- Champ-de-Mars (Montreal Metro)
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Montreal Metro Station
Borough Ville-Marie City Montreal Opened 14 October 1966 Line 
Orange LineArchitect Adalbert Niklewicz Artist Marcelle Ferron Platform Depth 6.1 metres Rank 59th deepest Traffic 1,839,827 entrances in 2006 Rank 48th busiest Interstation
Distance370.60 metres to Place-d'Armes
720.50 metres to Berri-UQAMAddress of
Entrances940, Sanguinet Street Nearby Main
IntersectionsSanguinet Street / Viger Avenue [1]
Champ-de-Mars is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in Old Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [2]. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the metro.Contents
Overview
The metro station, designed by Adalbert Niklewicz, 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.
Architecture and art
The antique stained glass, installed in 1968, Automatiste painter Marcelle Ferron.
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
Main article: Société de transport de MontréalMain article: List of Montreal Bus RoutesRoute Service Times Map Schedule Société de transport de Montréal 
14 AmherstAll-day Map Schedule 129 Côte-Sainte-CatherineAll-day Map Schedule 
361 Saint-DenisOvernight Map Schedule Nearby points of interest
City Hall, January 2006- Montreal City Hall
- Old Montreal
- Old Port
- Bonsecours Market
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
- Place Jacques-Cartier
- Château Ramezay
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada
- Tourist information
- Édifice Lucien-Saulnier (Former courthouse) (City of Montreal)
- Complexe Chaussegros-de-Léry (City of Montreal)
- Municipal court (Cour municipal)
- Édifice Jacques-Viger
References
External links
- Champ-de-Mars Station - Official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2008 STM system map
- 2008 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map
Line 1 Green Angrignon • Monk • Jolicoeur • Verdun • De L'Église • LaSalle • Charlevoix • Lionel-Groulx • Atwater • Guy-Concordia • Peel • McGill • Place-des-Arts • Saint-Laurent • Berri-UQAM • Beaudry • Papineau • Frontenac • Préfontaine • Joliette • Pie-IX • Viau • Assomption • Cadillac • Langelier • Radisson • Honoré-BeaugrandLine 2 Orange Côte-Vertu • Du Collège • De La Savane • Namur • Plamondon • Côte-Sainte-Catherine • Snowdon • Villa-Maria • Vendôme • Place-Saint-Henri • Lionel-Groulx • Georges-Vanier • Lucien-L'Allier • Bonaventure • Square-Victoria • Place-d'Armes • Champ-de-Mars • Berri-UQAM • Sherbrooke • Mont-Royal • Laurier • Rosemont • Beaubien • Jean-Talon • Jarry • Crémazie • Sauvé • Henri-Bourassa • Cartier • De La Concorde • MontmorencyLine 4 Yellow Line 5 Blue Snowdon • Côte-des-Neiges • Université-de-Montréal • Édouard-Montpetit • Outremont • Acadie • Parc • De Castelnau • Jean-Talon • Fabre • D'Iberville • Saint-MichelCoordinates: 45°30′36.49″N 73°33′22.99″W / 45.5101361°N 73.5563861°W
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