Place-d'Armes station

Place-d'Armes
Place-d'Armes
General information
Location	960 rue Saint-Urbain, Montreal; Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°30′23″N 73°33′35″W / 45.50639°N 73.55972°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
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Construction
Depth	4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest
Architect	J. Warunkiewicz
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Passengers
	6,053,220 entrances in 2011, 10th of 68
Services

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.^[2]

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-OACI station opened four months later, quickly followed by Bonaventure station, the planned terminus.

Overview

The metro station, designed by Janusz 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

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.^[3] It contains a statue of Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve.

Connecting bus routes

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Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Southbound	All-day	Map	Schedule
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Northbound	All-day, Located one block east on Saint-Laurent	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Eastbound	All-day, Located one block south on Saint-Antoine	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Northbound (Westbound)	All-day, Located one block east on Saint-Laurent	Map	Schedule
361 Saint-Denis	Overnight	Map	Schedule
363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent	Overnight	Map	Schedule
365 Avenue du Parc	Overnight, Located one block south on Saint-Antoine	Map	Schedule