Place-d'Armes station

Place-d’ArmesAccessible by elevator
General information
Location960 rue Saint-Urbain
Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1K4
Canada
Coordinates45°30′23″N 73°33′35″W / 45.50639°N 73.55972°W / 45.50639; -73.55972
Operated bySociété de transport de Montréal
ConnectionsList of STM bus routes STM bus
Construction
Depth4.6 metres (15 feet 1 inch), 60th deepest
AccessibleYes
ArchitectJ. Warunkiewicz
Other information
Fare zoneARTM: A[1]
History
Opened14 October 1966
Passengers
2024[2][3]5,495,723 Increase 8.99%
Rank9 of 68
Services
Preceding station Montreal Metro Following station
Square-Victoria–OACI
toward Côte-Vertu
 Orange Line Champ-de-Mars
toward Montmorency
Location

Place-d'Armes station (French pronunciation: [plas daʁm]) is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4] It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in Old Montreal.

The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro. It was briefly the terminus of the Orange Line until Square-Victoria-OACI station opened four months later, quickly followed by Bonaventure station, the planned terminus.

Overview

The mezzanine at Place D'Armes métro station. Fare gates on both sides of the mezzanine.

The station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its mezzanine, with fare barriers at either side, is located directly under the Palais des congrès de Montréal; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside, near Chinatown.

Station improvements

In March 2017, the station was made accessible with the installation of elevators.[5] The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time until the next train arrives.

Origin of the name

Place d'Armes and Notre-Dame Basilica in winter

This station is named for the Place d'Armes, a short distance to the south. It is the third square in Montreal to have this name, which is the common French name for the rallying place for a fort's defenders.[6] It contains a statue of Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve.

Connecting bus routes

Place d'Armes in Montreal.
Société de transport de Montréal
No. Route Connects to Service times / notes
List of STM bus routes  55  Saint-Laurent
Daily
List of STM bus routes  361 ☾   Saint-Denis Replaces the Orange Line from Henri-Bourassa to Place-d'Armes Night service
List of STM bus routes  363 ☾   Saint-Laurent
Night service
List of STM bus routes  365 ☾   Du Parc
Night service

Station closure

Place d’Armes station was closed from December 1 to December 21, 2022, due to the COP15 conference; the authorities requested a complete closure of the station. The 55, 129, 361, 363 and 365 bus lines were rerouted to not stop at the station.

Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

Other

References

  1. ^ "Fare Zones". Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2025-03-20). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2024 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2025.093.
  3. ^ Société de transport de Montréal (2024-02-16). Entrants de toutes les stations de métro en 2023 (Report) – via Access to Information Act request, reference no. 0308.2024.021.
  4. ^ Place-d'Armes Metro Station
  5. ^ "Place-d'Armes station: elevators up and running, for more and better access to the métro system". Société de transport de Montréal. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. ^ "Place-d'Armes Metro Station: Origin of station's name". Tour toponymique Les stations de métro, Communauté urbaine de Montréal, 1989. STM Web site. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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