Parc (Montreal Metro)

Parc is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the arrondissement of Villeray -Saint -Michel- Parc- Extension on Avenue Ogilvy, at Parc Station of the AMT. Here courses of the blue line 2 In 2006, 2,380,755 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 39th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

Designed by the architectural firm Blouin Blouin & Associés station was built in an open design. The manifold layer extends at an arcade with long-span arches, whose ribs are provided with long fluorescent light fittings. Large round holes in the bulkhead permit from there take a look at the platforms. A glazed light well allows daylight to the distributor level seem. The entrance to the station is included in the former smoking room of the station Parc. The building in the Art Deco style was built in the 1930s on behalf of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

In 15.1 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 490.60 meters to 727.60 meters to De Castelnau and Acadie. There are connections to six bus routes and two night bus lines of the Société de transport de Montréal. It can also be switched to the AMT commuter trains to Montreal, Lucien - L'Allier or Saint Jerome in the adjacent Parc Station. Points of interest include the Stade Uniprix and Parc Jarry.

Art

Through the entire station ( with the exception of input range) to pull friezes consisting of baked enamel on steel plates. The work of Huguette Desjardins represents white patterns, which are interrupted by different colored painted, triangular protruding edges. Passengers who pass it or pass on the train so get the impression of a flowing movement that changes depending on the viewing angle.

In the light shaft of the distributor level the artwork Métamorphose d' Icare depends ( " transformation of Icarus " ) by Claire Sarrasins. It consists of a semi-circular acrylic plate are included in the brightly painted elements of silk and liquid crystals. The work is reminiscent of ausfaltende wings. Several mirrors reflect the incident, light of different colors on the opposite walls.

History

The opening of the station took place on 15 June 1987 together with the short section to De Castelnau. Slightly more than half a year Parc was the southern terminus of the Blue Line, until the opening of the section after Snowdon on 4 January 1988. Namesake is the Avenue du Parc, a significant main street, whose western end is located in the immediate vicinity of the station. It is named after the Parc du Mont -Royal. In 2007, Mayor Gérald Tremblay suggested the road (and thus also the station ) to name after former Prime Minister Robert Bourassa, but this has met with fierce resistance.