Jarry (Montreal Metro)

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Montreal Metro Station


Borough	Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
City	Montreal
Opened	14 October 1966
Line	Orange Line
Architect	Lemoyne, Bland, Edwards, & Shine
Artist	n/a
Platform Depth	12.2 metres
Rank	42nd deepest
Traffic	2,801,232 entrances in 2006
Rank	31st of 68
Interstation Distance	977.10 metres to Jean-Talon 825.60 metres to Crémazie
Address of Entrances	504, rue Jarry Est
Nearby Main Intersections	rue Jarry Est / rue Saint Denis rue Jarry Est / rue Berri rue Jarry Est / rue Lajeunesse ^[1]

Jarry is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ^[2]. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

[edit] Overview

The metro station, designed by Lemoyne, Bland, Edwards, & Shine, is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel. The mezzanine near the north end is connected to an entrance integrated into the ground floor of an apartment building. The station is known for the diamond-shaped caissons in the ceiling of the transept.

[edit] Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Jarry, which in turn commemorates Bernard Bleignier dit Jarry, who received a concession in 1700 that later became the village of Saint-Laurent. The street was built on land belonging to Stanislas Jarry père, a descendant of Bernard Jarry, who was mayor of the village in 1907.