Lionel-Groulx (Montreal Metro)

Lionel Groulx - is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the arrondissement of Le Sud -Ouest at the intersection of Atwater Avenue and Rue Saint -Jacques. The station is after Berri -UQAM the second major hub of the Montreal Metro in the city center. Here, the green line 1 and the orange line intersect 2 In 2006, 3,912,623 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 19th place among a total of 68 stations; However, the numerous connecting passengers are not included in this figure.

Building

, Designed by Yves Roy station complex was created in an open design with two superposed platform levels. The tracks are arranged so that the vast majority of interchanges can be effected in the same plane. The upper middle platform in 12.5 meters depth is leading towards the city center routes, the lower in 16.5 meters deep routes in the western parts of the city. The distances to the neighboring stations (both measured from the end station to station beginning) are as follows:

• Green line: 1077.31 meters to Charlevoix and 1387.74 meters from Atwater
• Orange line: 579.60 meters to Place -Saint -Henri and 530.60 meters to Georges- Vanier

At the top is the distribution level, which rests on solid supports and contains smaller shops. From there, stairs and elevators lead to the entrance pavilion, which is located in a small park. There are connections to eight bus routes and two night buses the Société de transport de Montréal. Other attractions nearby include the Market Hall Marché Atwater and Lachine Canal.

Art

In the station two works of art are exhibited. At the distribution level L' arbre de vie is ( " The Tree of Life "), a nearly five -meter-high sculpture made of walnut wood. The work of the South Tyrolean artist Josef Rifesser representing " five races of mankind " that have sprung from common roots and thus share the same origin. The sculpture, carved Rifesser from a 150-year tree trunk, originally stood at the entrance to the World Exhibition Expo 67 and was a gift from the United Nations to the city of Montreal.

Architect Yves Roy also participated in the artistic design. He created sculptures made of polished stainless steel that hang on the wall at the distributor level and distort the movement of passengers and trains. In addition, the tree of life is reflected in it.

History

The opening of the station took place on 3 September 1978, when the section of Atwater - Angrignon the green line was put into operation. The transfer hubs gained its full functionality on 28 April 1980 with the opening of the section Bonaventure Place -Saint -Henri the orange line.

The namesake of the station is the Lionel - Groulx Avenue, a parallel to the Rue Saint -Jacques street running. Named after Lionel Groulx this (1878-1967), one of the most influential historians of Quebec. Because of Groulx ' revisionist and anti-Semitic views, the choice of name was always controversial. For example, urged the Jewish organization B'nai B'rith in 1996 renamed. Two years after the death of Oscar Peterson 2009 there was a Facebook campaign to rename the station after this jazz musicians, especially since he had grown up in the neighborhood.

Originated in 1997 here are some scenes of the film The Jackal with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere in the lead roles. Signs, logos and networks have been exchanged, so that the impression that it was to the Metro Central Station of Metro Washington.