Place-d'Armes station

Place-d'Armes station ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<ref>Place-d'Armes Metro Station</ref> It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in Old Montreal.

The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It was briefly the terminus of the Orange Line until Square-Victoria-OACI station opened four months later, quickly followed by Bonaventure station, the planned terminus.Template:Cn

Overview

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The mezzanine at Place D'Armes métro station. Fare gates on both sides of the mezzanine.

The station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its mezzanine, with fare barriers at either side, is located directly under the Palais des congrès de Montréal; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside, near Chinatown.

Station improvements

In March 2017, the station was made accessible with the installation of elevators.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time until the next train arrives.

Origin of the name

Place d'Armes and Notre-Dame Basilica in winter

This station is named for the Place d'Armes, a short distance to the south. It is the third square in Montreal to have this name, which is the common French name for the rallying place for a fort's defenders.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It contains a statue of Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve.

Connecting bus routes

Place d'Armes in Montreal.

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No.	Route	Connects to	Service times / notes
Template:Rint	Saint-Laurent	Template:Plainlist	Daily
Template:Rint	Saint-Denis	Replaces the Orange Line from Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'Armes	Night service
Template:Rint	Saint-Laurent	Template:Plainlist	Night service
Template:Rint	Du Parc	Template:Plainlist	Night service

Station closure

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Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

• Palais des congrès de Montréal
• Complexe Guy-Favreau (Government of Canada)
• Square-Victoria–OACI Metro station and points west
• Place-des-Arts Metro station and points north

Other

• 500 Place D'Armes
• Bank of Montreal Head Office complex
• Centaur Theatre
• Chinatown
• La Presse
• Notre-Dame Basilica
• Old Brewery Mission
• Old Montreal
• Old Port
  • Montreal Science Centre
• Palais de justice de Montréal
• Musée Pointe-à-Callière

External links

• Place-d'Armes Station - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM system map
• 2011 Downtown System MapTemplate:Dead link
• Metro Map

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