Peel (Montreal Metro)

Infobox Montreal Metro
station= Peel


inaugurated=14 October 1966
line=Green Line
architect= Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, and Leblanc
depth= 10.7 metres
depth-rank= 49th deepest
traffic= 6,351,446 entrances in 2006
traffic-rank= 9th busiest
distances=593.14 metres to Guy-Concordia
296.52 metres to McGill (shortest)
addresses= 1115 de Maisonneuve Boulevard W.
1011 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., between Peel and Metcalfe streets
1008 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
1465 Stanley Street, between de Maisonneuve Blvd. and Saint Catherine Street
intersections=de Maisonneuve Boulevard / Peel Street
de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. / Metcalfe Street
Stanley Street / de Maisonneuve Blvd.
Saint Catherine Street / Metcalfe Street
Stanley Street / Saint Catherine Street
Peel Street / Saint Catherine Street [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/Peel.pdf Peel Station Neighbourhood Map] ] |

Peel is a station on the Green Line of the Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [ [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m33.htm Peel Metro Station] ] . The station was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.

Architecture and art

Designed by Papineau, Gérin-Lajoie, and Leblanc, it is a normal side-platform station, built in open-cut under boul. De Maisonneuve. Its mezzanine floats within the open-cut volume, supported by pillars and beams, and contains ticket barriers at either end with the fare-paid zone in the centre. There are two accesses at the west end of the station, one with shops and services, and three at the east end, including underground city access to the Cours Mont-Royal and points east. All of the street accesses are integrated into other buildings.

A circular theme is present throughout the station's decor, reflecting the main artwork, a series of 54 circles (of which 37 remain) by Jean-Paul Mousseau, one of the few artworks to be integrated into the architecture of the original network rather than commissioned later. A sculpture by Maurice Lemieux entitled "Enterspace" stands outside the Peel Nord entrance.

Origin of the name

The station is named for Peel Street, which in turn was named for Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister from 1834 to 1835 and again from 1841 to 1846. He is best known for creating London's police department while Home Secretary, thus giving them their nickname of "Bobbies."

Connecting bus routes

Regular STM routes

TM night routes

Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

* Royal & Sunalliance
* Tour La Maritime
* Place Canada Trust
* Tour Scotia
* Centre Mont-Royal
* Le 2000 Peel
* Les Cours Mont-Royal
* Roots
* Carrefour Industrielle-Alliance (Paramount, Simons)
* McGill metro station and points south and west

Other

* Tour CIBC
* Infotouriste
* Sun Life Building
* McGill University (McClennan Library, Shatner Bldg., etc.)
* Dorchester Square
* Dominion Square Building
* Montreal YMCA
* Crescent Street (nightclubs, bars, street festivals)

References

External links

* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-m33.htm Peel Station - official site]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/peel/ Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com] - photos, information, and trivia
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2008.pdf 2008 STM System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/info/centre-ville2008.pdf 2008 Downtown System Map]
* [http://www.stm.info/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm Metro Map]