D'Iberville (Montreal Metro)

D' Iberville is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the arrondissement of Villeray -Saint -Michel- Parc- Extension at the intersection of Rue Jean -Talon Rue d' Iberville and. Here courses of the blue line 2 In 2006, 1,104,368 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 60th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

Designed by the architectural firm Warren & Brassard station was built in the form of a tunnel station. The walls are covered with tiles in various shades of brown, interspersed with seating in a burgundy color, which are also encased in bricks. Escalators lead on the southwest side up to a spacious intermediate level at the surface. There is a side entrance on the northeast side. Both entry pavilions are rather simple and consist of brick and concrete.

In 15.6 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, each station measured from end to beginning station, amount to 607.60 meters to 644.50 meters and Saint -Michel Fabre up. There are two connections to bus lines and night bus of the Société de transport de Montréal.

Art

In the southwestern entrance hall a work of art by Eddy Tardif is attached to the wall above the platforms. It is made of anodized aluminum and provides in abstract form the ship Le Pélican by Pierre Le Moyne d' Iberville dar. to 13 x 8 meter factory has a lighting system that simulates the movement of the sun.

History

The opening of the station took place on 16 June 1986, together with the section of Saint -Michel- De Castelnau the blue line. It is named after the Rue d' Iberville, named after the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d' Iberville (1661-1706), founder of the colony of Louisiana.