De Castelnau (Montreal Metro)

De Castelnau
Location 7300/7333, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal
Quebec, 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
  STM buses
Construction
Depth 11.7 metres (38 feet 5 inches), 45th deepest
Architect Goyer, Collette, Hamelin, & Lalonde
History
Opened 16 June 1986
Traffic
Passengers 1,354,115 entrances in 2013, 60th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
toward Snowdon
Blue Line
toward Saint-Michel

De Castelnau 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 Villeray district of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Overview

Bas reliefs by Jean-Charles Charuest

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, a reference to the Italian community in the area, and whimsical bas reliefs by Jean-Charles Charuest 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 Service Times Map Schedule
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent All-day Map Schedule
92 Jean-Talon Ouest All-day, Located one block south on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
93 Jean-Talon All-day, Located one block south on Jean-Talon Map Schedule
363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Overnight Map Schedule
372 Jean-Talon Overnight, Located one block south on Jean-Talon Map Schedule

Nearby points of interest

References

  1. ↑ De Castelnau Metro Station

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