| Montreal Metro Station | |
|---|---|
| Borough | Ville-Marie |
| City | Montreal |
| Opened | 14 October 1966 |
| Line | Green Line |
| Architect | Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, and Leblanc |
| Artist | Jean-Paul Mousseau |
| Platform Depth | 10.7 metres |
| Rank | 49th deepest |
| Traffic | 6,351,446 entrances in 2006 |
| Rank | 9th busiest |
| Interstation Distance |
593.14 metres to Guy-Concordia 296.52 metres to McGill (shortest) |
| Address of Entrances |
1115 de Maisonneuve Boulevard W. 1011 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., between Peel and Metcalfe streets 1008 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. 1465 Stanley Street, between de Maisonneuve Blvd. and Saint Catherine Street |
| Nearby Main Intersections |
de Maisonneuve Boulevard / Peel Street de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. / Metcalfe Street Stanley Street / de Maisonneuve Blvd. Saint Catherine Street / Metcalfe Street Stanley Street / Saint Catherine Street Peel Street / Saint Catherine Street[1] |
Peel is a station on the Green Line of the Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2]. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.
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Designed by Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, and Leblanc, it is a normal side platform station, built in open-cut under boul. De Maisonneuve. Its mezzanine floats within the open-cut volume, supported by pillars and beams, and contains ticket barriers at either end with the fare-paid zone in the centre. There are two entrances at the west end of the station, one with shops and services, and three at the east end, including underground city access to Les Cours Mont-Royal and points east. All of the street entrances are integrated into other buildings.
A circular theme is present throughout the station's decor, there are bright single color circles on light panels surrounding the advertising posters, circles in the marble of one entrance, circular tiles on the floor and walls but the best-known works of art in the station, and the main artwork are a series of 54 large circles (of which 37 remain) by Jean-Paul Mousseau, one of the few artworks to be integrated into the architecture of the original network rather than commissioned later. Created in collaboration with ceramist Claude Vermette, these circles, set in floors and walls throughout the station, are mainly in tones of orange or blue streaked with other colors. A sculpture by Maurice Lemieux entitled Enterspace stands outside the Peel Nord entrance.
The station is named for Peel Street, which in turn was named for Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister from 1834 to 1835 and again from 1841 to 1846. He is best known for creating London's police department while Home Secretary, thus giving them their nickname of "Bobbies."
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