Angrignon (Montreal Metro)

Angrignon is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the arrondissement of Le Sud -Ouest on the Boulevard Angrignon and on the northern edge of the Parc Angrignon. It is the southern terminus of the Green Line 1 In 2006, 4,520,864 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 16th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal. A large part of the traffic generated by the adjacent bus station.

Building

Designed by Jean -Louis Beaulieu station was built in an open design. A large part is above ground in a cut, but surrounded by tubes of glass and concrete and therefore, like the rest of the metro network protected against climatic influences. The daylight penetrates virtually unimpeded in the entire station and the adjacent park helps the system provide natural impression. The spacious entrance pavilion above the tracks has a roof that consists of numerous semi-cylindrical, transparent Plexiglas domes. The curved red frame contrast sharply with the green of the park.

In 4.3 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distance to the neighboring station Monk, from station to station end of the beginning measured, is 844.29 meters. Right next to the station is a bus station, from the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) powered Angrignon terminus. From there, run ten bus routes and a night bus the Société de transport de Montréal. In addition, eleven lines of the CIT du Sud -Ouest, and one each line of the CIT Roussillon and the CIT du Haut -Saint- Laurent, with which various communities in the region Rive- Sud be developed. In addition, the AMT has a car park and ride facility with 733 parking spaces.

History

The opening of the station and the southern section of the green line took place on 3 September 1978 fro along with the section of Atwater. It is named after the Boulevard Angrignon. This in turn is named after Jean -Baptiste Arthur Angrignon (1875-1948), who contributed as an alderman of Montreal significantly to the development of the surrounding district.