Champ-de-Mars
General information
Location940, rue Sanguinet
Montreal, Quebec H2X 3E2
Canada
Coordinates45°30′36″N 73°33′23″W / 45.51000°N 73.55639°W / 45.51000; -73.55639
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
Connections
  Société de transport de Montréal
Construction
Depth6.1 metres (20 feet), 59th deepest
AccessibleYes
ArchitectAdalbert Niklewicz
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[1]
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2023[2][3]2,899,342 Increase 21.12%
Rank25 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Place-d'Armes
toward Côte-Vertu
 Orange Line Berri-UQAM
toward Montmorency

Champ-de-Mars station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in Old Montreal by the Champ de Mars park. It opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original Metro network.

Overview

Designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, it is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its entrance is located near a series of tunnels that cross the Autoroute Ville-Marie, giving access to Old Montreal.

Station improvements

In December 2014, the station became fully accessible with the installation of three elevators.[5] The $12m project also involved the renovation of the main entrance building (including installation of a new green roof) and underground city access to Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM).[5]

Architecture and art

The stained glass, installed in 1968

One of the most important artworks in the Metro, a set of stained glass windows by noted Quebec artist Marcelle Ferron, illuminates the mezzanine of this station. These windows, one of the artist's masterpieces and her most famous work, were given by the Government of Quebec in 1968. They were the first work of non-figurative art to be commissioned for the Metro, representing the first official entrance of Automatist art in the system.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Champ-de-Mars, a public park facing Montreal City Hall. The name is the French term for a military parade ground. It was formerly crossed by the city's fortifications, demolished in the 19th century, the foundations of which can still be seen. It was later turned into a parking lot, which was replaced by a park in 1980s.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
14 Atateken
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine
361 Saint-Denis
715 Vieux Old Port/Vieux Old Montréal

Nearby points of interest

City Hall, January 2006

Connected via the underground city

Other

References

  1. ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
  3. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2023-05-25). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2022 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2023.134.
  4. ^ Champ-de-Mars Metro Station Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "Champ-de-Mars métro station now accessible to wheelchairs". montrealgazette. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-20.

External links

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