Connections STM buses Depth 12 m | Opened 16 June 1986 Province Québec | |
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Location 7300/7333, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal
Quebec, Canada Operated by Société de transport de Montréal Architect Goyer, Collette, Hamelin, & Lalonde Passengers 1,354,115 entrances in 2013, 60th of 68 Address 1 Rue de Castelnau O, Montréal, QC H2R 2X9, Canada Similar D'Iberville, Beaubien, Bonaventure, Jean‑Talon, Champ‑de‑Mars | ||
De Castelnau is a station on the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is located in the Villeray district of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Overview
It is a normal side platform station, built in tunnel with a central volume built in trench. Two entrances, one on each side of boul. Saint-Laurent, give access to a common ticket hall; one is integrated into an apartment building. The station is clad in travertine, a reference to the Italian community in the area, and whimsical bas reliefs by Jean-Charles Charuest depict scenes of the nearby Marché Jean-Talon.
Origin of name
Rue De Castelnau is named for French general Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, who successfully defended the French town of Nancy during World War I.