Champ-de-Mars station is a

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station in the borough of Ville-Marie in

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, Canada.Champ-de-Mars Metro Station
It is operated by the

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in

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by the

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park. It opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original Metro network.

Overview

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station, built in

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due to the presence of weak Utica

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in the surrounding

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. Its entrance is located near a series of

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s that cross the Autoroute Ville-Marie, giving access to

Station improvements

In December 2014, the station became fully accessible with the installation of three elevators. The $12m project also involved the renovation of the main entrance building (including installation of a new

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) and

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access to Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM).

Architecture and art

One of the most important

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s in the Metro, a set of

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windows by noted Quebec artist

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, illuminates the mezzanine of this station. These windows, one of the artist's masterpieces and her most famous work, were given by the Government of Quebec in 1968. They were the first work of non-figurative art to be commissioned for the Metro, representing the first official entrance of Automatist art in the system.

Origin of the name

This station is named for Champ-de-Mars, a public park facing

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. The name is the French term for a military parade ground. It was formerly crossed by the city's fortifications, demolished in the 19th century, the foundations of which can still be seen. It was later turned into a parking lot, which was replaced by a park in 1980s.

Connecting bus routes

Nearby points of interest

Connected via the underground city

* Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Other

* Place des Montréalaises *

* Old Port *

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* Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours * Place Marguerite-Bourgeoys * Place Marie-Josèphe-Angélique *

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* Château Ramezay * Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site *

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(former courthouse) * Complexe Chaussegros-de-Léry (City of Montreal) *

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* Édifice Jacques-Viger

References

External links

Champ-de-Mars Station - Official pageMontreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
- photos, information, and trivia
Metro Map
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