necessary to build the station with a narrower profile. It is therefore built with stacked platforms, with the Honoré-Beaugrand platform above and Angrignon below, and both directions opening to the left instead of the usual right. There are two accesses, one in the centre and one at the western end of the station, with separate ticket halls.
The station is decorated with a series of circular motifs in ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
tile
Tile
A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops...
on the lower levels and concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
bas-reliefs in the upper levels, by Claude Théberge.
Origin of the name
This station is named for av. de l'Église. The church in question is the Église Saint-Paul in the Côte-Saint-Paul district at the north end of the avenue. This roadway has existed since at least 1834, and became known under its present name some time after 1879.Connecting bus routes
| Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Société de transport de Montréal | 37 Jolicoeur | All-day | Map | Schedule | 58 Wellington | 58 Wellington The 58 Wellington is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Verdun and LaSalle. It has 37 stops in... All-day | Map | Schedule | 61 Wellington | 61 Wellington The 61 Wellington is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates seven days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1 AM during the week and from 6 AM to 9 PM on the weekend. It is a wheelchair-accessible... All-day | Map | Schedule | 350 Verdun/LaSalle | Overnight | Map | Schedule | | |||
Nearby points of interest
- Centre hospitalier Angrignon, Verdun pavilion
- Verdun AuditoriumVerdun AuditoriumThe Verdun Auditorium is the main arena in the Montreal borough of Verdun, Quebec, Canada. The building was constructed in 1938 and holds 4,114. The largest arena in the west end of Montreal, the complex also is home to Arena Denis Savard, a small minor-hockey rink, attached to its side...
- Parc Thérien
- Health CanadaHealth CanadaHealth Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health.The current Minister of Health is Leona Aglukkaq, a Conservative Member of Parliament appointed to the position by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.-Branches, regions and agencies:Health Canada...
External links
- De L'Église Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia