Peel (Montreal Metro)

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 of 68
Interstation Distance	593.14 metres to Guy-Concordia 296.52 metres to McGill (shortest)
Address of Entrances	4 entrances: 1115 de Maisonneuve Boulevard 1011 de Maisonneuve Blvd. 1008 de Maisonneuve Blvd. 1465 Stanley 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

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. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

Architecture and art

Ceramic Circle by Jean-Paul Mousseau.

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.

Origin of the name

The interior of Peel Station and its floating mezzanine.

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."

Connecting bus routes

The platform of Peel metro station.

Main articles: Société de transport de Montréal and List of Montreal bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
15 Sainte-Catherine	All-day	Map	Schedule
107 Verdun	All-day	Map	Schedule
420 Express Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	All-day Weekdays	Map	Schedule
715 Old Port/Old Montreal	All-day	Map	Schedule
358 Sainte-Catherine	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

Underground tunnels at Peel metro station.

• Tour CIBC
• Infotouriste
• Sun Life Building
• McGill University (McClennan Library, Shatner Bldg., etc.)
• Dorchester Square
• Dominion Square Building
• Royal & Sunalliance
• Tour La Maritime
• Place Canada Trust
• Tour Scotia
• Le 2000 Peel
• McGill metro station and points south and west

Shopping

• Montreal YMCA
• Les Cours Mont-Royal
• Roots
• H&M
• HMV
• Apple Store
• Carrefour Industrielle-Alliance (Scotia Bank Cinema, Simons)
• Ogilvy's department store
• Holt Renfrew
• Saint Catherine Street
• Crescent Street (nightclubs, bars, street festivals)

Exits

• Peel Street (West) Exit: 1115 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West
• Peel Street (East) Exit: 1011 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
• Metcalfe Street Exit: 1008 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
• Stanley Street Exit: 1465 Stanley Street

External links

• Peel Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2008 STM System Map
• 2008 Downtown System Map
• Metro Map