Place-d'Armes (Montreal Metro)

Montreal Metro Station
Borough	Ville-Marie
City	Montreal
Opened	14 October 1966
Line	Orange Line
Architect	J. Warunkiewicz
Artist	n/a
Platform Depth	4.6 metres
Rank	60th deepest
Traffic	4,746,418 entrances in 2006
Rank	14th of 68
Interstation Distance	356.60 metres to Square-Victoria 370.60 metres to Champ-de-Mars
Address of Entrances	960 Saint Urbain Street
Nearby Main Intersections	Saint-Urbain Street / Viger Avenue

Place-d'Armes 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 Old Montreal 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. It was briefly the terminus of the orange line until Square-Victoria station opened four months later, quickly followed by Bonaventure station, the planned terminus.

Overview

The metro station, designed by J. Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its mezzanine, with fare barriers at either end, is located directly under the Palais des congrès de Montréal; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time till the next train.

Origin of the name

Place d'Armes and Notre-Dame Basilica in winter

This station is named for the Place d'Armes, a short distance to the south. It is the third square in Montreal to have this name, which is the common French name for the rallying place for a fort's defenders. It contains a statue of Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve.

Connecting bus routes

Place d'Armes in Montreal.

Main articles: Société de transport de Montréal and List of Montreal Bus Routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent	All-day	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine	All-day	Map	Schedule
361 Saint-Denis	Overnight	Map	Schedule
363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent	Overnight	Map	Schedule
365 Avenue du Parc	Overnight	Map	Schedule

Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

• Palais des congrès de Montréal
• Complexe Guy-Favreau (Government of Canada)
• Square-Victoria metro station and points west
• Place-des-Arts metro station and points north

Other

500 Place D'Armes - AMT Headquarters Bank of Montreal Head Office complex Centaur Theatre Chinatown La Presse Notre-Dame Basilica

Old Brewery Mission Old Montreal Old Port Palais de justice de Montréal Musée Pointe-à-Callière

External links

• Place-d'Armes Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2008 STM system map
• 2008 Downtown System Map
• Metro Map