Acadie (Montreal Metro)

Acadie
Location 6900, boul. de l'Acadie
and 999, av. Beaumont, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°31′24″N 73°37′24″W / 45.52333°N 73.62333°WCoordinates: 45°31′24″N 73°37′24″W / 45.52333°N 73.62333°W
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
  STM buses
Construction
Depth 16.5 metres (54 feet 2 inches), 30th deepest
Architect Pierre Mercier, Pierre Boyer-Mercier, and Patrice Poirier
History
Opened 28 March 1988
Traffic
Passengers 1,109,508 entrances in 2011, 66th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel

Acadie is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Parc-Extension district of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Overview

It is a normal side platform station. Two entrances on either side of boul. de l'Acadie lead to a common ticket hall. The station platform is decorated in bold colours such as blue, hot pink, black, and slate grey. The ticket hall is host to a tall clock and bench ensemble entitled Lieu de rendez-vous by Météore Design and the seating is by sculptor Michel Morelli. A series of whimsical photographic works by Jean Mercier showing people turning cartwheels and mid-air somersaults adorns the walls of the stairwell and passages to the exits.

Origin of name

Acadie was named for the Boulevard de l'Acadie, in turn named to remember Acadia, the site of the first permanent French settlement in North America.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route Service Times Map Schedule
16 Graham All-day before 10:00PM, Located one block north on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
92 Jean-Talon Ouest All-day, Located one block north on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
179 De L'Acadie All-day Map Schedule
365 Avenue Du Parc Overnight, Located one block north on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
372 Jean-Talon Overnight, Located one block north on Jean-Talon Map Schedule

Nearby points of interest

References

External links

Media related to Acadie (Montreal Metro) at Wikimedia Commons