Place-des-Arts station

Place-des-Arts
Location	2020, rue de Bleury, Montreal Quebec, Canada
Coordinates
Operated by	Société de transport de Montréal
Connections
Construction
Depth	11.6 metres (38 feet 1 inch), 47th deepest
Architect	David, Boulva, et Clève
History
Opened	14 October 1966
Traffic
Passengers	6,995,590 entrances in 2013, 9th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station McGill toward Angrignon Green Line Saint-Laurent toward Honoré-Beaugrand

Place-des-Arts is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview

Place-des-Arts metro station platform.

Designed by David, Boulva, et Cleve, it is a normal side platform station built in open cut under boul. De Maisonneuve, with two ticket halls joined by corridors that surround and overlook the platforms. The eastern mezzanine includes staircases with one-way exit-only turnstiles. The station is joined by underground city to Place des Arts and Université du Québec à Montréal, and has additional four street-level exits.

The station's walls are coved in light-blue bricks in a zig-zag layout.

The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time until the next train arrives.

The station has 4 entrances:

1555, rue Jeanne-Mance

2020, rue de Bleury

1990, rue de Bleury

150, rue Ontario

Architecture and art

Stained glass mural entitled L'histoire de la musique à Montréal ("history of music in Montreal").

The station features art by Frédéric Back: a massive stained glass mural entitled L'histoire de la musique à Montréal ("history of music in Montreal"). The work is composed of thousands of layered pieces of glass backlit by 105 lighting tubes and supported by a tonne of steel. The glass surface is rippled, causing the brilliant colours to shimmer ethereally. The work was originally intended to be an homage to four important Quebec musical artists: the composers Calixa Lavallée, Guillaume Couture, and Alexis Contant, and soprano Dame Emma Albani. Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Metro system. In 2008 the lighting system was completely renovated by the lighting artist Axel Morgenthaler.

The second work of art is a hand-glazed ceramic mosaic by the artist Saskia Siebrand, installed in 2005. It contains tiles of over 300 colours, all custom hand-glazed.

Origin of the name

This station is named for the Place des Arts cultural complex. Opened in 1963, this complex includes five concert halls, including the largest multipurpose concert hall in Canada, and an art museum.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route	Service Times	Map	Schedule
15 Sainte-Catherine, Westbound	All-day	Map	Schedule
55 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Southbound	All-day, Located on St-Urbain	Map	Schedule
80 Avenue du Parc, Southbound	All-day, Located on De Bleury	Map	Schedule
80 Avenue du Parc, Northbound	All-day, Located on Du Président-Kennedy and Jeanne-Mance	Map	Schedule
125 Ontario	All-day	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Southbound	All-day, Located on De Bleury	Map	Schedule
129 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Northbound	All-day, Located on Du Président-Kennedy and Jeanne-Mance	Map	Schedule
363 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Southbound	Overnight, Located on St-Urbain	Map	Schedule
365 Avenue du Parc, Southbound	Overnight	Map	Schedule
365 Avenue du Parc, Northbound	Overnight, Located on Jeanne-Mance and Du Président-Kennedy	Map	Schedule
435 Express Du Parc/Côte-des-Neiges, Southbound (Westbound)	Rush Hours, Located on De Bleury	Map	Schedule
435 Express Du Parc/Côte-des-Neiges, Northbound (Eastbound)	Rush Hours, Located on Du Président-Kennedy and Jeanne-Mance	Map	Schedule
Agence métropolitaine de transport
No. and Route Name	Service Times	Route Map	Schedule
935 Trainbus Blainville/Centre-ville, operated by the STM, Southbound.	Rush Hours	Map	Morning Schedule

Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

• UQAM (pavillons Président-Kennedy, Chimie, Biochimie, and Arts IV)
• Place des Arts
• Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
• Complexe Desjardins
• Hydro-Québec Building
• Place-d'Armes Metro station and points south

Other

• Quartier des Spectacles
• Église du Gesù
• Cinéma Imperial

External links

• Place-des-Arts Metro - official site
• Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
• 2011 STM System Map
• 2011 Downtown System Map
• Metro Map