Angrignon (Montreal Metro)

Angrignon
Location 3500, boulevard des Trinitaires, Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°26′46″N 73°36′13″W / 45.44611°N 73.60361°W / 45.44611; -73.60361Coordinates: 45°26′46″N 73°36′13″W / 45.44611°N 73.60361°W / 45.44611; -73.60361
Operated by Société de transport de Montréal
Connections See Terminus Angrignon
Construction
Depth 4.3 metres (14 feet 1 inch), shallowest, tie with Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke)
Architect Jean-Louis Beaulieu
History
Opened 3 September 1978
Traffic
Passengers 4,730,525 entrances in 2013, 16th of 68
Services
Preceding station   Montreal Metro   Following station
TerminusGreen Line

Angrignon 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 borough of Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The station includes a large bus terminus for buses to southwest Montreal, the West Island (Dorval), and South Western Quebec.

Architecture

Station kiosk

Angrignon station is built with windows encasing the tracks and side platforms, which creates a very light and airy environment. Jean-Louis Beaulieu received an award from the Ordre des architectes du Québec[2] for the design of the station.

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

Origin of the name

Jean-Baptiste Arthur Angrignon was alderman of the district of Saint-Paul and a member of the Executive Committee of the city of Montreal. He oversaw the development of what is now Parc Angrignon on what was land that belonged to the Crawford family. The area was named after him in 1927.

Nearby points of interest

Terminus Angrignon

Terminus Angrignon
Location 3500, boul. des Trinitaires[3]
Coordinates 45°26′47″N 73°36′15″W / 45.44639°N 73.60417°W / 45.44639; -73.60417
Owned by AMT
Line(s)
  STM buses
  CIT Roussillon
  CIT du Sud-Ouest
  CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent
Construction
Parking 733 park and ride spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities 90 place racks[3]
Other information
Website Terminus Angrignon
Traffic
Passengers (2014[4]) 6,586,400

This large bus terminal is a facility of the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT). One area has bus bays assigned to suburban commuter buses from southwestern Quebec, with three bus loops being used by the STM[5] for routes that service southwest Montreal and the West Island. They also operate an adjoining park and ride lot.

Connecting bus routes

Société de transport de Montréal
Route Service Times Map Schedule
36 Monk All-day Map Schedule
37 Jolicoeur All-day Map Schedule
78 Laurendeau All-day, Weekends before 12:00AM Map Schedule
106 Newman All-day Map Schedule
109 Boulevard Shevchenko All-Day before 11:00PM Map Schedule
110 Centrale All-day Map Schedule
113 Lapierre All-day Map Schedule
195 Sherbrooke/Notre-Dame All-day Map Schedule
350 Verdun/LaSalle Overnight Map Schedule
406 Express Newman Rush Hours, Morning Arrivals and Afternoon Departures Map Schedule
495 Express Lachine/LaSalle All-day Weekdays Map Schedule
CIT Roussillon
Route Service Times Map Schedule
200 Terminus Angrignon - CÉGEP André-Laurendeau - Autoparc Georges-Gagné Rush Hour Map Schedule
CIT du Sud-Ouest
Route Service Times Map Schedule
1 Valleyfield - Angrignon All day weekdays N/A PDF Schedule
21 Châteauguay - Angrignon Rush hour N/A PDF Schedule
22 Châteauguay - Angrignon Rush hour N/A PDF Schedule
23 Châteauguay - Angrignon Rush hour N/A PDF Schedule
24 Châteauguay - Angrignon Rush hour N/A PDF Schedule
25 Châteauguay - Angrignon Rush hour N/A PDF Schedule
26 Châteauguay - Angrignon Morning rush hour N/A PDF Schedule
31 Châteauguay - Angrignon All-day N/A PDF Weekday Schedule
32 Châteauguay - Angrignon All-day N/A PDF Weekday Schedule
98 Kahnawake - Angrignon Rush hour and weekday evenings N/A PDF Schedule
CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent
Route Service Times Map Schedule
1 Huntingdon - Montréal All-day Map PDF Schedule

See also

References

  1. ↑ Angrignon Metro Station
  2. ↑ Ordre des architectes du Québec
  3. 1 2 3 AMT Terminus Angrignon page
  4. ↑ Ridership from Rapport annuel 2014 [Annual Report 2014] (PDF). amt.qc.ca (Report) (in French). Montreal: Agence métropolitaine de transport [Metropolitan Transportation Agency]. ISBN 978-2-550-72933-4.
  5. ↑ Neighbourhood Map

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