Charlevoix (Montreal Metro)
Encyclopedia
Charlevoix 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 located in the district of Pointe-Saint-Charles
in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest
in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
.The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon
.
station, in order to reduce the width of the station owing to the weak Utica shale
in which it was built. The lower (Honoré-Beaugrand) platform is 29.6m below the surface, making this the deepest station in the network, as well as the lowest in altitude (the lower platform is below sea level
).
The station has one ticket hall and one access. The long stairway
s to the platforms, built around a light shaft, are brightened by two stained-glass windows by Mario Merola and Pierre Osterrath.
Jesuit historian and explorer of New France
.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the Green Line
Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)
The Green line is one of the four lines of the metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The line runs through the commercial section of downtown Montreal underneath Boulevard de Maisonneuve, formerly Rue de Montigny...
of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
rapid transit system
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
operated by the Société de transport de Montréal
Société de transport de Montréal
The Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
(STM). It is located in the district of Pointe-Saint-Charles
Pointe-Saint-Charles
Pointe-Saint-Charles is a neighbourhood in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:...
in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the Lachine Canal...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.The station opened on September 3, 1978, as part of the extension of the Green Line westward to Angrignon
Angrignon (Montreal Metro)
Angrignon is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
.
Architecture and art
Designed by Ayotte et Bergeron, it was built as a stacked platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
station, in order to reduce the width of the station owing to the weak Utica shale
Shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. The ratio of clay to other minerals is variable. Shale is characterized by breaks along thin laminae or parallel layering...
in which it was built. The lower (Honoré-Beaugrand) platform is 29.6m below the surface, making this the deepest station in the network, as well as the lowest in altitude (the lower platform is below sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
).
The station has one ticket hall and one access. The long stairway
Stairway
Stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs are names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps...
s to the platforms, built around a light shaft, are brightened by two stained-glass windows by Mario Merola and Pierre Osterrath.
Origin of the name
This station is named for rue Charlevoix. François-Xavier de Charlevoix (1682–1687) was a FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Jesuit historian and explorer of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
.
Connecting bus routes
| Route | Service Times | Map | Schedule | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Société de transport de Montréal| 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles | 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles The 57 Pointe-Saint-Charles is a bus route in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . The route operates 7 days a week between the hours of 5 AM and 1 AM and is a wheelchair accessible route. It serves the boroughs of Ville-Marie and Le... All-day | Map | Schedule | 101 Saint-Patrick | Rush Hour Monday-Friday | Map | Schedule | 107 Verdun | All-day | Map | Schedule | 350 Verdun/LaSalle | Overnight | Map | Schedule | | |||
Nearby points of interest
- Centre Saint-Charles
- St. Columba House
- Clinique communautaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles
- Carrefour d'éducation publique
- Parc du Canal-de-LachineLachine CanalThe Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.The canal gets its name from the French word for China...
External links
- Charlevoix Station - official site
- Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com - photos, information, and trivia
- 2008 STM System Map
- 2008 Downtown System Map
- Metro Map