Place-des-Arts (Montreal Metro)

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Station Information
Borough Ville-Marie
City Montréal
Inaugurated October 14 1966
Line Green Line
Architect David, Boulva, et Clève
Artist Frédéric Back, Saskia Siebrand
Platform Depth 11.6 metres
Rank 47th deepest
Traffic 6,307,985 entrances in 2006
Rank 10th busiest
Interstation Distance 345.69 metres to McGill
354.38 metres to Saint-Laurent
Address of Entrances 1555, rue Jeanne-Mance
150, rue Ontario
2020, rue de Bleury
1990, rue de Bleury
Nearby Main Intersections rue Jeanne-Mance/boul. de Maisonneuve
rue Ontario/rue Jeanne-Mance
rue de Bleury/av. du Président-Kennedy
rue Ontario / rue Saint-Urbain


Place-Des-Arts is a station on the green line of the Montreal Metro.

History

The Station is named after the complex Place-Des-Arts which opened in 1963, because of the close promity to the station.

Place-Des-Arts was the first station to ever recieve a commisioned piece of art. Unveilled in December of 1967, this stained glass piece, composed of thousands of layered glass, backlite by 105 floresint tubes.

Location

Place-des-Arts station is located in the borough of Ville-Marie on the corner of Jeanne-Mance and De Maisonneuve.

Thumbnail Name Address
Jeanne-Mance 1555, rue Jeanne-Mance
UQAM 150, rue Ontario
De Bleury Nord 2020, rue de Bleury
De Bleury Sud 1990, rue de Bleury

Train Schedule

Towards Angrignon Towards Honoré-Beaugrand
First Last First Last
Weekdays 5:47 1:00 5:47 0:52
Saturday 5:47 1:30 5:47 1:22
Sunday 5:47 1:00 5:47 0:52

Connecting bus routes

# Route name Route type
15 Sainte-Cathrine The Commuter
Le Classique
55 Saint-Laurent The Commuter
Le Classique
80 Avenue Du Parc The People-Mover
Le Fréquent
125 Ontario The People-Mover
Le Fréquent
129 Cote Sainte-Cathrine The Commuter
Le Classique
363 Saint-Laurent The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
365 Avenue Du Parc The Midnighter
Le Nocturne
435 Express Du Parc/Côte-Des-Neiges The Sprinter
Le Pressé
935 Trainbus Blainville/Centre-Ville Trainbus

Nearby attractions

  • Complexe Desjardins
  • Le Directeur de l'état civil (De Bleury Nord Exit)
  • Government of Canada
  • Hôtel Hyatt Regency Montréal
  • Hydro-Québec
  • Gesù
  • Musée d'art contemporain
  • Place des Arts
  • Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (De Bleury Nord Exit)
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Area Map

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References


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