De Castelnau station

De Castelnau
De Castelnau
General information
Location	7300/7333, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal; Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°32′07″N 73°37′12″W / 45.53528°N 73.62000°W
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
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Construction
Depth	11.7 metres (38 feet 5 inches), 45th deepest
Architect	Goyer, Collette, Hamelin, & Lalonde
History
Opened	16 June 1986
Passengers
	1,354,115 entrances in 2013, 60th of 68
Services

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

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

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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