Montmorency (Montreal Metro)

Montmorency is a metro station in Laval, a suburb of Montreal. It is located in the district of Laval -des- Rapides at the intersection of Rue Jacques- Tétreault and Rue Lucien- Paiement. It is the northern terminus of the Orange Metro Line 2 Montreal.

Building

Designed by Guillermo Farregut station was built in an open design in a vast pit. Characteristic features are the wide open spaces and the large volume of the interior. The distance between the side platforms and the ceiling is the largest in the entire metro network. Arches and buttresses distribute the pressure of the surrounding earth mass. The walls of the platform level are covered with tiles, in a pattern of different colored diagonal stripes. The manifold layer on top of the stairwell leading to two entrance pavilions.

The distance to the neighboring station De La Concorde, from the end station to station beginning measured, is 847.60 meters. Right next to the station there is a bus station, operated by the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) Terminus Montmorency. From there operate 15 bus routes and a night bus the Société de transport de Laval. There are also three lines of CIT Laurentides and a line of MRC Les Moulins, with which various communities in the region Rive -Nord to be tapped. In addition, the AMT has a car park and ride facilities with 1217 parking spaces.

Art

The work Les fluid ( " Currents " ) by Hélène Rochette adorns the main stairwell and the bus station. From the ceiling hang four large structures made of aluminum and stainless steel, which are painted with bright colors oil. Your curved shapes are reminiscent of flying birds, and thus break the otherwise predominant linearity of the station itself

History

The opening of the station and the northernmost section of the orange line was made on 28 April 1978, her along with the portion of Henri- Bourassa. It is named after the Collège Montmorency nearby. This school in turn is named after François de Montmorency -Laval (1623-1708), the first bishop of Quebec. Released in 2011, urban development program ÉvoluCité envisages to connect both ends of the orange line, thereby creating a circle line. A short branch to the north would open up the shopping center Carrefour Laval.